In support of the global #GivingTuesday movement, Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds is helping to provide 500,000 meals to its hunger-relief partner Feeding America and the 33 local member food banks throughout the grocer’s 10-state operating area. Created in 2012, #GivingTuesday is observed the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to encourage generosity, giving and good deeds. “At […]
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Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands: Food Lion, The Giant Company, Giant Food, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. When considered together, the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA comprise the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth largest in the nation, serving millions of omnichannel customers each week.
Food Lion Holds Holiday Donation Campaign For Hunger Relief
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds is providing 1 million meals through its annual Food Lion Feeds Holidays Without Hunger campaign. Through Dec. 13, Food Lion customers may purchase a prepacked “Holidays Without Hunger” food box for $6 or make a cash donation at checkout in-store or online through Food Lion To Go. The campaign benefits […]
Food Lion Opens Liquor Store In Hopkinsville, KY
North Carolina-based Food Lion has opened a liquor store adjacent to its grocery store Nov. 9 at 4305 Canton Pike in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The liquor store will be open from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday. “I’m excited to open this new store in Hopkinsville and offer our neighbors a wide […]
Food Lion Offers Grocery Discount For Veterans Day
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion will offer a 10 percent discount on Nov. 11 to all active-duty military and veterans to show appreciation for those who are serving or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. “During this annual federal holiday, we extend this savings to our active-duty military and veterans as a way to […]
Food Lion Feeds Donates $66K To American Red Cross
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds donated more than $66,000 for ongoing disaster relief to support communities impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Ian. This amount includes a Food Lion Feeds $30,000 donation on top of the amount customers donated at the register from Oct. 5-18. Food Lion Feeds was founded in 2014 by Food Lion, an […]
Food Lion’s Apple Bag Campaign Provides 4.5M Meals
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds set a goal to provide 1 million meals based on sales from its annual Apple Bag campaign. Surpassing that goal, the retailer quadrupled its efforts in partnership with customers to provide 4.5 million meals in time for the holiday season. Food Lion founded Food Lion Feeds in 2014 to […]
Food Lion Expands To Go Services At 24 Additional Stores
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has expanded its Food Lion To Go grocery pick up service to 24 more stores in North Carolina and Kentucky. The grocer is offering shoppers the first pickup for free. Customers can confirm availability and place orders through the Food Lion To Go website or the Food Lion To Go app. Shoppers can also […]
Food Lion Opens New Location In Pittsboro, NC
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has opened a new location in the Briar Chapel area of Pittsboro, North Carolina. The store, located at 70 Ballantrae Ct., is the third store that Food Lion has opened this year. “I’m very excited to bring our easy, fresh and affordable shopping experience to more of our neighbors in […]
Food Lion Feeds Provides 16M Meals For Child Hunger Campaign
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds helped to provide more than 16 million meals to fight child hunger through its third annual Summers Without Hunger campaign. “For kids who count on school meal programs during the school year, summer break could mean three months of worry and hunger,” said Lauren Biedron, VP of corporate partnerships […]
Food Lion Begins Annual Summers Without Hunger Campaign
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has begun its third annual “Summers Without Hunger” campaign to address the need by helping provide meals to fight child hunger this summer. Nearly 22 million children count on school-provided meals but less than 17 percent have access to summer meal programs. Through June 28, people have the opportunity to make […]
Food Lion Feeds Donates $100K To Food Pantry In Spring Hope, NC
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds is donating $100,000 to A Touch of the Father’s Love Ministry and Food Pantry to help the Spring Hope, North Carolina-based organization purchase a new facility and support more people. “The services provided by A Touch of the Father’s Love are integral to our neighbors in Nash County, so […]
Food Lion Customers Provide 1.6M Meals Through Orange Bag Program
In partnership with its customers, Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds is providing 1.6 million meals to feed food-insecure neighbors as a result of its annual Orange Bag campaign. Last month, customers purchased specially marked Food Lion Feeds orange bags or made a cash donation at the register during checkout. Each bag sold helped provide five […]
Food Lion Donates 250K Meals On Supermarket Employee Day
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, […]
Olshenske Named Food Lion’s Store Manager Of The Year
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 […]
Food Lion Awards Grants To Nonprofits For Feeding Initiatives
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 Opens New Garner, NC, Store
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 […]
Apple Campaign To Help Provide 1 Million Meals To Families In Need
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 Returns This Season
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 […]
Food Lion Feeds Foundation Donates Nearly $400K To Hunger Relief
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 […]
Food Lion Offers Round Up Campaign To Feed Neighbors In Need
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 […]
