Sophie Hassell

156 Spring Valley RD

Park Ridge, NJ 07656
(201) 669-6601
shassell@uncc.edu

22nd April 2016

Frans Muller
CEO, Food Lion
2110 Executive Drive
P.O. Box 1130
Salisbury, NC 28145

Dear Mr. Muller,

I am writing on behalf of my colleagues and me about a concern we have regarding
the lack of organic produce in your Food Lion retail locations. Having been in your
stores on multiple occasions, we have noticed the majority of your products are not
locally or organically grown.
Through our research, we discovered you had another retail concept called Bloom,
where organic and healthy produce were sold. While Bloom did not succeed, we
know that incorporating more organic and fresher options in your Food Lion stores
would be beneficial for consumers and local farmers.
We understand you have been taking the initiative to offer healthier and sustainable
options, and we appreciate your efforts, but we would like to see more. It is
inconvenient to have to go to multiple stores and grocers to find all the options we
seek. We hope our efforts are acknowledged and more organic options are made
available in your stores.
Thank you for taking your time to hear our concern and hope you will take initiative
to satisfy your consumers.
Sincerely,

Sophie Hassell, Krysta Dean and Jackson Radford