Food Lion

Food Lion

Food Lion is an American regional supermarket chain headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina, that operates over 1,000 supermarkets in 10 states: Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The chain employs over 82,000 people. 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 Belgian conglomerate Delhaize Group in 1974. 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. Food Lion has been owned by Ahold Delhaize since 2016, following several mergers and acquisitions. The mascot has been Leo the Food Lion since January 17, 1997.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Company

• Formerly called:  Food Town (1957–1983)
• Type:  Subsidiary
• Industry:  Retail
• Founded:  December 12, 1957
• Founder:  Wilson Smith, Ralph Ketner, And Brown Ketner
• Number of locations:  1,055
• Area served:  Mid Atlantic, South Atlantic
• Key people:  Greg Finchum, President, Grant Thomas, Sr. Vice President, Tom Robinson, Sr. Vice President
• Products:  Grocery, Produce, Meat, Seafood, Dairy, Deli, Bakery, Health And Beauty, Pharmacy, Drive-Thru Grocery Pickup, Beer, Wine
• Number of employees:  82,000+
• Parent:  Ahold Delhaize
• Wikidata description:  American Grocery Store
• Wikidata label:  Food Lion
• Wikidata aliases:  Food Lion, Food Lion Llc

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