Meg Ham, President Greg Finchum, Sr. Vice President Karen Fernald, Sr. Vice President,
Products
Grocery, Produce, Meat, Seafood, Dairy, Deli, Bakery, Health and Beauty, Pharmacy, Drive-Thru Grocery Pickup, Beer, Wine
Number of employees
88,000+[1]
Parent
Ahold Delhaize
Website
www.foodlion.com
Food Lion is an American regional supermarket chain headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina,[2][3] that operates over 1100 supermarkets in 10 states of the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States (Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia).[4] The chain employs over 85,000 people.[5] It was founded in 1957 as Food Town, a single grocery store in Salisbury. It later expanded to many locations across North Carolina. It was independently operated until it was acquired by the Belgium-based conglomerate Delhaize Group in 1974.[6][7] In 1983, the company changed its name and branding to Food Lion to allow it to expand into regions where Food Town was already in use by unrelated stores. Following further mergers and acquisitions, Food Lion, LLC is currently owned by Ahold Delhaize. The mascot’s name has been Leo the Food Lion since January 17, 1997[citation needed].
^"Food Lion's deal to acquire dozens of Bi-Lo, Harveys Supermarket stores takes step forward". www.bizjournals.com. November 11, 2020. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
^"Customer Service Archived May 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine". Food Lion. Retrieved on May 17, 2012. "CORPORATE ADDRESS Food Lion, LLC. P.O. Box 1330 Salisbury, NC 28145-1330"
^"Contacts Archived May 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine". Delhaize Group. Retrieved on May 17, 2012. "DELHAIZE GROUP U.S. P.O. Box 1330, 2110 Executive Drive Salisbury NC 28145-1330 United States" and "FOOD LION, BLOOM & BOTTOM DOLLAR FOOD P.O. Box 1330, 2110 Executive Drive Salisbury NC 28145-1330 – U.S.A. "
^"Annual Report 2021. Strategic Report". Ahold Delhaize. p. 12. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
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^2007 Top 75 North American Food Retailers Archived March 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Supermarket News, Last accessed February 24, 2007.
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