Scott Brinson Named Store Manager of the Year for Food Lion Family & Bloom

Twenty-two Store Managers Representing Bloom, Harveys and Reid's also Recognized for Their Outstanding Leadership at East Coast Store Locations

The Food Lion Family and Bloom recently recognized Scott Brinson as the recipient of the 2010 Store Manager Excellence Award. Brinson, who is the store manager of Food Lion located at 2200 Gumbranch Road in Jacksonville, N.C., was selected from a group of seven other market/banner winners.

"There were other people who could have won it, but I guess I was the lucky one this year," Brinson said. "It is a humbling experience for me because this is such a prestigious award."

The Store Manager Excellence Awards are a key part of Food Lion Family's and Bloom's efforts to acknowledge the critical leadership role store managers play in keeping the company successful. Food Lion Family President Cathy Green Burns presented Brinson with the award earlier this week during the company's Leadership Summit.

Brinson has worked with Food Lion for 19 years, with nine of those as store manager. He resides in Richland, N.C., with his wife, Crystal and their two children Addison and Atticus.

"Scott sets a very high standard for his store," said Brinson's District Manager Chris Whaley. "Scott does a great job in motivating his associates to achieve greatness in all that they do. He uses a common sense approach to his business to achieve positive outcome."

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.

The following are the Food Lion family of banners and Bloom regional winners:

2010 Region, Market and Banner Store Managers of Year:
Food Lion, Northeastern Market
Region 1
Dan Vaughan
Store 1321
Millville, Del.
Region 2
Ted Seidenberg
Store 1683
Hagerstown, Md.
Region 3
John Haddox
Store 2525
Ruther Glen, Va.
Region 4
Jeremy Powell (Northeastern Market Winner)
Store 1081
Covington, Va.
Region 5
Bryan A. Bowen
Store 2573
Blacksburg, Va.
Food Lion, Mid-Atlantic Market
Region 1
Jimmy Chatman
Store 1569
Thomasville, N.C.
Region 2
Charles Inman
Store 2197
Clayton, N.C.
Region 3
Michael Buschagen (Mid-Atlantic Market Winner)
Store 894
Burlington, N.C.
Region 4
Steve Williams
Store 839
Portsmouth, Va.
Region 5
James Consendine
Store 1333
Virginia Beach, Va.
Food Lion, Southwestern Market
Region 1
Terry Blick
Store 1473
Clarksville, Tenn.
Region 2
Chris Spears
Store 2592
Boone, N.C.
Region 3
Eldrick Stovall (Southwestern Market Winner)
Store 748
Charlotte, N.C.
Region 4
Ronnie Catledge
Store 928
Chester, S.C.
Food Lion, Southeastern Market
Region 1
Scott Brinson (Southeastern Market Winner, 2010 Store Manager of the Year)
Store 1494
Jacksonville, N.C.
Region 2
James R. Fain
Store 1373
Greenville, N.C.
Region 3
David Wilson
Store 2124
Ladson, S.C.
Region 4
Stephanie Marshall
Store 1245
Macon, Ga.
Bloom
Region 1
John Henley
Store 2760
Mooresville, N.C.
Region 2
Clinton Smith
Store 2745, 2732, 2740
Locust Grove, Va.
Harveys
Glenn Giddens
Store 2384
Tifton, Ga.
Reid's
Byron Green
Store 677
New Ellington, 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 Bloom

Bloom is one of the Delhaize America supermarket banners. It operates 65 stores in North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Virginia.

SOURCE Food Lion