Food City recently named Stephen Spangler as their Vice President of Real Estate.  Spangler succeeds long-time Food City veteran, Louis Scudere, who recently retired from the company after 31 years of dedicated service.   

“Stephen is a seasoned professional that has excelled in his role since he joined our company several years ago.  He’s developed strong relationships throughout our region and has tremendous leadership ability,” says Steve Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer.

Spangler joined the Food City team in 2011, accepting a position as Real Estate Manager and was later promoted to Director of Real Estate for the company.  His new responsibilities entail the oversight of the company’s strategic real estate initiatives including market analysis, site selection, acquisitions and site development, leasing, dispositions and portfolio management, as well as the day to day administration of the organization’s diverse group of real estate holdings.

“I am honored to have been selected to serve in this capacity for the K-VA-T organization and to be able to continue to represent a company that is committed, in so many positive ways, to every community in which it locates.  I look forward to this opportunity to provide ongoing support, from a real estate perspective, to the company’s overall operational objectives.” 

Prior to joining the Food City team, Spangler served as a Development Officer for a large multifamily development company located in Charleston, SC, managing residential real estate development projects valued in excess of $40 million.

He also previously served as Development Manager for a commercial development firm based in Bristol VA, where he was responsible for the oversight of commercial development projects throughout the Southeastern United States.

Spangler has participated in various community/fundraising initiatives including the Muscular Dystrophy Association Lock Up Campaign & Read Across America.  He was inducted into The Business Journal’s prestigious 40 Under Forty class of 2013 for rising business professionals. 

Spangler is a 2002 graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, SC, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and a 2011 graduate of King College, obtaining a Master of Business Administration Degree, with a concentration in Finance.  He and his lovely, wife Beth currently reside in Bristol, VA.  They are the proud parents of one son, Bowen. 




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.