Food Lion Wins Milestone EPA ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award
31 Marzo 2016 - 3:37PM
Business Wire
Only Grocer to Achieve this Honor 15 Years
Consecutively
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized
Food Lion with a 2016 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained
Excellence Award for its continued leadership in protecting the
environment through superior energy efficiency achievements. This
is the 15th year Food Lion has received the award, making it the
only grocer to achieve this honor for so many years
consecutively.
"We are honored to serve as a leader in energy conservation,"
said Susan Sollenberger, director of energy, maintenance and
equipment purchasing at Food Lion. "This award speaks to our
commitment to reducing carbon dioxide emissions throughout our
10-state footprint. Since beginning our partnership with the EPA
and Energy Star, Food Lion's energy reductions are equivalent to
powering 76,364 homes for one year."
The awards are given to a variety of organizations to recognize
their contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through
superior energy efficiency achievements.
“By continued collaboration with ENERGY STAR, Food Lion is
helping Americans save money, save energy, and do their part to
reduce our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions that exacerbate
climate change,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. “I’m proud
to recognize Food Lion with the highest form of ENERGY STAR
recognition, as the winner of the 2016 Partner of the Year –
Sustained Excellence Award. Food Lion demonstrates a strong
commitment to energy efficiency and to preserving a healthy planet
for future generations.”
Food Lion is committed to a variety of sustainability
initiatives, including energy conservation, sustainable seafood,
recycling and hunger relief through its Food Lion Feeds
initiatives. Food Lion’s accomplishments will be recognized in
Washington, D.C., on April 13, 2016.
About Food Lion
Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, has nearly
1,100 stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states and employs
more than 65,000 associates. By leveraging its longstanding
heritage of low prices and convenient locations, Food Lion is
working to own the easiest full shop grocery experience in the
Southeast, anchored by a strong commitment to affordability,
freshness and the communities it serves. Through Food Lion Feeds,
the company has committed to provide 500 million meals to
individuals and families in need by the end of 2020. Food Lion is a
company of Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Brussels-based
Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). For more information, visit
www.foodlion.com.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR® is the simple choice for energy efficiency. For
more than 20 years, people across America have looked to EPA’s
ENERGY STAR program for guidance on how to save energy, save money,
and protect the environment. Behind each blue label is a product,
building, or home that is independently certified to use less
energy and cause fewer of the emissions that contribute to climate
change. Today, ENERGY STAR is the most widely recognized symbol for
energy efficiency in the world, helping families and businesses
save $362 billion on utility bills, while reducing greenhouse gas
emissions by more than 2.4 billion metric tons since 1992. Join the
millions who are already making a difference at energystar.gov.
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Food LionBenny L. Smith, APR,
704-310-4077blsmith@foodlion.com
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