ABSTRACT

First published in 1991, Lion’s Share traces the journey made by Ralph Ketner, his brother Brown, and their friend Wilson Smith as they progressed from opening their first supermarket, Food Town, to running more than 800 stores as part of the Food Lion supermarket chain.

The book explores the growth of Food Lion and the reasons for its success, using interviews with the company’s founders and top executives, both those present at the time of publication and previous position holders, to provide a detailed account of its history and development.

chapter 1|10 pages

‘I'll take it’

chapter 2|11 pages

Live and let live

chapter 3|15 pages

Working for big brother

chapter 4|10 pages

‘I quit’

chapter 5|11 pages

Opportunity knocks

chapter 6|14 pages

Cold day, hot war

chapter 7|15 pages

Me, too

chapter 8|14 pages

LFPINC

chapter 9|17 pages

Riding a wave

chapter 10|15 pages

‘It all depends’

chapter 11|15 pages

The go-go years

chapter 12|9 pages

The name game

chapter 13|7 pages

Food fight

chapter 14|9 pages

Big-game hunter

chapter 15|15 pages

A company culture

chapter 16|9 pages

1,000 things 1% better

chapter 17|16 pages

Grow or die

chapter 18|10 pages

Roll ‘em

chapter 19|6 pages

Breaking new ground

chapter 20|11 pages

Thorns in the Lion's paw

chapter 21|10 pages

The Carolina hot rod

chapter 22|12 pages

Lifestyles of the rich and famous

chapter 23|4 pages

Epilogue