Is Food Lion a good company to work for?

Food Lion has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 6,492 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 49% 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 and Sales Manager , Customer Service Manager (CSM) 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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Food Lion?

49% 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 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Food Lion?

Cashier (922) , Sales Associate/Cashier (400) , Sales Associate (176) , Stocker (164) , Front End Cashier (141) , Office Assistant (136) , Grocery Stocker (123) , Produce Associate (97) , Deli Associate (92) , Store Manager (90) , Customer Lead (88) , Deli Clerk (85) , Grocery Manager (79) , Assistant Customer Service Manager (69) , Assistant Manager (62)

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

"it was wonderful and the people were great" ((in 339 reviews)); "Flexible hours and days of work" ((in 287 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling and depending on the store pretty good at getting the days you need off for school and other things" ((in 124 reviews)); "flexible scheduling for employees is good" ((in 107 reviews)); "Good work environment and people." ((in 79 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 670 reviews)); "Poor management and very gossipy" ((in 468 reviews)); "Bad managers and not following company policy" ((in 207 reviews)); "No benefits for part time employees" ((in 130 reviews)); "Pay is not the best but you get small raises every year" ((in 81 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 Food Lion locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Hopewell , Harrisburg , New York , Cookeville , Simpsonville , Dumfries , Eden , Littleton , Rockwell , Claymont

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3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(6,361 total reviews)

Greg Finchum

48% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

2.7

Compensation and benefits

Food Lion has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,361 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

2.0

Feb 9, 2015

Exhausting

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary was good and co-workers were great to work with.

Cons

Upper management doesn't respect anybody. Expected to be salary and work 60 hours a week while getting paid for 40. Stores are closing rapidly doing the same things Winn Dixie did that shut them down. No respect for where you have been and what you have done. Very much a who you know type situation to get promotions. Bonuses use to be really good now pretty much non existent as well are raises.

2.0

Jun 19, 2015

Customer Service Representative

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The customers, it's a typical grocery store, you can move up fairly quickly if you do your job, more than your job, and kiss some butt

Cons

The staff was unruly, the front end office assistants treated cashiers like slaves, the managers (except for one) were always talking, eating, smoking, nowhere in site, or on the phone.

2.0

Feb 23, 2015

Open Door Policy and Human Resources Department is a Joke

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working Environment Flexible Hours and Shifts Opportunities for advancement

Cons

Compensation is terrible for the work asked Human Resources department are not 3 party unbiased as stated in Manuals and Policy Open Door/Appeal Policy is a joke. Any complaint or objection is sent to HR; HR is there solely to support the Store Manager group and does not evaluate all facts or complaints made by associates

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