Ralph Wright Ketner (September 20, 1920 – May 29, 2016) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of Food Lion (which was founded as Food Town) in 1957.

Co-founder of Food Town (later renamed Food Lion), Ralph Ketner started working in the grocery business as a child in his father’s meat store in Salisbury, North Carolina and later as a teenager during the Depression in his brother’s Kannapolis, North Carolina store.

2016年5月31日 · Ralph W. Ketner SALISBURY, NC - Ralph W. Ketner, whose generous spirit created, inspired and encouraged generations of philanthropy in Salisbury; and, whose business acumen created...

Ralph W. Ketner (September 20, 1920 – May 29, 2016) [1] was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was known for being the founder of Food Lion (founded as Food Town). [2] He founded the grocery store chain in the 1950s. During his career, Ketner has given away 35% of his profit to charity. [3] Ketner was born in Rimertown, North ...

2016年5月31日 · Ralph Ketner, 95, died Sunday, according to a news release from the grocery store chain. No cause of death was given by Food Lion officials or the funeral home handling his arrangements. Ketner...

2016年5月30日 · CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The man who helped turned $50 investments in a North Carolina grocery store into the Food Lion chain with more than 1,100 stores across the Southeast has died. Ralph Ketner, 95, died Sunday, according to …

2016年5月29日 · Ralph Ketner, the Rowan County businessman who co-founded the supermarket that became Food Lion, has died. He was 95. Salisbury-based Food Lion, in announcing Ketner’s death late Sunday, noted...

2016年5月30日 · SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) - The co-founder of Food Town, that would later become one of the nation's largest grocery chains, Food Lion, passed away at the age of 95. Ralph Ketner passed away on Sunday at around 5:30 p.m., according to his daughter Linda. In recent weeks, Ketner has been hospitalized for colon cancer.

2016年5月30日 · SALISBURY — Ralph Ketner, the Food Lion co-founder who famously said he would rather make five past pennies than one slow nickel, died Sunday afternoon at the age of 95. “My dad died in my arms...

Personal and business papers of Ralph W. Ketner, co-founder of the Food Lion grocery store chain.