# Food Lion

> Food Lion is a Salisbury, North Carolina-based regional grocery chain that serves more than 10 million customers a week through 1,100-plus stores across 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. Its proposition is deliberately practical: convenient neighborhood locations, low prices, fresh food, a broad mix of national and private brands, MVP loyalty savings, and pickup or delivery. Owned by Ahold Delhaize USA, the company pairs local market knowledge and a high-volume supermarket model with unusually visible work in food rescue, hunger relief, and store energy efficiency.

- **Founded:** 1957
- **Headquarters:** Salisbury, North Carolina, United States
- **Founders:** Ralph W. Ketner (Co-founder), Brown Ketner (Co-founder), Wilson Smith (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** More than 82,000 associates
- **Products:** Neighborhood supermarkets, Food Lion To Go, MVP loyalty and Shop & Earn, Private brands, Local Goodness
- **Notable:** Grew from one Salisbury Food Town store in 1957 to more than 1,100 Food Lion stores across 10 states., Serves more than 10 million customers in an average week., Reached 1.5 billion donated-meal equivalents through Food Lion Feeds in March 2025, 10 months ahead of its target.

## Products & services

- **Neighborhood supermarkets** — Full-shop grocery stores carrying fresh produce, meat, seafood, dairy, deli, bakery, pantry staples, household essentials, national brands, and private-label products.
- **Food Lion To Go** — Online grocery ordering for store pickup and home delivery, with digital coupons and MVP rewards integrated into checkout.
- **MVP loyalty and Shop & Earn** — A free loyalty program offering weekly deals, digital coupons, personalized offers, and category-based monthly rewards.
- **Private brands** — More than 7,000 private-brand options across value, premium, organic, wellness, and household categories, including Food Lion, Nature's Promise, Taste of Inspirations, and fresh & simple.
- **Local Goodness** — A sourcing and merchandising program that brings products from regional growers and manufacturers into stores based on local demand and seasonality.
- **Food Lion Feeds** — The company's hunger-relief platform, combining food rescue, grants, disaster response, retail campaigns, donations, and associate volunteer work.

## Achievements

- Grew from one Salisbury Food Town store in 1957 to more than 1,100 Food Lion stores across 10 states.
- Serves more than 10 million customers in an average week.
- Reached 1.5 billion donated-meal equivalents through Food Lion Feeds in March 2025, 10 months ahead of its target.
- Set a new goal to reach a cumulative 3 billion donated meals by 2032.
- Invested $365 million to remodel 167 stores in the Raleigh-Durham area and Mecklenburg County, Virginia, in 2024.
- Reported Food Lion To Go pickup or home delivery availability across more than 90% of its operating footprint in 2024.
- Was recognized in 2024 as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for the 23rd consecutive year.
- The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $19.6 million in grant funding since its establishment in 2001.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Food Lion Feeds announced the 2026 FEEDYS honorees, recognizing associates, stores, community feeding partners, and vendors for hunger-relief work.
- **2026-07** — Food Lion announced a $50,000 donation to support relief following an earthquake in Venezuela.
- **2026-06** — The retailer launched a three-week MVP Savings Spectacular with exclusive weekly offers for loyalty members.
- **2026-06** — Food Lion Feeds and participating brand partners opened a summer campaign focused on childhood hunger.
- **2026-06** — The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in grants to more than 280 nonprofit feeding partners.
- **2025-03** — Food Lion Feeds reached 1.5 billion donated meals ahead of schedule and set a new target of 3 billion meals by 2032.

## Links

- Website: https://foodlion.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/food-lion/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/foodlion
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FOODLION
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodlion/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foodlion

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Last updated: 2026-08-13