Earlier today, company officials broke ground on the new Food City, which will be located at 7200 U.S. Hwy. 431 in Albertville.  The 54,000+ square foot supermarket is expected to open early spring 2021.  

“We are extremely excited to be expanding our operations into the Alabama market area and look forward to joining the Albertville retail community.  For the past five years, we’ve been very proud to serve the greater Chattanooga market, which includes several stores in northern Georgia.  We’ve very excited to open our first location in Alabama and we’re sure they’ll be many more to come,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer.

The new location will include an in-store bakery/deli, complete with a hot food bar, large 40+ café seating area, fireplace, hickory smoker, pizza oven, fresh food bar offering a variety of soup, salad and fruit selections and full-service catering and event planning options.  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 and produce departments will offer a complete 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 check-out lanes and seven self-checkouts.  For added convenience, the store will also include a Food City Pharmacy, equipped with a private consultation room and walk-up window, Food City Gas n’ Go fuel center and GoCart curbside pick-up.  The location will also feature a Starbucks café, offering a wide assortment of blended hot and cold coffees and beverages, as well as an assortment of tasty breakfast sandwiches and pastries.  

Several award-winning energy saving concepts will also be included, 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.

“We look forward to serving the residents of Albertville and the surrounding area.  Our valued customers can expect to find a wide variety of top-quality products at the lowest possible prices, exceptional customer service, and some exciting conveniences and services,” adds Smith.

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 133 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, Chattanooga, north Georgia – and soon to be north Alabama.