Food Lion to Donate More Than $15,000 in Food and Monetary Contributions to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina

Public Company Information:

NYSE: DEG

Food Lion (NYSE: DEG):

What: Food Lion will be donating store brand products worth more than $10,000 to support the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina in its efforts to help families in need across 18 North Carolina counties, from Boone to Burlington. The food bank will also receive a $5,000 donation on behalf of the Food Lion Charitable Foundation.

Who: Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and Food Lion volunteers will be available for media interviews after unloading a truck delivering non-perishable store brand products.

Where:		Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina
		3655 Reed Street
		Winston-Salem, N.C. 27107

When: Thursday, Aug. 16 at 10 a.m.

Details: On Thursday, Food Lion will donate more than $10,000 in non-perishable store brand product to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. The grocer is also presenting a $5,000 Food Lion Charitable Foundation donation. The product donation will include a variety of non-perishable products, such as canned vegetables, peanut butter and cereal, among other items.

“This gift of food couldn’t come at a better time; our warehouse is almost empty,” said Tomi Melson, director of development for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. “We are very grateful for this generous gift.”

About Food Lion

Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., is a company of Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG) and operates more than 1,100 supermarkets. The company employs approximately 57,000 associates delivering quality products, low prices and service to customers in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com.