The Food City Food Show will return to the Knoxville Convention Center on Friday, September 19th and Saturday, September 20th from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.  Food City is once again teaming with media partners Knoxville News Sentinel, Volunteer TV 8 and WIVK FM 107.7.  

“We would like to thank our customers, associates, media partners and celebrity chefs for making our Food City Food Show such a huge success.  We have an outstanding line-up planned for this year and I’m confident everyone will be pleased with the results,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer.

The Food City Food Show will feature live cooking demonstrations with celebrity chefs throughout the day, in addition to product sampling, tasty recipes and exclusive money-saving offers from over 150 food vendors.  

Advance tickets are on sale now at Knoxville area Food City locations for only $8.00.  Tickets will also be available at the event for $10.  Children 12 and under are admitted free of charge. 

Event proceeds will benefit the United Way of Greater Knoxville.  United Way of Greater Knoxville ‘brings together resources to improve the lives of people in our community by helping them achieve their potential for self-sufficiency.’  For more information on the Food City Food Show, visit the website at www.foodcity.com.  

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. (Food City’s parent company) operates 106 retail food outlets throughout the tri-state regions of Southeast Kentucky, Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee.