Category: Food Lion

Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion is helping to provide 246,000 meals – three meals for a full day of nourishment on behalf of each of its 82,000 associates. The donation is to recognize Supermarket Employee Day, which is part of a national effort to honor frontline grocery workers. The donated meals will help Feeding America, […]

Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has named Robin Olshenske as its 2021 Ralph W. Ketner Store Manager of the Year. Olshenske manages the store located at 1430 South Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Olshenske was selected from a group of more than 1,100 store managers serving their neighbors across Food Lion’s 10-state operating […]

The Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation has distributed more than $400,000 in grants to 160 nonprofit organizations across the retailer’s 10-state footprint. The grants will support the organizations’ efforts to combat food insecurity and provide nutritional education to their communities.  A full list of organizations receiving the grants can be downloaded here. […]

Food Lion has opened its 75th store this year, in Garner, North Carolina. Located at 16363 NC Hwy. 50, the new store is open daily from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. It features an extensive product assortment, including fresh in-store made sushi, a self-service hot and cold food bar, in-store fresh-cut fruit and a variety […]

Food Lion Feeds will help provide five meals to Feeding America member food banks located near a Food Lion store for every specially marked bag of gala apples purchased through Oct. 5. The annual campaign aims to help provide 1 million meals to neighbors in need. Since 2014, customers have helped to provide more than […]

Food Lion Feeds’ Sack to Give Back program is returning to the gridiron this fall to help feed more food-insecure neighbors. Through the effort to fight hunger, the retailer is partnering with 27 colleges and universities and will donate 1,000 meals (up to 30,000 meals per school) for every quarterback sack made by the participating […]

The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation has distributed nearly $400,000 in grants to 143 nonprofit organizations across its 10-state footprint. The grants will support the organizations’ efforts to combat food insecurity and provide nutritional education to neighbors. A full list of organizations receiving grants can be found here. “Food Lion takes pride in being a part […]

As part of its ongoing commitment to address food insecurity in the towns and cities it serves, Food Lion customers can round up their purchases to the nearest dollar, with the proceeds being donated to the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation. The campaign runs through July 27, and donations can be made at each of […]

Through Food Lion Feeds’ “Summers Without Hunger” campaign, customers can make a difference in supporting the one in six children experiencing food insecurity across the towns and cities Food Lion serves. During the campaign, which runs through June 29, customers can make a $5 donation at their local Food Lion or when shopping online at shop.foodlion.com. […]

N.C. Pulled Pork Sliders crushed the field in the inaugural Food Lion Atlantic Coast Conference Recipe Tournament, which assigned classic game day dishes to each ACC school that participated in the league’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Each recipe competed against each other and allowed fans to choose their favorites while helping to donate meals […]

Food Lion again has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. This is the 12th consecutive year that Food Lion has received a top score. “LGBTQ equality is important […]

Food Lion Feeds, headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina, has donated the equivalent of 1.6 million meals to assist families and individuals still impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The significant donation through the retailer’s Faces of Hope campaign, the initiative to continue its efforts to support neighbors fighting food insecurity as a result of the pandemic, is […]