Food Lion, LLC

Bi-Lo, LLC has named Bill Nasshan SVP of merchandising and marketing, and has promoted Anthea Jones to SVP of store operations.

Food Lion, LLC broke ground yesterday on what will be the grocer’s first green grocery store, as well as the first in the state of South Carolina.

Hannaford Supermarkets is set to debut what it describes as “the most environmentally advanced supermarket in the United States” July 25 in Augusta, Maine. The Delhaize-owned chain is shooting for the 49,000-square-foot store to be the first supermarket to achieve Platinum LEED certification, the highest standard of the U.S. Green Building Council.

After a successful test of a new store format aimed at Hispanic shoppers, Food Lion is expanding the program, “Sabor Latino” (“Latin Flavor”), in three North Carolina markets, according to a published report.

The results are in, and Whole Foods Market ranks first in a list of the most “humane” grocers from among the top 25 U.S. supermarket chains by annual sales. The second annual survey of 200 stores in 34 states by the Boston-based World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), the world’s largest alliance of animal welfare organizations, additionally found that from 2008 to 2009, the number of humanely produced food offerings rose 23 percent.

The Guiding Stars store-wide nutrition navigation system has made minor revisions to its evidence-based proprietary algorithm, which is regularly reviewed by the Guiding Stars Scientific Advisory Panel and amended as necessary, based on changes in dietary guidelines, nutrition policy and/or new scientific evidence that arises. The changes were made last month, with store shelf tags reflecting the revised star ratings in late June.

Food Lion, LLC has bowed five remodeled stores in the Daytona Beach, Fla., area on a single day this month.

Food Lion has pledged $1 million to fund the construction of a building where ill and injured children across the central Virginia area will receive state-of-the-art care. The grocer’s six-year commitment to the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital will help fund the Barry and Bill Battle Building and related programs in health and wellness.