SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2012 Superior Goal Achievement Award, one of the agency’s honors for commercial refrigeration achievements by GreenChill Partners. Food Lion officials received the award at the FMI Energy & Store Development Conference in Baltimore.

This announcement “reinforces Food Lion’s commitment to being a responsible corporate citizen by reducing emissions, protecting the environment, and becoming more efficient as we enhance our customer shopping experience,” said Susan Sollenberger, director of energy, maintenance and equipment purchasing at Delhaize America South, which includes Food Lion stores. “We are honored to receive this award, and look forward to continuing to serve our communities.”