Food Lion fights student hunger

As a result of a new initiative, Food Lion recently awarded both North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) with $10,000 as part of its 2019 Food Lion Feeds Collegiate Hunger Challenge.

The two schools were chosen out of 17 participating schools in the inaugural competition developed by Food Lion and North Carolina Campus Compact, an organization focused on civic engagement on North Carolina college campuses.

“Imagine how difficult it is to learn when you are hungry,” said Margaret Ham, president of Salisbury, N.C.-based Food Lion, which operates under Ahold Delhaize USA. “That is a situation faced by many college students at campuses every day. That’s one of the reasons Food Lion was so excited about this partnership — tapping into the passion of students to help fellow students and the communities surrounding their campuses to fight hunger.”

Food Lion currently carries more than 7,000 private label products.