Shelves are stocked in preparation of the much anticipated December 4th opening of the Food City in Calhoun, GA.  Located on Lover’s Lane, the 49,700+ square foot supermarket is the retailer’s first location in Calhoun.   

“While we operate a number of other locations in the area, we are certainly excited to join the Calhoun retail community and have the opportunity to serve it’s area residents,” says Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer. 

The location includes an in-store bakery/deli, complete with a hot food bar, large café seating area and pizzeria.  Full service meat and seafood departments 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 hand cut steaks and fresh meat to order.  Expanded grocery, frozen food and produce departments go well beyond the normal fare with a huge selection of gourmet, international and specialty items.  The Food City Floral Boutique is 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 is provided by six traditional check-out lanes and four self-check-outs. 

For added convenience, the store includes a Food City Pharmacy, equipped with a convenient drive-thru for greater ease in prescription services, Food City Gas N’ Go with a large five pump station, including diesel fuel and in-store Starbucks, offering a wide assortment of blended hot and cold coffees and beverages.  The location 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.

“Our customers will find exceptional customer service, top quality products and competitive pricing, along with a number of exciting new features and conveniences,” says Smith.

The new store will also offer GoCart curbside pick-up service.  Shop on-line at foodcity.com and pick-up your order when you arrive at the store or visit foodcitydelivers.com to take advantage of same-day service with Food City’s home delivery, powered by Instacart. 

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 131 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, Chattanooga and north Georgia.