Food Lion President To Retire
Food Lion President Meg Ham is calling it a career.
She will officially retire on May 2, 2025, ending a 35-year career with the organization and more than a decade running the regional grocer. A successor is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
“While I am looking forward to retirement, Food Lion and Hannaford have been places that I have called home for more than 35 years,” Ham said. “I am incredibly grateful to the associates who I have had the opportunity to work alongside every day, to our customers who put their trust in us to nourish their families, and to our community partners who work tirelessly every day to feed those who are hungry in our local communities.”
“Meg has been an outstanding leader at Ahold Delhaize USA and has led Food Lion during one of the brand’s most exciting times as it repositioned itself to better serve customers while staying true to its core attributes of low prices and convenient locations,” said JJ Fleeman, CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA. “Under Meg’s leadership, the brand has experienced tremendous growth, all while remaining true to its purpose of nourishing the towns and cities Food Lion serves.”
In addition to running Food Lion, Fleeman noted the efforts by the grocer under Ham’s leadership to deliver 1.5 billion meals by 2025 through its Food Lion Feeds hunger-relief platform.
“She has been a strong leader for the brand, with a remarkable passion for building strong customer and associate experiences, and we wish her all the best as she transitions to retirement,” he added.
Food Lion today has more than 82,000 employees across more than 1,100 stores throughout 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. In 2014, Food Lion Feeds was created and has since donated more than 1.2 billion meals to those who are food insecure. The retailer has committed to donate 1.5 billion meals by 2025.
