SALISBURY, N.C. — Neighbors across Food Lion’s 10-state area united this holiday season to help ensure families have access to nourishing meals, with nearly 28 million meals distributed through the retailer’s Holidays Without Hunger campaign.
The annual initiative, which ran from November 5 through December 9, was led by Food Lion Feeds, the company’s hunger-relief platform, and supported Feeding America, 33 local Feeding America partner food banks, and hundreds of community agencies. Since the program launched in 2014, the campaign has helped provide the equivalent of more than 103.5 million meals.
“We are humbled by the compassion our customers continue to show,” said Kevin Durkee, manager of Food Lion Feeds. “Their generosity, paired with Food Lion’s ongoing commitment to nourish our neighbors, helped ensure more families could gather around a fuller holiday table.”
During the campaign, shoppers bought $6 prepacked Holidays Without Hunger food boxes, which stores donated directly to local feeding partners. Customers also contributed through checkout donations and round-up programs, raising more than $2.4 million in cash contributions. Food Lion added $100,000, bringing total cash donations to over $2.5 million for Feeding America and partner food banks.
“The support Food Lion and its customers showed through this year’s campaign speaks to the heart of what it means to be a community,” said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. “This outpouring of care provides comfort and hope to families facing hunger.”
Through Food Lion Feeds, the grocer has helped provide the equivalent of more than 1.5 billion meals since 2014 and has committed to donating 3 billion meals by the end of 2032.
