Comparably Awards

Best Company Work-Life Balance 2023 (Large Companies)

Food lion Claimed Company

Food Lion has been providing an easy, fresh and affordable shopping experience to the communities we serve since 1957. Today, our 82,000 associates serve more than 10 million customers a week across 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. By serving more than 10 million customers a week, our associates make sure our customers can always count on us to meet their needs. In addition, we make sure that our neighbors can count on us too. Through Food Lion Feeds, we are working to end hunger in our local communities by committing to donate 1 billion meals through food donations, volunteer service and other impactful hunger-relief initiatives. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 1895

TOTAL RATINGS: 15286

CEO: Meg Ham

HR or Marketing? Claim Your Free Employer Account

Food lion Happiness Score

The employee happiness at Food lion is listed in the Bottom 10% of similar size companies on Comparably. Compensation is an important aspect of employee happiness and at Food lion, 40% of employees feel they are paid fairly, 39% are satisfied with their benefits, and 41% are satisfied with their stock/equity. 47% of Food lion employees feel their work environment is positive meaning Food lion is not a happy place to work.

Last updated 6 days ago.

Where This Score Ranks Food lion's Happiness

BOTTOM
10%
In the Bottom 10% of 1313 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
6th
6th place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Dec

D-48 / 100

Jan

Who Ranks Food lion's Happiness the Highest?

Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 70/100

Ethnicity - Native American 70/100

Department - Operations 65/100

Who Ranks Food lion's Happiness the Lowest?

Gender - Non-Binary 25/100

Department - Customer Success 36/100

Experience - 1 to 3 Years 43/100

Food lion Happiness At a Glance

Food lion employees rate their happiness at the workplace a "D-" (based on 2944 ratings). The Happiness score describes employees well-being based on various topics such as positivity in the workplace, opportunities for professional growth, and satisfaction towards compensation and benefits.

787 Food lion employees answered questions like "Is your work environment positive or negative?" and "Are you satisfied with your Benefits?" In general, employees in the Operations and HR departments are considered to be the most happy at Food lion, while the Customer Success and Customer Support departments are considered to be the least happy. Also, employees with Entry Level Experience are more satisfied at Food lion, while employees with 1 to 3 Years Experience are the least satisfied.

Food lion's Happiness score ranks in 6th place when compared to competitors Publix Super Markets, LIDL, Walmart, Harris Teeter, and Kroger. Food lion ranks in the Bottom 10% of other companies on Comparably.

Food lion's Happiness Trendline

Food lion48
Similar Size on Comparably

How Food lion's Happiness Score is Calculated

Answer	Percent
Yes	63%
No	37%

Do you feel burnt out at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	50%
No	50%

Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?

Answer	Percent
Yes	40%
No	60%

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

Answer	Percent
Positive	47%
Negative	53%

Is your work environment positive or negative?

Answer	Percent
Yes	39%
No	61%

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

Food lion's Happiness Rank Against Similar Sized Companies on Comparably

BOTTOM

10%

Food lion ranks in the Bottom 10% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Happiness Score.

Anonymously Ask Food lion Any Question

Questions Recently Asked asked Food lion

Are You an Employee at Food lion?

Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work Better

See other culture dimensions at Food lion

Rate your company