Food Lion News

7/17/2008

SALISBURY, N.C.— Food Lion LLC’s private brand wine, Surf Point, recently received recognition at the San Francisco International Wine Competition. Surf Point’s Pinot Grigio received the gold medal, and the other award winning wines were Surf Point Merlot (silver medal) and Surf Point Chardonnay (bronze medal).

The San Francisco International Wine Competition is the largest, and one of the most influential, international wine competitions in America. The competition is judged by a prestigious panel of nationally recognized wine experts and is based on a blind, consensual procedure, ensuring that its rigor and integrity remain one of the nation’s most respected competitions. This year, more than 1,150 wineries entered submissions from 21 countries.

Surf Point Wine is made and developed on California’s mid-coast from grapes acquired from Sonoma Valley and has been available in Food Lion LLC stores for a month.

Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion LLC operates approximately 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid’s. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. Food Lion LLC employs approximately 73,000 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Contact:Kimberly Blackburn (704) 633-8250, Ext. 2858

6/25/2008

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion starts today its “Gas Guzzler Giveaway” promotion to help ease customers’ financial pain at the pump and encourage them to sign up for its electronic newsletter to find out about weekly specials.

Each week during the 10-week promotion, 10 subscribers to Food Lion’s Shoppers’ Companion weekly e-mail newsletter will be selected at random to be given $50 Visa gift cards, which they can use to purchase gas.

“This promotion offers some relief to Shoppers’ Companion subscribers by helping to pay for gas,” said Ken Mills, Food Lion LLC’s vice president of Sales & Marketing. “And while gas prices continue to go up, your neighborhood Food Lion keeps prices low to help make your grocery dollar go further.”

Subscribers are eligible for each week’s drawing when they open their Shoppers’ Companion e-mail and click on the submit button beneath the Gas Guzzler logo. Shoppers’ Companion is delivered each Wednesday morning. Drawings will be held each Thursday from July 3 through Sept. 4. Winners will be contacted by phone and/or e-mail.

Those interested in signing up for the Shoppers’ Companion weekly e-mail must visit www.FoodLion.com. Current subscribers to Shoppers’ Companion do not need to re-enroll.

Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion LLC operates more than 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid’s. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. Food Lion LLC employs approximately 73,000 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Contact:Kimberly Blackburn (704) 633-8250, Ext. 2858

6/24/2008

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion beach stores in North and South Carolina are once again gearing up to host the “Thriller on the Griller” tour June 26 through July 10 to support the Children’s Miracle Network.

Food Lion and its partners, Johnsonville Sausage, Cheerwine, Hawaiian Tropic, Frito-Lay, Kellogg’s, Miller Brewing Co., Budweiser, Keebler, Flowers Baking Co.and Uncle Yammy’s Grilling Sauce will support 13 Food Lion beach stores between June 26 and July 10. Customers who make a donation to Children’s Miracle Network will get a free Johnsonville brat hot off the Johnsonville Grill, with chips and a drink, plus other merchandise. Each store also will host a silent auction of numerous items, including NASCAR memorabilia, golf equipment and other sports merchandise. All auction proceeds will benefit Children’s Miracle Network.

The 13 Food Lion beach store locations and dates are:

• June 26 – 9380 Ocean Highway, Pawley’s Island, S.C.
• June 27 – 1430 South Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
• June 28 – 3501 Belle Terre Blvd., Myrtle Beach, S.C.
• June 30 – 3890 South Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
• July 1 – 7611 North Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
• July 2 – 1775 Clipperway, Sunset Beach, N.C.
• July 3 – 1100 Sabbeth Horne Road, Southwest Holden Beach, N.C.
• July 4 – 5901 East Oak Island Drive, Oak Island, N.C.
• July 5 – 1401 North Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach, N.C.
• July 7 – Route 50 and 210, Surf City, N.C.
• July 8 – 965 Old Folkstone Road, Sneads Ferry, N.C.
• July 9 – 8700 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, N.C.
• July 10 – 1010 West Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, N.C.

The Thriller on the Griller tour stops will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at each store. Funds raised will support North and South Carolina children’s hospitals through Children’s Miracle Network.

Children’s Miracle Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children by raising funds and awareness for 170 children’s hospitals. With Children’s Miracle Network, every dollar donated stays in the region it was raised, supporting children’s hospitals. Over the past 17 years, Food Lion and its customers have raised and contributed approximately $27 million to Children’s Miracle Network.

Food Lion customers can find their store’s specials on fresh produce, quality meats and other products throughout the store by logging onto www.FoodLion.com, and clicking on weekly specials.

Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion LLC operates more than 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid’s. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. Food Lion LLC employs approximately 73,000 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Contact:Karen Peterson (704) 633-8250, Ext. 3919

6/11/2008

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion LLC stores are supporting the Certified South Carolina program, a new, exciting cooperative effort among producers, processors, wholesalers, retailers and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture to brand and promote South Carolina products.

The promotion will be running in Food Lion, Bloom and Bottom Dollar Food stores from June 11-24, and the goal is to build consumer awareness and help customers to easily identify, find and buy South Carolina products. South Carolina grows many different types of fruits and vegetables, in addition to its animal, forestry, greenery and specialty products.

During the promotion, Food Lion LLC stores will feature South Carolina products in sales fliers, booklets and sampling. Some stores will be visited by the 2008 South Carolina Watermelon Queen. This is Food Lion LLC’s first year officially working with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture to promote locally grown vendors, and stores will feature special displays, shelf tags and biographies of local farmers.

“This is Food Lion LLC’s first year working with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture on its Certified South Carolina promotion,” said Jim Corby, vice president of produce merchandising. “We are excited about this partnership because it is a great way to support the local growers and other South Carolina products.”

The following Food Lion stores will have visits from the 2008 South Carolina Watermelon Queen:

	WATERMELON QUEEN VISITS
Date	Address	Time
June 11	107 Canoy Lane, Clemson, S.C. 29631	11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
June 11	4377 Hwy. 24, Anderson, S.C. 29626	3 - 5 p.m.
June 12	95 Garner Road, Spartanburg, S.C. 29303	11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
June 12	230 Cedar Springs Road, Spartanburg, S.C. 29302	3 - 5 p.m.
June 13	2430 Reidville Road, Spartanburg, S.C. 29301	11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
June 13	4825 Hwy. 221, Roebuck, S.C. 29376	3 - 5 p.m.

Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion LLC operates more than 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid’s. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. Food Lion LLC employs approximately 73,000 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Contact:Kimberly Blackburn (704) 633-8250, Ext. 2858

6/11/2008

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion LLC stores are supporting North Carolina farmers and food companies with its “Got To Be NC Products” promotional campaign June 11-24.

The promotion, which hopes to build consumer awareness and loyalty to North Carolina products, will be taking place at all Food Lion, Bloom and Bottom Dollar Food stores in North Carolina. During the promotion, sales fliers will feature North Carolina products. In addition, some stores will have local vendor in-store samplings and wine tastings, and be visited by the 2008 North Carolina Watermelon Queen as well as the “Got To Be NC” Big Cart, a promotional vehicle making appearances throughout the state to emphasize the numerous agricultural products grown and produced in the state.

Agriculture is the Number 1 industry in North Carolina and contributes approximately $68 billion to the economy, according to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Science. Food Lion LLC’s Tar Heel State stores, now in their fourth year with the promotion, will call increased attention to North Carolina products with special displays, shelf tags and biographies on local farmers.

The effort is part of Food Lion LLC’s ongoing partnership with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and its “Goodness Grows in North Carolina” program.

“Food Lion LLC is excited about this partnership with North Carolina farmers and food companies,” said Jim Corby, vice president of produce merchandising. “This is a great way to support our local growers and the ‘Goodness Grows in North Carolina’ label means the product is of the highest quality.”

The following Food Lion stores will have visits from the N.C. Department of Agriculture’s Big Cart, the 2008 North Carolina Watermelon Queen and local vendors for sampling:

June 13, 2008
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
123 Mahaley Ave.
Salisbury, N.C. 28144
Vendor on site: Patterson Farm

3-5 p.m.
525 Jake Alexander Blvd. W.
Salisbury, N.C. 28144
Vendor on site: Golding Farms

June 17, 2008
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
3219 S. Holden Road
Greensboro, N.C. 27407

3-5 p.m.
2208 Golden Gate Drive
Greensboro, N.C. 27420
Vendor on site: Golding Farms

June 18, 2008
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
3500 North Roxboro St.
Durham, N.C. 27704
Vendor on site: Carolina Packers and Nash Produce

3-5 p.m.
900 N. Maynard Road
Cary, N.C. 27513
Vendor on site: Carolina Packers and Nash Produce

June 19, 2008
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
1005 N. Madison Blvd.
Roxboro, N.C. 27573

3-5 p.m.
109 Hilltop Village
Oxford, N.C. 27565
Vendor on site: Carolina Packers

June 20, 2008
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
833 Hwy. 24-27 Bypass East
Albemarle, N.C. 28001
Vendor on site: Golding Farms & Nash Produce

June 25, 2008
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
123 Forbes Loop
Grandy, N.C. 27939

3-5 p.m.
1313 N. Road Street
Elizabeth City, N.C. 27909

Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion LLC operates more than 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid’s. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. Food Lion LLC employs approximately 73,000 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Contact:Kimberly Blackburn (704) 633-8250, Ext. 2858

6/6/2008

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion, LLC is in its second year of a nationally-recognized college internship program. The program had been named a semi-finalist for the Food Marketing Institute’s Maximizing People Award. This honor is given annually to a wholesaler or retailer that develops an initiative to improve employee performance or that leads to the achievement of a key business goal.

The College Internship Program gives students a ten-week assignment, which begins in mid-May after the students have completed their academic year in college. The objective of the program is to provide professional work experience and allow for students to assess the corporate world first hand. The ultimate goal is for students to see the daily operations of Food Lion’s corporate environment. Interns have the opportunity to compare and contrast academic teachings to real-life situations.

“Our internship program has provided great opportunities for our company and our students. Sometimes we get so caught up in our own business that a young person’s perspective can really bring in good ideas,” said Brandon G. Major, Food Lion LLC’s Talent management manager and the leader of the college internship program.

According to Major, the internship program has provided great opportunities for the company. Last year 25 percent of the interns were hired full-time following their completion of the internship program.

Peter Booker, who graduated from Winston Salem State University in 2007, was a member of last year’s team of interns, and after completion of his internship, was permanently hired by Food Lion to work in the Finance Department.

“I think it was a successful program not only because I got hired but it provided an opportunity that I did not get in school,” Booker said. “The college internship program provides a good opportunity to network; you get to meet a lot of people in the business community who can put you in the right direction.”

This year the program has expanded to include overseas assignments. Two interns will work this summer for Food Lion, LLC’s parent company, the Delhaize Group, in Brussels, Belgium. Shahim Soltan, a student at Catawba College, and Chad Lewis who attends Livingstone College left in mid-May. Soltan will be working with the Delhaize Group’s Corporate Accounting and Analysis team, and Lewis will be working in Marketing.

The program also has students representing the following area colleges in 2008: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lee University, Catawba College, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Elon University, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Johnson C. Smith University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Livingstone College, Davidson College, the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, East Carolina University, and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion LLC operates approximately 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid’s. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. Food Lion LLC employs approximately 73,000 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Contact: Karen Peterson 704-633-8250 ext: 3919

6/3/2008

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion stores are running the “Food Lion… For the Children” campaign to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network from now through July 2. This year’s campaign has established a goal to raise $4 million. Food Lion customers may participate by purchasing paper Children’s Miracle Network balloons for $1 each from any of the 1,146 Food Lion or Reid’s stores. Food Lion supports 30 Children’s Miracle Network hospitals in its 11-state operating area.

Children’s Miracle Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children by raising funds and awareness for 170 children’s hospitals. Every dollar given during Food Lion’s campaign will support a regional children’s hospital. The $1 Children’s Miracle Network paper balloons can be scanned at the cash register, added to the customer’s total bill and shown on the receipt for easy record keeping.

Since 1991, Food Lion has raised and donated more than $27 million for Children’s Miracle Network. In 2007, the company raised and contributed more than $3.7 million to Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.

The 2007 “Food Lion…For the Children” Children’s Miracle Network balloon sales resulted in large donations of:

• $770,019 to Levine Children’s Hospital, Charlotte, N.C.
• $632,720 to Duke Children’s Hospital, Durham, N.C.
• $360,952 to University Health System of Eastern Carolina’s Children’s Hospital, Greenville, N.C.
• $352,918 to Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
• $295,379 to Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughter, Norfolk, Va.
• $203,823 to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, Md.

Donations in 2007 from the Food Lion Charitable Foundation included $100,000 to the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital to support its “Lean Team” childhood obesity program.

Contact:Kimberly Blackburn 704-633-8250 x2858.

5/26/2008

PORTSMOUTH, VA. (May 22) – Food Lion LLC today unveiled the nation’s first grocery store to incorporate two ozone-friendly product refrigeration systems. Both systems reduce by more then 60 percent the amount of refrigerants needed to keep products cool or frozen.

“This is a significant step forward in our decade-old journey of environmentally friendly operations,” said Kyle Mitchell, Food Lion LLC vice president of store development. “We’re proud to be a leader in testing and incorporating advanced refrigeration technologies the same way we’ve lead the grocery industry in energy conservation strategies. Our goal is to make insightful operating choices today to protect the environment and sustain the communities in which we operate for years to come.”

During the event, attended by EPA officials and grocery peers, Food Lion demonstrated the refrigeration system features, discussed energy efficient store technologies and unveiled a new biodiesel generator designed to run off cooking oils, such as those used by the store’s Deli. Food Lion uses generators to help ease the demand experienced by local utilities during peak operations, such as on extremely hot days when commercial and residential air conditioners are running at their highest capacities.

Also during the event, Food Lion LLC announced that its 725th store has earned the rigorous and prestigious ENERGY STAR® designation for superior energy performance and management. The ENERGY STAR label helps consumers recognize stores that meet U.S. EPA standards for energy efficiency. Food Lion LLC owns more than half of the country’s roughly 1,300 ENERGY STAR labeled grocery stores. The 725th ENERGY STAR store is located in Chesapeake, Va. Food Lion LLC is working to earn more than 100 ENERGY STAR labels this year in order to bring its total number of ENERGY STAR stores to 800.

Food Lion has been on the leading edge of companies – grocery stores and otherwise – putting in place measures and initiatives that reduce emissions of ozone-depleting refrigerants, test refrigeration technologies, conserve energy and support environmental sustainability.

The Portsmouth, Va., store is Food Lion’s third store to use advanced refrigeration technologies – and the first to incorporate two of these systems simultaneously. The first store, in Dinwiddie, Va., opened in early 2006 with a medium temperature secondary coolant system that uses water and glycol to refrigerate products. The second store, which opened in late 2006 in Montpelier, Va., uses a low secondary coolant temperature system featuring carbon dioxide (CO2) (a naturally occurring gas) to refrigerate low-temperature food products. Both systems were created with refrigeration partner Hill PHOENIX, who is working with Food Lion to identify smarter ways to refrigerate food products using technologies that are gentler on the environment.

“The U.S. EPA’s GreenChill Partnership is very proud to recognize Food Lion’s continued leadership in ozone layer protection,” said Dave Godwin, Acting Branch Chief in EPA’s Stratospheric Protection Division. “Food Lion’s environmental innovations in advanced refrigeration technology are exemplary within the supermarket industry.”

This is Food Lion LLC’s second year working in partnership with the U.S. EPA’s GreenChill program. As one of the first companies to make the GreenChill pledge, Food Lion LLC has committed it will:

• Require all new and remodeled stores to be ozone friendly in advance of Clean Air Act phase-out requirements;
• Establish an emissions inventory of ozone-depleting substances, which will be used to set emissions reduction targets;
• Participate in an industry/government research initiative to assess the performance of advanced refrigeration technologies.

“Food Lion believes that a critical aspect of serving our customers is to be a responsible corporate citizen,” said Glenn Dixon, Food Lion LLC’s senior vice president of corporate development. “We take great pride in undertaking initiatives such as these while encouraging other retailers to follow suit.”

About Food Lion LLC
Food Lion LLC, the parent of banners Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid’s, is a grocery leader in energy efficiency and refrigeration technologies that reduce or eliminate the use of ozone-depleting refrigerants. Food Lion LLC was one of the first grocers to commit to the U.S. EPA’s GreenChill partnership and is the only grocer to win seven consecutive ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year awards.

About GreenChill
In partnership with supermarkets, and chemical and refrigeration equipment manufacturers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a new partnership, dubbed GreenChill, to promote the use of retail food refrigeration technologies that reduce emissions of ozone depleting and greenhouse gas refrigerants. The program will ask supermarket partners to make several important commitments that go beyond regulatory compliance:

• Establish a refrigerant inventory and set emissions reduction targets;
• Only use ozone-friendly alternatives and advanced refrigeration technologies in all new and remodeled stores;
• Collaborate across the industry to identify service and operational practices that reduce emissions;
• Participate in an industry/government research initiative to assess the performance of cutting edge "green" technologies in terms of energy efficiency, reduction of refrigerant charge and minimization of refrigerant leaks.

The EPA estimates that widespread adoption of best practices, improved equipment design and service, and advanced refrigeration technologies could reduce refrigerant emissions by 1.6 million metric tons of carbon equivalent per year, which is the equivalent of taking more than one million automobiles off the road.

About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by the EPA in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be found on more than 50 different kinds of products, new homes and commercial and industrial buildings. Products and buildings that have earned the ENERGY STAR designation prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the government. In 2006, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved about $14 billion on their energy bills while reducing the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 25 million vehicles. For more information about ENERGY STAR visit www.energystar.gov.

Contact:Karen Peterson (704) 633-8250, Ext.3919

5/21/2008

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion is unveiling its fresh new stores in the Savannah, Ga., market on Wednesday, May 21 at 10 a.m. A total of eight stores will celebrate re-grand openings after undergoing renovation for a number of months.

The newly redesigned stores will now feature a brand new meat, deli and produce department, an expanded wine selection, as well as Western Union and Coinstar services, Rug Doctor rentals and floral department. Several stores will feature a Nature’s Place organic and natural foods section, as well as expanded international offerings.

The grand opening is scheduled for 10 a.m. on May 21, with doors opening to the public at 7 a.m. Each store will feature a radio remote centered on a specific promotion. Food Lion, recently named Grocery Headquarters magazine’s Retailer of the Year, is also giving customers the chance to win free groceries for a year just by using their MVP cards at the register. One winner will be selected from each store.

‘We are excited to offer our Savannah customers a new shopping experience and invite them to take a fresh, new look at Food Lion ,” said Delony Spraggins, Food Lion’s director of Market Renewal and Prototype. “Our totally renovated stores are appealing, with new décor, lighting, merchandising and expanded selections on quality meat, produce and grocery items all at great prices.”

The eight remodeled stores are as follows:

• 1100 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, Ga. 31406; 912-355-3935

Savannah Food Lion Stores

• 103-H General Screven Way, Hinesville, Ga. 31313; 912-368-4266
• 1017 East Highway 80, Suite 13, Pooler, Ga. 31322; 912-748-0943
• 10 Sams Point Road, Beaufort, S.C., 29902; 843-521-4525
• 8914 White Bluff Road, Savannah, Ga. 31406; 912-925-0755
• 591 South Columbia St., Rincon, Ga. 31326; 912-826-5915
• 1008 Fording Island Road, Bluffton, S.C., 29910; 843-815-6100
• 313 Laurel Bay Road, Beaufort, S.C., 29906; 843-846-9994

Food Lion customers can find their store’s specials on fresh produce, Butcher’s Brand Premium Beef®, other fresh meats, natural products, wines and more items throughout the store by visiting www.foodlion.com and clicking on weekly specials.

Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion LLC operates more than 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid’s. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. Food Lion LLC employs approximately 73,000 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Contact: Karen Peterson (704) 633-8250, Ext.3919