Company officials recently announced plans to construct a new Food City in Athens, TN.  The 54,000+ square foot supermarket will be located on South Hill Street and is expected to be completed by late fall.   

“We are extremely excited to be joining the Athens retail community.  We have certainly enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the surrounding region and look forward to meeting and serving the area residents of Athens,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer.

The location will include an in-store bakery/deli, complete with a hot food bar, large café seating area and expanded cheese section.  A deluxe fresh food bar will also be available, featuring a wide variety of soup, wings, salad and fruit selections.  Full service meat and seafood departments will offer pre-marinated and seasoned oven ready products, plus a complete selection of top quality meats that are all-natural with no solutions added, including Certified Angus Beef and fresh sushi.  In-house meat cutters will hand cut steaks and fresh meat to order.  Expanded grocery, frozen food and produce departments will go well beyond the normal fare with a huge selection of gourmet, international and specialty items.  The Food City Floral Boutique will be staffed with a designer seven days per week, offering a full assortment of fresh-cut floral arrangements, bouquets, gift items and more.  Rapid checkout service will be provided by six traditional check-out lanes, one express lane and four self-check-outs.  For added convenience, the store will also offer a Food City Pharmacy to assist with prescription services and a Food City Gas N’ Go, featuring a large five pump station, including diesel fuel.

The new location also features several award winning energy saving concepts, ranging from energy efficient glass cooler doors, parking lot lights and refrigeration systems to motion sensors and 100% LED lighting, as well as an open rafter ceiling design.
 
“Our customers can expect to find the same smiling faces, top quality products and competitive pricing they have come to expect from Food City, housed in a more energy efficient model, along with some exciting new features and conveniences,” says Food City district manager, Rodney Dillard.

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 134 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, Chattanooga and north Georgia.