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Jun 2, 2023 · (Salisbury Post) By WBTV Web Staff. Published: Jun. 2, 2023 at 11:42 AM PDT. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Former longtime CEO of Food Lion, Tom Smith, has died, according to friends of Smith. Smith worked for the grocery store chain, which was started in Salisbury, N.C. in 1957, for decades.
Jun 2, 2023 · SALISBURY — Tom Smith, the former CEO and leader of Food Lion, has died today after a long battle with a terminal illness and a brief time in hospice. Ronnie Smith, a long friend and...
Jun 11, 2023 · Tom E. Smith, whose 82 years were rooted in Rowan County soil and in enduring family lessons, passed away June 2, 2023, peacefully at his home in Salisbury, N.C., following a lengthy illness....
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Food Lion was founded in 1957 in Salisbury, North Carolina, as Food Town by Wilson Smith, Ralph Ketner, and Brown Ketner. The Food Town chain was acquired by the Belgium-based Delhaize Group grocery company in 1974. [7] Due to Ralph Ketner's savvy business sense and ever-growing grocery store endeavors, initial investors of Ketner's 'Food-Town ...
Jun 5, 2023 · Business & Brand. June 5, 2023 at 8:42 AM EDT. Dateline: SALISBURY, N.C. – Food Lion issued the following statement after the passing of former Food Lion CEO Tom Smith: "We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our former CEO and leader Tom Smith, who played an instrumental role in the growth and success of Food Lion.
1986: Tom Smith, who started at the company in the 1950s as a grocery bagger, becomes CEO of Food Lion. 1999: A new management team seeks to revitalize Food Lion. 2001: Food Lion becomes part of Delhaize's umbrella company for its American holdings. Company History: Food Lion LLC is one of the largest supermarket chains in the United States.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Former longtime CEO of Food Lion, Tom Smith, has died, according to friends of Smith. Smith worked for the grocery store chain, which was started in Salisbury,...
