Food Lion Deepens Hometown Roots with Oct. 7 Opening of Charlotte, N.C., Store

With new location, Food Lion expands to 154 stores in the Greater Charlotte area

• The new Mintworth Commons store will provide a bright and modern omnichannel shopping experience for neighbors.
• From fresh produce and quality meats to ready-to-eat meals and everyday essentials, this new Food Lion is built to help customers nourish their families with an easy-to-shop layout, wide assortment, and pickup and home delivery options.
• The community is invited to the grand opening celebration at 7:45 a.m. on Oct. 7 where the first 100 customers in line will receive a mystery store gift card valued up to $200.
  

SALISBURY, N.C., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Food Lion continues to grow in its home market with the opening of a new store on Oct. 7, bringing fresh, affordable and convenient shopping options to neighbors at 5706 Wyalong Drive in Charlotte, N.C. Neighbors in the Greater Charlotte area now have 154 Food Lion stores to help nourish their families. This addition reflects Food Lion’s continued investment in the community and commitment to an omnichannel shopping experience.

The new store in the Mintworth Commons shopping center will provide a bright and modern easy-to-shop layout with a wide assortment of products, including ready-to-eat, ready-to-cook and ready-to-heat meal solutions; fresh produce; quality meats; and a variety of organic, gluten-free and plant-based items. Understanding the importance of convenience to customers, Food Lion offers multiple ways to shop with pickup and home delivery options available through the Food Lion To Go website or app and partnerships with Instacart, DoorDash and Uber Eats.

With multiple new stores planned between now and December, Food Lion will open 10 new locations by the end of 2026.

“I am looking forward to serving my community of neighbors,” said Merima Cuturic, Store Manager of the new Charlotte Food Lion. “I feel a sense of pride and excitement to be part of the team at our new store. My career at Food Lion started more than two decades ago, which has always included serving neighbors in the Charlotte area with pride and commitment. Our goal at Food Lion is always to help our customers nourish their families and friends. I am honored to be entrusted with this responsibility and look forward to welcoming people into their new store.”

Grand Opening Celebration on Oct. 7

Neighbors are invited to line up outside their new East Charlotte store on the morning of Oct. 7, ahead of a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:45 a.m. The first 100 customers in line will receive a mystery gift card valued up to $200 and a free reusable shopping bag. The store will be open daily from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. Learn more about specific services the store offers and view the weekly ad flyer.

Good things are in-store for neighbors

In addition to a wide assortment of products and meal solutions, this Charlotte store includes:

• A variety of organic, gluten-free and plant-based items.
• In-store prepared cut fruit and a self-service wing and hot favorites bar.
• Self-checkout lanes alongside traditional cashier-assisted checkout for a more efficient and flexible shopping experience.
• Nature's Promise^®, Food Lion's natural, organic brand, offers wholesome products made without artificial flavors, preservatives or synthetic colors.
• Food Lion’s Local Goodness program offers a wide variety of regional items sourced from local growers or manufacturers. A list of additional North Carolina-based suppliers that may be featured in the store can be found online.
  

Food Lion Feeds supports local hunger relief efforts

Working in partnership to help address food insecurity and increase access to nutritious food, Food Lion has donated the equivalent of 25,000 meals* to Lion of Judah in Charlotte, N.C. The meals are provided through a $2,500 contribution from Food Lion’s hunger relief platform, Food Lion Feeds.

In addition, Lion of Judah will regularly collect food from the store to distribute to neighbors experiencing hunger. Donating unsaleable, edible food that might otherwise go to waste gives neighbors access to nutritious food. In 2000, Food Lion was the first grocery retailer in the country to establish a food rescue program with Feeding America^®, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization.

Through Food Lion Feeds, the omnichannel retailer has donated more than 1.5 billion meals to individuals and families since 2014 and is committed to doubling its efforts with a goal to provide a total of 3 billion meals by 2032. For more information on Food Lion Feeds’ commitment to fighting hunger, visit foodlion.com/feeds.

For more information about Food Lion and its services, visit foodlion.com.

*Food Lion Feeds helps address food insecurity through product, financial and equipment donations; disaster relief and recovery efforts; capital campaign support for feeding agencies; and associate volunteer hours. These investments are converted to the Feeding America^® meal equivalent of $1, helping provide at least 10 meals on behalf of local food bank partners.

About Food Lion
Food Lion is an omnichannel grocery retailer committed to nourishing its neighbors. More than 82,000 associates across 1,100+ stores deliver an easy, fresh and affordable shopping experience throughout 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. With a focus on hunger relief, Food Lion is a pioneer in food rescue. Since 2014, the company’s hunger relief platform Food Lion Feeds has donated more than 1.5 billion meals to those who are food insecure. The retailer has committed to donate 3 billion meals by 2032. Founded and based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, Food Lion is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. division of Zaandam-based Ahold Delhaize. For more information, visit foodlion.com. 

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Food Lion Deepens Hometown Roots with Oct. 7 Opening of Charlotte, N.C., Store

Food Lion Deepens Hometown Roots with Oct. 7 Opening of Charlotte, N.C., Store