How many employees work at Food Lion?
Food Lion LLC has 15,107 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -5.4%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About Food Lion
Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., and its 82,000 associates have a longstanding history of serving its customers and communities through 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. Since 1957, we have been connected to the towns and cities we serve by providing an easy shopping experience anchored by a strong commitment to affordability, freshness and the communities we serve. By serving more than 10 million customers a week, our associates make sure our customers can always count on us to meet their needs. In addition, we make sure that our neighbors can count on us too. Through Food Lion Feeds, we are working to end hunger in our local communities by committing to donate 500 million meals through food donations, volunteer service and other impactful hunger-relief initiatives.
As of December 2025
Food Lion
workforce metrics
Headcount
15.1k
Avg. Salary
$34.2k
Tenure
5.2yr
Growth Rate
-5.4%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Food Lion annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Food Lion total number of employees in 2025 was 15,110, a 5.4% decline from 2024.
- Food Lion total number of employees in 2024 was 15,950, a 3.6% decline from 2023.
- Food Lion total number of employees in 2023 was 16,533, a 3.7% decline from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Food Lion annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Food Lion active job postings in 2025 was 5,546, a 17.0% increase from 2024.
- Food Lion active job postings in 2024 was 4,675, a 2.0% decline from 2023.
- Food Lion active job postings in 2023 was 4,771, a 50.1% decline from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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