Lowes Foods, like Pepsi Cola and Vicks Salve, was born in North Carolina. Lowes began with a single store in North Wilkesboro in 1954 by Jim Lowe, the same man who co-owned Lowes Home Improvement Stores.  The above photo features the store at New Garden Crossing.  Recently, many of the 71 North Carolina stores got a makeover in response to customer interest in ready-to-eat, healthy, and local foods. Their produce sections feel and look more like a farmers market than a grocery store chain. 

Lowes is known for chicken prepared on site, pantry staples, a bakery, fresh produce, and more.  This supermarket chain actively seeks out local foods to sell. If you have a produce line or packaged product, Lowes just might consider carrying it. Additionally, the New Garden Crossing store now has a coffee bar and a craft beer bar. As an added, local bonus, their check out counters are named for Greensboro roads: Fleming Road, Battleground Avenue, Horse Pen Creek Road, and Bryan Boulevard. How nice to have a little hometown touch.