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Food Lion, LLC:

Step 7 - Recognize Achievements

Partner Profile

Food Lion, one of the largest supermarket chains in the United States, has more than 1,220 stores in 11 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. More than 400 Food Lion stores have achieved the ENERGY STAR label designation and the chain has a portfolio-wide energy performance rating above 75. Food Lion became a partner in the US Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR® program in 1998, and has received ENERGY STAR partner awards in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Retail Partner Since 1998

Awards & Recognition

Leadership in Energy Management 2003
Sustained Excellence 2007,2006,2005,2004
Sustained Excellence 2008,2002

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Food Lion, LLC

Contact Information:
Food Lion, LLC
2110 Executive Drive
Salisbury, NC 28145
704-633-8250

In Practice

7: Recognize Achievements

See this Guideline Step

Food Lion knows the value of providing and earning recognition for efforts - and achievements - towards improving energy performance.

7.2: External Recognition

Exceptional Energy Achievements Get Noticed

Food Lion's energy management strategy is today a core value ingrained in its operations, philosophy and culture. Receiving recognition from third parties confirmed their position as a leader in their industry and boosts employee morale and company public image. Food Lion has received many awards for its outstanding energy performance, including two ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year awards and three ENERGY STAR awards for Sustained Excellence in Energy Management. Additionally, Kathleen Hogan, director of the EPA's Climate Protection Partnerships Division recognized Food Lion's 101st ENERGY STAR store, in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2004, and its 400th ENERGY STAR store in the Baltimore, Maryland market in October 2005.

Food Lion's energy management initiatives have been written about in such publications as Supermarket News, Progressive Grocer, The Charlotte Observer, The (Raleigh) News & Observer, States News Service, Grocery Headquarters, US Fed News, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.), Environmental Design & Construction, Frozen Food Age, Energy Management and The Winston-Salem Journal.