Weis Markets Takeover of Area Food Lions Begins Next Friday

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — The conversion of area Food Lion grocery stores to Weis Markets begins next Friday and will continue through the end of the month.

Weis Markets announced in July it completed a deal to buy 13 Fredericksburg-area Food Lions, pending regulatory approval.

Weis also bought Food Lions in Maryland and Delaware.

Weis Markets CEO Jonathan Weis said in a release he's interested in retaining current employees of Food Lion.

“We look forward to interviewing and hiring team members who share our commitment to offering an industry-leading combination of value, quality and customer service,” he said.

Here are the locations for the switch-overs:

• 10611 Courthouse Road, Fredericksburg
• 282 Deacon Road, Fredericksburg
• 515 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg
• 4153 Plank Road, Fredericksburg
• 7100 Salem Fields Blvd., Fredericksburg
• 10601 Spotsylvania Ave, Fredericksburg
• 10871 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg
• 736 Warrenton Road, Fredericksburg
• 905 Garrisonville Road, Stafford
• 2612 Jefferson Davis Highway, Stafford
• 9801 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania
• 540 Culpeper Town Mall, Culpeper
• 513 Madison Road, Culpeper

Photo: Weis Markets