ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, August 13, 1993                   TAG: 9308130452
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A-7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: SALISBURY, N.C.                                LENGTH: Short

FOOD LION EXECUTIVE VINCENT WATKINS QUITS

Vincent Watkins, who engineered Food Lion Inc.'s ambitious and often-criticized expansion into Texas, has resigned.

The supermarket chain issued a terse statement that said Watkins, a 15-year Food Lion employee who was in charge of special projects and development, had left to pursue other interests.

A company spokesman would not comment on whether Watkins' resignation was related to the company's recent problems, including a television show that accused Food Lion of selling out-of-date meat and other unhealthy products.

Also, Food Lion last week agreed to pay $16.2 million to settle longstanding wage and child labor law disputes with the federal government. - Associated Press 


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