For nearly half a century, Food Lion has been a cornerstone of the Garner, NC, community. Now, the grocery store chain is celebrating the opening of its new supermarket at 55 Ford Meadows Dr., Garner, NC 27529.
The new store, which officially opened on July 24, offers an expanded assortment and an improved shopping experience. The grocery retailer said this is part of Food Lion’s commitment to providing accessible, fresh, and affordable omnichannel shopping experiences in the towns and cities it serves.
The store’s layout and organization are optimized to ensure convenience and accessibility, while the overall ambiance creates a pleasant and welcoming atmosphere for Garner neighbors.
“Our Garner community has always trusted us to nourish their family, and my team and I are excited to bring them this new store to provide convenience and more features,” said Tom Beauchesne, Store Manager of the new Garner Food Lion.
“Our neighbors can count on us to help nourish them and their families while providing an enjoyable shopping experience, excellent product quality, and exceptional value,” Beauchesne added.
The store opened for business on July 24, following a 7:45 a.m. grand opening ceremony. The first 100 customers in line received a mystery gift card valued at up to $200 and a free reusable shopping bag. The store will be open daily from 7 am to 11 pm.
Enhanced Features for Easy, Fresh, and Affordable Shopping
The new store offers an extensive assortment of products, including fresh produce and quality meats, to meet individual and family needs. Additionally, it focuses on providing various affordable and easy meal solutions that are ready-to-eat, ready-to-cook, or ready-to-heat.
The grocery retailer added that customers also have a large selection of organic, gluten-free, and plant-based items to choose from, including Nature’s Promise, Food Lion’s affordable brand of wholesome and organic products made with no artificial flavors, preservatives, or synthetic colors.
Additionally, the store features a walk-in garden cooler, ensuring the freshest produce available, in-store prepared cut fruit, freshly made sushi, and a self-service hot wing and Asian food bar.
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The store offers self-checkout lanes and Food Lion To Go Pickup or Home Delivery services to make shopping easier for customers.
Online orders may also be placed through the Food Lion To Go website or app. This convenient service allows customers to place an order with the click of a button while experiencing the same low prices and fresh food items they receive in the store.
Furthering Food Lion’s commitment to sustainability, the supermarket installed a refrigeration system that lessens its environmental impact. Additionally, energy-efficient LED lighting throughout the store and refrigerated cases with doors impart ambiance, enhance fresh product assortment, and decrease energy costs, helping reduce Food Lion’s environmental footprint.
Based on its long-term sustainability measures, Food Lion is the only company in the country to have received the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for 23 consecutive years.
Food Lion Feeds Supports Community Partner Feeding Agencies
Working in partnership to help address food insecurity and increase access to nutritious food, Food Lion has contributed $1,500 through its hunger relief platform, Food Lion Feeds, to Faith in Action and Capital Pentecostal Church. The total $3,000 donation is equivalent to 30,000 meals.
In addition, each of these organizations will regularly collect food rescues from the store to distribute to neighbors experiencing hunger.
Donating unsaleable edible food that might otherwise go to waste gives neighbors access to nutritious food. More than twenty years ago, Food Lion was the first grocery retailer in the country to establish a food rescue program with Feeding America®, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization.
Through Food Lion Feeds, the omnichannel retailer has donated more than 1.2 billion meals to individuals and families since 2014 and has committed to donating 1.5 billion meals by 2025.
Founded in 1957 in Salisbury, NC, Food Lion is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA with more than 82,000 associates and 1,100+ stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states.