Food Lion, LLC

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion on Monday disclosed the locations of 41 money-losing stores in 10 states that it plans to close by the end of January. The closings will affect about 1,500 employees, the company said.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Delhaize Group, the Belgian international food retailer, on Thursday said it will close 41 underperforming Food Lion stores and one Kash n' Karry by the end of January to protect Food Lion's future profitability and to strengthen its competitive position.

TAMPA, Fla. - ADC Inc., provider of data communication technology to the supermarket industry, has licensed its InterScale scales management system to Food Lion, a subsidiary of Delhaize America.

November 22, 2002 -- GREENSBORO, N.C -- A Food Lion employee has been found guilty on federal charges after allegedly awarding more than $400,000 to herself, family and friends while in charge of the grocery chain's sweepstakes.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Delhaize-owned Food Lion Inc. plans to open up to 60 stores next year, the Charlotte Business Journal reports. Up to 20 of the new stores could feature a newer design that includes wider aisles and a more decorative theme.

SALISBURY, N.C. - Supermarket chain Food Lion, a subsidiary of Delhaize America, has developed a management training program aimed at new graduates of historically African-American colleges and universities. Food Lion announced the start of the program on Thursday on the campus of Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.

DALLAS - Fleming has appointed industry veteran Jim Thatcher to serve as president of Fleming IGA. In this new role, Thatcher will be responsible for leading Fleming's support of more than 600 IGA retail locations supplied by the company.

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion, a subsidiary of Delhaize America, was named America's Second Harvest's Regional Retailer of the Year at an award's dinner in Snowbird, Utah, on Sept. 29.