Is Food Lion a good company to work for?

Food Lion has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 6,522 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 48% of employees would recommend working at Food Lion to a friend and 44% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Food Lion have been left by employees working as Customer Service Manager (CSM) , Customer Service and Sales Manager and Deli/Bakery Manager .

Does Food Lion pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Food Lion employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Food Lion. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Food Lion?

48% of Food Lion employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Food Lion 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Food Lion?

Cashier (926) , Sales Associate/Cashier (401) , Sales Associate (177) , Stocker (164) , Front End Cashier (143) , Office Assistant (136) , Grocery Stocker (123) , Produce Associate (98) , Deli Associate (93) , Store Manager (91) , Customer Lead (88) , Deli Clerk (86) , Grocery Manager (81) , Assistant Customer Service Manager (69) , Assistant Manager (63)

What are the pros of working at Food Lion according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and fun to work with" ((in 339 reviews)); "Flexible hours and days of work" ((in 286 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling and depending on the store pretty good at getting the days you need off for school and other things" ((in 127 reviews)); "flexible scheduling for employees is good" ((in 102 reviews)); "Good work environment and people." ((in 87 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Food Lion according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and expects you to do others work for them and does not train had to self train" ((in 688 reviews)); "Poor management and very gossipy" ((in 464 reviews)); "Bad managers and not following company policy" ((in 211 reviews)); "Terrible place to work & no benefits" ((in 135 reviews)); "The annual Raises are low" ((in 84 reviews))

What are employees saying about Food Lion layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Food Lion layoffs and their outlook for job security at Food Lion in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Food Lion locations?

Charlotte , Raleigh , Virginia Beach , Salisbury , Greensboro , Richmond , Chesapeake , Greenville , Columbia , Fayetteville , Winston-Salem , Wilmington , Durham , Norfolk , Rock Hill , Burlington , Charleston , Florence , Gastonia , Hampton , Mooresville , Boone , Roanoke , Clayton , Statesville , Lynchburg , Newport News , Myrtle Beach , Harrisonburg , High Point

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Food Lion reviews

3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(6,391 total reviews)

Greg Finchum

45% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Compensation and benefits

Food Lion has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,391 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Food Lion employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Nov 28, 2010

Slave labor

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Close to my home and it's a Job.

Cons

On your feet all day. Antiquated equipment. dirty store and area. Lunch is never suggested. Lucky if you get a break, most management is outside smoking. Disciplined for taking a drink at the register, however, all management walks around eating and drinking. Security guy hangs all night flitering with all the women. Fort Knox could walk out and he would not notice. Absolutely no advancement our raise.

2.0

Nov 24, 2010

District Management: Needs improvement.

Front end assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management recognized my personal ability and skill, helpful when I had a family emergency. Some associates were well-trained and willing to work. HR had training programs for associates and management to participate in.

Cons

Pay is very poor. Benefits, such as vacation or holiday pay, for part-time management are non existent. District management and other corporate visits were a nightmare. Corporate officials did not want any feedback from store employees: they were only there to criticize.

2.0

Nov 8, 2010

"OK" place to work.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They were so flexible about my school hours. That is the thing I love most about Food Lion. It's a clean place to work. The employees are usually kind. Interesting interactions with customers. Vacation days/hours.

Cons

There can be some really rude customers. I receive no information on changes that are made. I have no idea what's going on most of the time and then I'll get in trouble when I do something wrong, when I was never told in the beginning. There is no communication. The pay is horrible. I work here for 2 years I was promoted to front end supervisor and I make 5 cents over minimum wage! We are expected to greet customers even when we are with a customer on register (I feel like this is so rude). We need to ask customers going through our line if they want to buy all these items. This is not only annoying for me, but it's annoying for the customer and it's very time consuming. Customers just want to get out of the line, if they wanted to buy snack cakes then they'd buy them, we don't need to ask them. Way too much is expected out of us for only making minimum wage.

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