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On average, employees at Food Lion give their company a 3.9 rating out of 5.0 - which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Food Lion employees are Store Managers submitting an average rating of 4.8 and Office Assistants with a rating of 4.7.

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 52 Food Lion Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.7
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
3.8
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Bagger

"Good place for high school students looking for extra cash."

Customer Relations Representative

"The company that takes care of their associates and customers."

What do you like about working at Food Lion?

"There's a lot of room to grow in the company. They value their associates and customers. They will try to please the customers."

What don't you like about working at Food Lion?

"I did not like the way they set up the system of the Customer Service Dept. They have placed more than 500 codes that reps can use. Most of the codes are almost the same and sometimes contradict each other. They are also very strict on code errors. They should train the reps a lot more on the codes and minimize the number of codes to use to code the calls that are coming in."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should train the reps a lot more on the codes and minimize the number of codes to use to code the calls that are coming in."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.9
Food Lion (79)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is Lehigh Press (8)
2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Aaron Brothers (16)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (7,571)
Specialty Merchandise Associate

"Good place to get some customer service experience."

What do you like about working at Food Lion?

"Ability to work in different departments (cross-training)."

What don't you like about working at Food Lion?

"They do a lot of cutting hours, raises are hard to get and when you do get them, they do not compare to the competition."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open to questions and discuss issues with employees."

Checkout Associate

"Nice high school student job."

J2EE Solutions Architect

"A little outdated in its technology vision."

Dealer Cost Manager

What do you like about working at Food Lion?

"Very challenging."

What don't you like about working at Food Lion?

"Micro-managing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide the tools needed to accomplish the task."

Cashier

"It was a good job for me back then."

What do you like about working at Food Lion?

"People, interacting with them."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself and relax."

What don't you like about working at Food Lion?

"Clean the bathroom."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They were a good management team to me."

Office Assistant

"Food Lion may some times offers growth opportunitues, their benefits are ok, Far as job security sometimes Food Lion may have to cut back hours due to business maybe slow for the week so total hours are up/down."

What do you like about working at Food Lion?

"Meeting/ greeting/ assisting customers. I had customers who loved for me to wait on them."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Go to the interview with a clear open mind and have a willing to take on new roles for something you didn't apply for."

What don't you like about working at Food Lion?

"I didn't like when Food Lion would have to cut employee hours b/c of a slow week. And there be long lines because their wasn't enough people on a register."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure you have people who is going to willing to assist on the registers when their is a shortage of staff."

Sales Associate

What do you like about working at Food Lion?

"The opportunity to advance within the company. It may take a few years to advance, however there are opportunities everywhere to get ahead and move forward within the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"When interviewing, research the position desired, prepare the day before for the interview, and have confidence within yourself."

What don't you like about working at Food Lion?

"At times managers may let the senior employees slack on their tasks and duties while the younger group of employees pick up the slack."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to manage the company in the same manner from recent years, and success will continue to come. To ensure long term success on national and local levels, allow advancement by all employees, in addition, treat all employees the same no matter the age, years of experience or position."

Customer Service Manager

"Only if you need the money, otherwise continue looking for better opportunity for college educated job seekers."

What do you like about working at Food Lion?

"It was nice meeting different people every day."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Apply if you need the money."

What don't you like about working at Food Lion?

"The hours were ridiculous and you could never have a life outside of the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You can make better schedules and if you do your turnaround would decrease."

Head Cashier

"Was a good place to work overall."

What do you like about working at Food Lion?

"My job responsibilities."

What don't you like about working at Food Lion?

"The hours worked."

Assistant Grocery Manager

"Great place to work while in school for extra money."

Cashier

What do you like about working at Food Lion?

"Meeting new people."

What don't you like about working at Food Lion?

"Pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get security."

DSD Receiver

"Food Lion is a decent place to work."

What do you like about working at Food Lion?

"I enjoyed working with the various vendors."

What don't you like about working at Food Lion?

"There is little training in policies or procedures."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make policies and procedures completely clear to employees."

Associate

"Ok place to work."

What do you like about working at Food Lion?

"Customer service."

What don't you like about working at Food Lion?

"Janitorial duties."

Food Lion Reviews FAQs

Is Food Lion a good company to work for?

Food Lion has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 52 Food Lion Review Ratings left anonymously by Food Lion employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 88% of employees would recommend working at Food Lion.

Does Food Lion pay their employees well?

Food Lion employees earn $26,000 annually on average, or $13 per hour, which is 61% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 18 Food Lion employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Food Lion Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Food Lion?

88% of employees would recommend working at Food Lion with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated Food Lion 3.7 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Food Lion?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Food Lion is a Director of Retail Operations at $111,000 annually. Browse Food Lion Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Food Lion?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Food Lion is a Grocery Bagger at $12,000 annually. Browse Food Lion Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Food Lion?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Food Lion to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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