Earlier today, company officials broke ground on the new Food City in Pulaski, VA. The 54,600+ sq. ft. supermarket will be located on East Main Street and will serve as a replacement for the company’s existing location.  The store is expected to open early next year.   

“We have served the residents of Pulaski and the surrounding county for the past 24 years, and we are excited to have the opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art Food City to better serve our loyal customers,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer.

The new store will include an in-store bakery and deli, complete with a large 38 café seating area, fireplace, hot food bar, fresh sushi, Asian Wok, hickory wood smoker, brick pizza oven, and fresh food bar offering a variety of soup, salad and fruit selections. Full-service meat and seafood departments will offer pre-marinated/seasoned oven ready products and a complete selection of top-quality meats, including Certified Angus Beef. In-house butchers will hand cut steaks and fresh meat to order. Expanded grocery and produce departments will offer a complete selection of gourmet, specialty, and vegan 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, Food City Gas n’ Go with diesel fuel, GoCart curbside pick-up, home delivery, and Doordash for customers wishing to shop on-line.  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. 

“Our customers can expect to find the same smiling faces, exceptional customer service and top-quality products, with expanded variety/selection and some exciting new services,” says Smith. 

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 150 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, north Georgia, and Alabama.