Food Lion Family of Banners and Bottom Dollar Food Name Regional Store Manager Excellence Winners

March 19, 2010 at 2:43 PM EDT

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SALISBURY, N.C.

24 Store Managers Honored From Group of Nearly 100 District Winners

The Food Lion Family of Banners and Bottom Dollar Food recently recognized the regional winners of the companies' Store Manager Excellence Award. Twenty-four store managers were honored at a recent leadership event at the companies' Customer Support Center.

From the group of regional winners, eight district winners were honored and then, an overall winner, Emory Turner of Vidalia, Ga., a store manager with Harveys Supermarkets, was selected as the overall company winner of the Store Manager Excellence Award.

The Store Manager Excellence Award selection includes nine areas of focus, including associate development, leadership, strategic decision-making, cross-organizational collaboration and teamwork, executional excellence, extraordinary results, great customer experiences, community involvement and diversity and inclusion.

Regional winners are selected from a group of nearly 100 district winners. The 24 regional winners include:

Food Lion - Northeast Market Kim Espenlaub - 9537 Bridgeville Center, Bridgeville, Del. 215 Atlantic Ave. Ocean View, Del. Donnie Slaughter - 140 Englar Road, Westminster, MD. Lloyd Blydenburgh - 135 Junction Drive, Ashland, VA. Don LeMarr - 159 Grocery Ave., Winchester, VA. John Alcorn - 8500 Al Phillpott Hwy., Martinsville, VA. Food Lion - Mid-Atlantic Market Dave Lutheran - 4634 Hicone Road, Greensboro, N.C. Joe Bove - 75 Glen Road, Garner, N.C. Renee Walker - 921 South Main St., Graham, N.C. Ronald Dean Hurst - 123 E. Newmarket Square, Hampton, VA. William Hoey - 2048 Atlantic Ave., Chesapeake, VA. Food Lion - Southwestern Market Fred Agee - 3901 Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN. Angela Bell - 3120 Bristol Hwy., Johnson City, TN. 701 Highway 11 West, Church Hill, TN. Mike Howard - 201 Island Fort Road, Maiden, N.C. 6113 S. N.C. Highway 16, Denver, N.C. Merima Cuturic - 3207 Eastway Drive, Charlotte, N.C. Food Lion - Southeastern Market Louis McGowan - 3501 Belle Terre Blvd., Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tina Britt - 2710 Roberts Ave, Lumberton, N.C. Kenric Rivers - 2144 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, S.C. Dana Smith - 3851 Evans to Locks Road, Martinez, GA. Bloom Paul Ellenwood - 2817 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA. Bill Williams - 5227 Waterway Drive, Dumfries, VA Bottom Dollar Food James Morton - 1327 E. Dixie Drive, Asheboro, N.C. Jeff Buckholtz - 12675 Laurel Bowie Road, Laurel, MD. Harveys Emory Turner - 246 South Main St., Reidsville, GA. Reid's John Davis - 2245 Charleston Hwy., Cayce, S.C. About Food Lion Family

The Food Lion family, based in Salisbury, N.C., operates more than 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Harveys or Reid's. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. The Food Lion family employs approximately 74,000 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com.

About Bottom Dollar Food

Bottom Dollar Food, based in Salisbury, N.C., operates 28 stores in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. Bottom Dollar Food is a full-shop discount grocer offering the most popular national brands and private brand products at everyday best prices. Bottom Dollar Food is redefining discount shopping with its lighthearted atmosphere and focus on fresh produce and quality meats. For more information, visit www.bottomdollarfood.com.

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CONTACT: Jennifer Speck, +1-704-633-8250 ext. 2118,
jmspeck@foodlion.com

Web Site: http://www.foodlion.com/