Food Lion Feeds announces its Holidays Without Hunger campaign to help neighbors and their families access the nutritious food everyone deserves.

The annual initiative encourages customers to support the cause by purchasing specially designed boxes for $6 at any Food Lion store. Since the campaign began in 2014, customers have helped provide more than 44 million meals* to hungry neighbors. The campaign, which runs from November 6 to December 10, benefits Feeding America®, the nation’s largest national hunger-relief organization, and local partner food banks in Food Lion’s area of ​​operation within 10 States. Food Lion Feeds was founded in 2014 by Food Lion to combat food insecurity in the cities it serves.

Supporting the initiative is simple. Food Lion customers can purchase and donate a specially marked pre-packaged food box in-store or online through Food Lion To Go. Each Food Lion store will donate purchased boxes directly to local Feeding America partner food banks or agencies The store’s community supply partners. Customers can also use the numeric keypad during checkout to donate a specific amount or round up their purchases. Feeding America and its partner food banks will receive 100% of all cash donations.

“At Food Lion, we believe no one should have to choose between dinner and rent or gas and groceries,” said Kevin Durkee, Food Lion Feeds Manager at Food Lion. “Every family deserves a nutritious meal with

their loved ones during the holiday season. By providing meals, our customers’ support creates a meaningful impact and helps feed our hungry neighbors and their families.

Through Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion has helped provide more than 1.2 billion meals** to individuals and families since 2014 and has committed to donating 1.5 billion meals** by 2025 For more information on Food Lion Feeds’ commitment to fighting hunger, visit www.foodlion.com/feeds.

*$1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America® on behalf of local partner food banks. Through the Holidays Without Hunger campaign, Food Lion is guaranteeing a minimum donation of $100,000 (monetary equivalent to 1 million meals) from November 6 to December 10, 2024.