Overview
Type
Limited Liability Company
Revenue
$2,402.58 million
Competitors
Walmart, Winn-Dixie, Publix
Headquarters
Salisbury, North Carolina
Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., and its 63,000 associates have a longstanding history of serving its customers and communities through 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. Since 1957, we have been connected to the towns and cities we serve by providing an easy shopping experience anchored by a strong commitment to affordability, freshness and the communities we serve. By serving more than 10 million customers a week, our associates make sure our customers can always count on us to meet their needs. In addition, we make sure that our neighbors can count on us too. Through Food Lion Feeds, we are working to end hunger in our local communities by committing to donate 500 million meals through food donations, volunteer service and other impactful hunger-relief initiatives. Food Lion LLC operates a grocery chain in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions where it has about 1,200 supermarkets. Founded as Food Town, Food Lion is a subsidiary of Delhaize America, the US division of Brussels-based grocer Delhaize. Food Lion is a king among grocery chains in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions where it operates about 1,345 supermarkets under the Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar, and Harveys banners. About half of the company's stores are in the Carolinas, but it also has outlets in nine other states, including Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee. Food Lion, which prides itself on extra low prices, has taken a beating from low-cost competitors, most notably Wal-Mart Supercenters, and a weak economy. The company's private-label Food Lion brand products accounts for about 20% of sales. Founded in 1957 as Food Town, Food Lion is the largest US subsidiary of Delhaize America, a subsidiary of Brussels-based grocer Delhaize. Food Lion is a king among grocery chains in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions where it operates about 1,100 supermarkets under the Food Lion banners. About half of the company's stores are in the Carolinas, but it also has outlets in 10 other states, including Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee. Food Lion, which prides itself on low prices, has taken a beating from low-cost competitors, most notably Wal-Mart Supercenters, and a weak economy. The company's private-label Food Lion brand products accounts for about 20% of sales. Founded in 1957 as Food Town, Food Lion is owned by supermarket operator Ahold Delhaize . Try D&B Hoovers Free Food Lion is a king among grocery chains in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions where it operates about 1,100 supermarkets under the Food Lion banners. About half of the company's stores are in the Carolinas, but it also has outlets in 10 other states, including Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee. Food Lion, which prides itself on low prices, has taken a beating from low-cost competitors, most notably Wal-Mart Supercenters, and a weak economy. The company's private-label Food Lion brand products accounts for about 20% of sales. Founded in 1957 as Food Town, Food Lion is owned by supermarket operator Ahold Delhaize .