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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
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PARTICIPANTS
1895
TOTAL
RATINGS
15286
Updated on: January 22, 2026

Food lion Company Culture

Food lion Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.7/5
Food lion's Overall Culture is rated D

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Environment
C+
Diversity
C
Professional Development
C-
Gender
C-
CEO Rating
D+

Food lion CEO

Bottom 25%Bottom 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Meg Ham Food lion's CEO
Meg Ham
60 /100
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Diversity at Food lion

Bottom 40%Bottom 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C

Diverse employees at Food lion have rated Office Culture, Professional Development, and Environment as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Food lion

Bottom 30%Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C-

Women at Food lion have rated Environment, Outlook, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Food lion eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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Recommend to a Friend?

-30

Food lion employees are -30% more likely to recommend Food lion as a great place to work

26%Promoters
18%Passives
56%Detractors

Working at Food lion

Working at Food lion is rated below average by 1895 employees, across various culture dimensions. Food lion employees rate Environment highest among all categories, and think that Compensation and Perks And Benefits have the most room for improvement, putting Food lion’s culture in the Bottom 20% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 30% compared to other companies in Hickory, NC. See below in detail how working at Food lion was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Food lion

D

Overall Company Culture at Food lion is rated D

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Bottom
20%

Food lion ranks in the Bottom 20% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 1895 Employees

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Design
83
Design83
Operations
69
Operations69
HR
64
HR64
Customer Support
59
Customer Support59
Product
58
Product58
Sales
57
Sales57
Customer Success
50
Customer Success50

Food lion Employee Reviews

Out of 1599 Food lion employee reviews, 64% were positive. The remaining 36% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Food lion improve their work culture.

64%
36%
Positive Reviews64%
Constructive Feedback36%

Positive Reviews From Food lion Employees

  • What makes you most happy at work?
    My customers, especially all the little kids! We have the best kid customers!
  • What is the best part about your compensation package?
    I loved the vacation, pto, and sick time but never really got to enjiy them
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    Everyone works together and helps each other without being asked
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Constructive Feedback From Food lion Employees

  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Listening to employee concerns and problems
  • What would you improve about your company's interview process?
    The person who interviewed me used the same script that everybody else has used with me in the past 10 years and honestly, it would've been nice to have other questions asked instead of the usual where do you see yourself in five years or what makes you wanna work for FoodLion.
  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    store have grown state and outdated since their remodel workl.
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Food lion Company Information

Food lion Company Overview

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.

Food lion Mission, Vision & Values

Food lion Mission & Values

At Food Lion, our "Count On Me" culture is more than a promise, it's a philosophy that sums up how we help you bring home affordable groceries to your family. And you can always expect a consistent experience with friendly associates who are always ready to help. Plus, you can shop with confidence since our fresh food and private brand products are backed by our Double Your Money Back Guarantee.

Food lion Mission, Vision & Values
Headquarter2110 Executive Drive
Salisbury, NC 28147
United States of America
Websitefoodlion.careerswithus.com/
Tel704-633-8250
Company StatusPublic
StockADRNY

Food lion Competitors

Food lion competitors include Publix Super Markets, LIDL, Walmart, and Harris Teeter. Food lion ranks 5th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Food lion compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Publix Super Markets' Logo
    Publix Super Markets
    4.1/5
  2. #2
    LIDL's Logo
    LIDL
    3.6/5
  3. #3
    Walmart's Logo
    Walmart
    3.0/5
  4. #4
    Harris Teeter's Logo
    Harris Teeter
    2.7/5
  5. #5
    Food lion's Logo
    Food lion
    2.7/5
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Food lion Employees

Food lion has 13547 employees. 1895 employees at Food lion have reviewed Food lion across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was today.

Overall, the 1895 Food lion employees give their leadership a grade of D, or Bottom 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Food lion are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Food lion, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Food lion are not very pleased with their team. 1895 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Food lion are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Food lion believe the environment at Food lion is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Food lion is comfortably fast. About 83% of the employees at Food lion work 8 hours or less, while 5% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Food lion are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Food lion employees generally work 8.2 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Food lion report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
72% of Food lion employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Food lion employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
50% of Food lion employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Food lion employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
A Day in the Life
53% of Food lion employees call their work environment negative
Environment

Joining Food lion - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Food lion is that the company was very prepared on their first day. Food lion employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 60% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Food lion Employee Onboarding

Food lion KPIs and OKRs

At Food lion 25% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Food lion's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 10 Food lion employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 5 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes25%
No75%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?
Food lion KPIs & OKRs

Food lion CEO & Leadership

Food lion CEO - Meg Ham

Meg Ham Food lion's CEO
60 /100

Food lion’s CEO Meg Ham started in this role in 2014. Meg’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Meg in the Bottom 25% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 30% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Hickory, NC. Meg Ham’s employees rank Food lion in the Top 50% for Environment, in the Bottom 35% for Professional Development, and in the Bottom 25% for Executive Team. Ham is generally unpopular with Food lion employees, but ranks especially low with Non-Binary employees, and by employees with the company for Less than 1 Year and Asian or Pacific Islander employees. However, employees in the Operations department have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO. When compared to Food lion’s competitors, Meg Ham ranks below both Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and LIDL CEO Jesper Højer.

Food lion Leadership

The Food lion Executive Team is rated a “D+” and led by CEO Meg Ham, Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis Jason Wilson, and Senior Vice President of Retail Operations Greg Finchum

  • Meg Ham CEO / President

    Meg Ham CEO / President

    Meg Ham serves as the CEO / President of Food lion.

  • Jason Wilson Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis

    Jason Wilson serves as the Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis of Food lion.

  • Greg Finchum Senior Vice President of Retail Operations

    Greg Finchum serves as the Senior Vice President of Retail Operations of Food lion.

  • Deborah Sabo Vice President of Marketing

    Deborah Sabo serves as the Vice President of Marketing of Food lion.

  • Troy Leshko Vice President, Retail Operations, Mid-Atlantic Division

    Troy Leshko serves as the Vice President, Retail Operations, Mid-Atlantic Division of Food lion.

  • Darryl Williams Deli Cook

    Darryl Williams serves as the Deli Cook of Food Lion. Darryl started at Food Lion in November of 2018. Darryl currently... read more

  • Linda Johnson Senior Vice President Human Resources

    Linda Johnson serves as the Senior Vice President Human Resources of Food Lion. Linda started at Food Lion in January of... read more

  • Scott Libbey Senior Director of Retail Services - Food Lion

    Scott Libbey serves as the Senior Director of Retail Services - Food Lion of Food Lion. Scott started at Food Lion in... read more

  • Allen Chickering Vice President of Category Management

    Allen Chickering serves as the Vice President of Category Management of Food Lion. Allen started at Food Lion in January... read more

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Food lion Salaries

How much does Food lion pay?

How much do people at Food lion get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Food lion is $141,694, or $68 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $147,584, or $70 per hour.

At Food lion, the highest paid job is a Director of Product at $251,025 annually and the lowest is a Receptionist at $38,539 annually. Average Food lion salaries by department include: Legal at $199,310, Engineering at $160,742, Marketing at $138,198, and Finance at $134,479. Half of Food lion salaries are above $147,584.

785 employees at Food lion rank their Compensation in the Bottom 10% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 2345 ratings) while 768 employees at Food lion rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 10% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 782 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Food lion employees include job titles like CS Rep and Sales Associate. Comparably data has a total of 0 salary records from Food lion employees.

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1st Percentile
$73k
$73k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$111k
$111k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$138k
$138k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$196k
$196k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$242k
$242k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$271k
$271k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$302k
$302k100th Percentile
$141,694*
Average Compensation
$147,584*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Food lion Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Food lion

Diverse employees at Food lion score the company 63/100 across various culture categories, placing Food lion in the Bottom 40% of companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Food lion across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 84/100
Department - Operations
Men 86/100
Department - Design
Diverse Employees 87/100
Department - HR

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 47/100
Department - Customer Success
Men 44/100
Department - Customer Support
Diverse Employees 56/100
Department - Product
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Food lion Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Office Perks

  • Unique Office Space
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Food lion PTO

Food lion's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 0-10 days off a year with 50% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Food lion's most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 67% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Food lion's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time33%
Vacation Policy67%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo20%
$1500 - $2500/mo10%
$1000 -$1500/mo10%
$500 -$1000/mo30%
Less than $500/mo30%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?
Food lion PTO Policy

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Candidates By Department

Customer Support
100%

Candidates By Location

Food lion Internship Program

Acquiring a position in Food lion's Internship Program is generally does not offer internships. Why intern at Food lion? Employees are not so happy at Food lion and rate their office perks as fantastic. It’s summer, interning should not be only a learning experience, but also an enjoyable one. Food lion employees say they’re rarely bored at work. Additionally, 50% have developed close friendships with their co-workers.

How difficult is it to get an internship at Food lion?

Sales
Very Difficult33%
Somewhat Difficult0%
Not Difficult0%
Difficult0%
Does Not Offer Internships67%
Answered by 3 Sales Interns
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Frequently Asked Questions regarding Food lion

What is Food lion address?

Food lion location is at 2110 Executive Drive

Who is the CEO of Food lion?

Food lion CEO is Meg Ham, their score by employees is 60

What is Food lion eNPS?

The eNPS for Food lion is -30

What is the salary for Director of Operations in Food lion?

Director of Operations average salary in the US is 175k

What are the salaries in the IT in Food lion?

The average salaries for IT in Food lion is 63k

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