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 Carolina . ^[3] He grew up during the Great Depression . He studied at Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana . Ketner is married to Anne Blizzard. They have two children. In March 2016, Ketner was hospitalized and diagnosed with colon cancer . ^[4] He died on May 29, 2016 in Salisbury, North Carolina from the disease at the age of 95.

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• Mr. Ralph W. Ketner, D.B.A Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine at Catawba.edu

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