Food Lion, Bottom Dollar Food recognize regional store managers

SALISBURY, N.C. An operator of more than 1,300 supermarkets in southeast and mid-atlantic states and a regional supermarket chain recently recognized the regional winners of the companies' Store Manager Excellence Award.

Food Lion and Bottom Dollar Food said Friday that 24 store managers were honored at a recent leadership event at the companies' Customer Support Center. From the group of regional winners, eight district winners were honored and then, an overall winner, Emory Turner of Vidalia, Ga., a store manager with Harveys Supermarkets (a banner owned by Food Lion), was selected as the overall company winner of the Store Manager Excellence Award.

The Store Manager Excellence Award selection includes nine areas of focus, including associate development, leadership, strategic decision-making, cross-organizational collaboration and teamwork, executional excellence, extraordinary results, great customer experiences, community involvement and diversity and inclusion.

Regional winners are selected from a group of nearly 100 district winners.