Shelves are stocked in preparation for the much-anticipated April 6th opening of the new Food City in Cookeville, TN. Located on East 10th Street, the 54,100+ square foot supermarket is the retailer’s first location in Cookeville. 

“We are extremely excited to be joining the Cookeville retail community. We look forward to serving the residents of Cookeville and Putnam County,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer.

The location includes a full-service bakery and deli, featuring in-store fresh baked goods, hot foods and a large café seating area, fireplace, fresh sushi, hickory smoker, pizza oven, fresh food bar with a variety of soup, salad and fruit selections and full-service catering and event planning. Full-service meat and seafood departments offer pre-marinated and seasoned oven ready products, plus a complete selection of top-quality meats, including Certified Angus Beef. In-house butchers hand cut steaks and fresh meat to order. Expanded grocery and produce departments offer a complete selection of gourmet, international and specialty items. The Food City Floral Boutique is staffed with a designer seven days a week, offering a full assortment of fresh-cut floral arrangements, bouquets, gift items and more. Rapid checkout service is provided by six check-out lanes and seven self-checkouts. 

For added convenience, the location includes GoCart curbside pickup, a Starbucks café, offering a wide assortment of blended hot and cold coffees and beverages, Food City Pharmacy equipped with a drive-thru and consultation room, and Food City Gas N’ Go, featuring a large five pump station with diesel. Food City Fuel Bucks make saving money easier than ever. Earn 1 Fuel Buck for every dollar you spend, plus receive bonus Fuel Bucks on qualifying prescriptions and participating gift cards. For every 150 Fuel Bucks redeemed, save 15¢ per gallon at Food City Gas ’N Go.  In addition, every Wednesday, Food City Gas ‘N Go customers can also redeem 300 Fuel Bucks to receive 30¢ off per gallon of any grade fuel up to 20 gallons.  

The store is also equipped with 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 top quality products, exceptional customer service and competitive pricing, along with some exciting new features and conveniences,” says Smith.  “We’re pleased to have been able to hire a great group of associates thus far and we look forward to rounding out our team of around 200 associates, the vast majority of which have come from the local community.”

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 138 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, north Georgia, and Alabama.