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Multipronged plan includes stepped-up efforts in transparency, waste reduction, climate change
Food Lion has bolstered its sustainability strategy with expanded commitments in food transparency and nutrition, waste reduction and climate change initiatives.
The Salisbury, N.C.-based supermarket chain, part of Ahold Delhaize USA, said Monday that its new targets will give customers more information on food sourcing, cut energy use and greenhouse gas emissions across all operations, and eliminate waste through the retailer’s supply chain.
Overall, Food Lion operates more than 1,000 stores in Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
“In 2015, we set big goals for ourselves to achieve significant sustainability targets in several critical areas, and I’m proud to say we’ve met or exceeded many of those milestones,” Food Lion President Meg Ham said in a statement. “However, we know much more w