Food Lion, the fastest-growing and most profitable retail brand of Ahold Delhaize USA (ADUSA) will be adding its distribution system when it announced it will build a $860 million state-of-the-art distribution center in Burlington, NC (Guilford County).
The new facility is expected to grow the Dutch-owned retailer’s supply chain network, which serves ADUSA’s omnichannel grocery brands on the East Coast, which include Food Lion, Giant Food, The Giant Company, Stop & Shop and Hannaford. The new facility will add more than 1 million square feet of additional distribution infrastructure, delivering fresh and frozen grocery items to Food Lion stores.
“The investment into this facility is an investment into the customers who trust our brands to nourish their families,” said JJ Fleeman, CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA. “Through the new distribution center, ADUSA Distribution and ADUSA Transportation will expand their capacity to support Food Lion’s growth in the state, along with bringing new jobs. We’re excited to locate this facility in North Carolina and continue to grow our presence in a state where our companies have done business for more than 65 years.”…