Ahold Delhaize USA is building a new $860 million distribution center in Burlington, North Carolina, adding more than 1 million square feet of fresh and frozen space and creating more than 500 jobs over time.
Company leaders, along with state and local officials, held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the new site. The facility will support Food Lion and other grocery brands and is expected to open in 2029.
The project is part of the company’s Growing Together strategy to modernize its U.S. supply chain and expand capacity along the East Coast…