Food Lion $860m Distribution Hub Near Burlington Will Use Robots, Add 500 Jobs

Food Lion $860m distribution hub near Burlington will use robots, add 500 jobs

Food Lion will build a 1.1m-square-foot, temperature-controlled distribution center off N.C. 61 near Burlington that will use automated picking systems alongside human roles. The $860 million project is slated to open in 2029 with about 500 employees. Blackstone will invest $475 million, own the facility and lease it to Ahold Delhaize USA.

Ahold Delhaize USA Breaks Ground on New $860 Million Distribution Center in Burlington, N.C.

SALISBURY, N.C., Feb. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize USA, along with its companies ADUSA Distribution and ADUSA Transportation, today held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new, state-of-the-art distribution center in Burlington, N.C. The more than $860 million investment represents a major milestone in Ahold Delhaize USA's Growing Together strategy to modernize its supply chain and drive long-term growth fo…

Officials on hand for Food Lion distribution center groundbreaking

Dignitaries from far and wide converged on Burlington’s westernmost reaches on Monday to mark the ceremonial beginning of what promises to be the biggest corporate development in the city’s history. Ahold Delhaize USA, the parent company of the Food Lion grocery chain, officially broke ground that morning on this massive new distribution center that has been announced near the interstate interchange for NC Highway 61 South. This gargantuan facil…