Salisbury, N.C. — With a $484 million capital investment, Food Lion is enhancing the customer shopping experience with 153 remodeled stores that were unveiled on Nov. 5 throughout the greater Charlotte, N.C., designated market area (DMA), which includes multiple towns and cities across North and South Carolina.
Food Lion, founded in Salisbury, N.C., in 1957, calls the Charlotte region home and continues to grow alongside the towns and cities it serves. With a deep commitment to providing fresh food at affordable prices, the omnichannel grocery retailer also prioritizes fighting food insecurity, donating nearly 13 million pounds of food across the Charlotte region to area food banks since 2024.
“Charlotte is a special market for us because it’s our hometown,” says Greg Finchum, president, Food Lion. “Every enhancement is designed to meet our customers’ evolving needs — whenever, wherever and however they shop with us. Our associates are excited to welcome our customers into our refreshed stores and highlight what’s new. We’re proud to continue nourishing our towns and cities while delivering an easy and affordable omnichannel shopping experience customers count on from Food Lion.”
Food Lion is an omnichannel grocery retailer with more than 1,100 stores throughout 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. Since 2014, the company’s hunger relief platform Food Lion Feeds has donated more than 1.5 billion meals to those who are food insecure. The retailer has committed to donate 3 billion meals by 2032. Founded and based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, Food Lion is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. division of Zaandam-based Ahold Delhaize. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com.
SOURCE: Food Lion