Food Lion, Harveys, Reid’s receive Energy Star
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Food Lion, Harveys, and Reid’s with their 12th consecutive Energy Star award for continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. Food Lion, Harveys, and Reid’s are companies of Delhaize America, the US division of the international retailer Delhaize Group.
The 2013 Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Awards are given to a select group of organizations that have exhibited outstanding leadership year after year. These winners have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by setting and achieving aggressive goals, and employing innovative energy efficiency approaches.
These awards recognize ongoing leadership across the Energy Star program, including energy-efficient products, services, new homes, and buildings in the commercial, industrial, and public sectors. Winners are selected from the nearly 20,000 organizations that participate in the Energy Star program.
The grocers collectively have been leaders in the energy and environmental sector for many years and have one of the most advanced retail energy conservation programs in the country. For more than a decade, the grocers have been dedicated to numerous sustainability initiatives, such as energy conservation and reducing carbon dioxide emissions throughout its 10-state footprint, reducing its energy consumption by more than 31% since 2000, or 2.8 trillion Btus.
Food Lion, based in Salisbury NC, operates more than 1,100 supermarkets and employs approximately 58,000 associates in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com.
Harveys operates 73 stores in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. Go to www.harveys-supermarkets.com for further details.
Reid’s operates 11 stores in South Carolina. For complete information, access www.reidsgroceries.com.
Visit www.energystar.gov to learn more about Energy Star.