Earlier today, company officials broke ground on the new Food City located on Georgetown Road in Cleveland, TN. The 50,200 square foot retail supermarket is expected to open early next year and will serve as a replacement for the existing Fresh n’ Low location on Candies Creek Lane.

“We’re excited to have the opportunity to construct a new state-of-the-art Food City to serve our loyal customers,” says Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer. “They can expect to find the same smiling faces, top quality products and low prices they have come to expect from Food City, along with some great new services and conveniences.” 

The location will include an in-store bakery and deli, complete with a hot food bar, large café seating area, fireplace, Asian wok, fresh food bar offering a variety of soup, salad and fruit selections, hickory wood smoker, brick pizza oven, and fresh sushi. Full-service meat and seafood departments will offer top-quality meats, including Certified Angus Beef and pre-marinated/seasoned oven ready products. In-house butchers will be available to hand cut steaks and fresh meat to order. Expanded grocery, frozen food and produce departments will go well beyond the normal fare with a huge selection of specialty, gourmet, and vegan items.  

The Food City Floral Boutique will be staffed with a designer seven days a week and offer a full assortment of fresh-cut floral arrangements, bouquets, gift items, and more. Rapid checkout service will be provided by five traditional check-out lanes and seven self-checkouts. GoCart curbside pick-up and home delivery will be available for customers wishing to shop on-line. The store will also include a Food City Pharmacy equipped with a drive-thru, Food City Gas N’ Go featuring top quality fuel/diesel, and a Starbucks cafe, offering a wide assortment of blended hot/cold coffees and beverages.  

The new location will also feature 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 enjoy the expanded variety/selection and exciting new conveniences and services the new store will offer,” 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.