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

DATE: FRIDAY, April 8, 1994                   TAG: 9404080220
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A-7   EDITION: METRO 
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REPORTED EARNINGS

Food Lion Inc. on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $31.2 million, up 42.1 percent from $21.9 million in the 1993 quarter. Sales were $1.8 billion, up 8.9 percent from almost $1.7 billion. Same-store sales increased 3 percent.