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Food Lion is deepening its commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Food Lion Community Food Lion Community – Fostering a sense of belonging in a retailer joins the CEO’s commitment to Diversity & Inclusion ™ SALISBURY, NC, February 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Food Lion, already a leader in promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace announced today that Meg Ham, President of Food Lion, has joined the Coalition of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion ™. The organization is the CEO’s greatest business-focused commitment to moving this important work forward. By signing this commitment, Food Lion is joining a partnership of more than 1,500 CEOs who are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment where employees have a sense of belonging and are comfortable discussing diversity and inclusion . “At Food Lion, our value of caring is at the heart of everything we do. One of the ways we care for our employees is to create a sense of belonging,” said Meg Ham, President of Food Lion. “By joining the Coalition of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, we have a better opportunity to share and learn best practices from organizations that share our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment. The cities we operate in are diverse, and a diverse workforce makes us a better neighbor. “As a signatory to CEO Diversity and Inclusion ™, Food Lion is committed to working together to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace through conversation, engagement and collaboration between organizations, and is committed to four actions: Continue to nurture jobs that Support open dialogue about complex and sometimes difficult conversations about diversity and inclusion. Implementation and expansion of unconscious bias. Share the most famous and unsuccessful actions. Create and share strategic inclusion and diversity plans with our board of directors. Learn more about the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion ™ Visit CEOAction.com. Food Lion has a long and proud history of promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. Last month, Food Lion achieved the perfect score in the Corporate Equality Index of the human rights campaign 2021 for the 12th time in a row. In addition, the National Business Inclusion Consortium named Food Lion one of America’s Best Diversity and Inclusive Companies for the fourth year running. Food Lion also supports nine internal business resource groups made up of employees who are committed to ensuring that everyone in the organization has a sense of belonging. In September 2020, Food Lion also announced that they had made significant donations to long-term partners in the community to support their work for racial equality and justice. All funds were earmarked for related initiatives including scholarships and internships for black and African American students, education and social engagement in the black African American community, participation in censuses and voter registration, development of various providers, education of children about civil rights, police community relations, virtual Town halls and community engagement series. You can find more information on Food Lion’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace here. About Food LionFood Lion, based in Salisbury, NC, has served more than 1,000 stores in 10 Southeastern and Central Atlantic states since 1957 and employs more than 77,000 people. Food Lion leverages its long-standing heritage of low prices and convenient locations to deliver the easiest shopping experience in the Southeast, anchored by a strong commitment to affordability, freshness and the communities it serves. The company has donated more than 750 million meals to individuals and families through Food Lion Feeds since 2014 and is committed to donating an additional 1 billion meals by 2025. Food Lion is a subsidiary of Ahold Delhaize USA, the US division of Ahold in Zaandam Delhaize. Further information can be found at www.foodlion.com or applicants at www.foodlion.com/careers. Contact: Food Lion Media Relations 704-245-3317 publicrelationsteam@foodlion.com For a photo accompanying this announcement, please visit https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/a886d536-a9a3-4ac6-8a7d-1d5dcf92bb93
