K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. is the corporate name of a supermarket chain operating in three states under the name Food City. This privately held, family-owned company has grown over the years by expansion and acquisition. With 12 units in southeastern Kentucky, 22 units in southwest Virginia and 60 units in northeast Tennessee, K-VA-T is an acronym of its trade area: Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee. The 94-store chain serves a current trade area population of over 2.5 million people and over 980,000 households. The company also operates four Super Dollar Discount Foods limited assortment locations in Wytheville, Abingdon and Hillsville, Virginia as well as Prestonsburg, KY.
The Food City banner dates back to 1918 and a store opened in Greeneville, TN but K-VA-T Food Stores real beginning was in 1955 when Jack C. Smith (chairman of the board), his father Curtis, cousin Ernest and uncle Earl opened their first store in Grundy, VA. Since that time, Food City has grown in leaps by acquisitions of several Piggly Wiggly operations in Southwest VA and Eastern KY, along with Quality Foods/Food City, White Stores, Winn Dixie and BI-LO units in east Tennessee. The company has also grown steadily by expansion into new areas, filling in gaps in the trade area with new units and always remodeling and replacing current units to stay on the cutting edge of grocery technology, product selection and consumer demand.
K-VA-T Food Stores follows national marketing trends. "In the last five or six years," Steve Smith, President and CEO said, "we have branched out into the pharmacy and fuel businesses." The company has 68 pharmacies and 50 fuel stations.
K-VA-T Food Stores owns and operates the 900,000+ square-foot Food City Distribution Center, located in Abingdon, VA. The company also offers customers private label choices under the labels "Food City", "Food Club", "Paws", "Valu Time", "Full Circle", "Top Care", "World Classic", "Academix", "Domestix", "Electrix" and "Easy Clix" through its participation in the Topco cooperative. A subsidiary arm of K-VA-T Food Stores, Misty Mountain Spring Water, L.L.C., bottles spring water for sale (over sixteen million gallons in 2005) in Food City stores and under private label for other customers.
This is one of the new Food City Stores built about two years ago. After it moved from across U.S. 23 from Ridgeview Shopping Center.
Here's a picture of a Food City Sign located in Pigeon Forge tennessee.
The inside of a Food City getting ready for it's grand opening in Kingsport, Tennesse.The new Food City store covers almost 55,000 square feet and boasts features such as a community meeting room, demonstration kitchen and clinic. It opened in Crownpointe Shopping Center. This store is the largest Food City has ever built, they have expanded some and made them bigger, but this one is the largest they have built.
Food City in Tennessee.
Food City is a big sponsor of the Nascar Bristol Race. They have Food City Race night. Which they give away all kinds of goodies.
I seen some of their ads, and they are very competive priced.
Hope to see them contiune to expand. Any new Food City's opening soon??
Banner of the Food City 250 sponsored race from
the former Bush Series.
Banner from 2007 Nascar Nextel Series at Bristol Raceway in Bristol tennessee.
not sure where this one was located.
Logo at Food City raceway
This building which houses Welcome Home Furnishings in Christiansburg, Virginia will be torn down to make room for a New Food City.
(Friday, February 17, 2006)
Food City Announces Plans to Acquire Knoxville Area BI-LO Supermarkets
ABINGDON, VA – Today Food City announced their intent to purchase eight BI-LO Supermarkets in Knoxville, Oak Ridge and Maryville, TN. The locations include:
Knoxville:
130 N. Forest Park Blvd.
4580 Chapman Highway
4326 East Broadway
284 Morrell Road
Farragut:
11130 Kingston Pike
Maryville:
2135 East Broadway
1715 West Broadway
Oak Ridge:
1199 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Food City in South Williamson, Kentucky right across the Tug River is Williamson West Virginia.
ValuCard shoppers will have two ways to earn fuel/pharmacy bucks. For every $10 in Food City store brand purchases (which include the Food City, Food Club, Full Circle, Paws, ValuTime, Top Care, Academix, Domestix, Electrix, Easy Clix, World Classics and Dining-In family of products) in a single shopping trip, shoppers will receive a $1 fuel/pharmacy buck. On top of that, shoppers will also receive a bonus $1 fuel/pharmacy buck each time they purchase one of several bonus items, which will rotate on a weekly basis. Bonus items will be identified in Food City's weekly newspaper insert.
Food City Adds 16 New Volvo Tractors to their Fleet.
ABINGDON, VA (Tuesday, April 5, 2005) – Food City recently announced plans to add 16 new Volvo tractors to their distribution fleet. The purchase marks the single largest truck acquisition in the company's history.
a copy of Food City's A apple for the students. Helps schools to get new equipment.
Food City closed in 2000 in Norton Plaza in Norton, Virginia. This was once a Piggly Wiggly one of the 11 Food City bought from the Kennedy Piggly Wiggly. Food City decided to close due to lack of business. They have another store in Wise, Va which is just about two miles away, I guess that was one of the reasons for closing it didn't get a lot of business. It is now home to the New Norton Cinema which just opened in May. I will try to get a new picture.
This Food City is located in Pigeon Forge Tennessee near Dollwood and the Great Smoky Mountains this store offers Bakery
Floral
Salad Bar
Health Care
Groceries
Greeting Cards
ATM
Rug Doctor Rental
Specialty Chinese
Dry Ice
Fruit Baskets
Seafood Trays
Meats!
Magazines
Deli
Hot Foods Bar
Produce
Beauty Car
Beer
Money Orders
Propane Gas Exchange Sales
Specialty Foods
Postage Stamps
Deli Trays
Gift Cards
Dairy
Picnic Supplies
And MORE!
Located in West part of Town this Food City was built in the early 1990's didn't have a gas & go until a few years ago.
Here's a Food City located in Harlan, Kentucky.
A really nice Food City in Eastern Tennessee. If anybody knows for sure the location please let me know.
New Food City planned for Fairfield Glade
Fairfield Glade will soon welcome a new neighbor to their retail community. Food City recently announced plans to build a 44,000 square foot superstore on Peavine Road and Towne Centre Drive. The new site is expected to open in spring of 2008.
"We have certainly enjoyed serving the Crossville area residents through our existing location and we're very excited to be bringing a new state-of-the-art Food City to Fairfield Glade," said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer.
Plans for the new store include: bakery/deli, complete with a hot food bar and sit-down café; Food City floral boutique, offering a large assortment of fresh-cut floral arrangements, bouquets, gift items and staffed with a floral designer seven days/week; video department, stocked with the latest releases and classic favorites. Full service seafood and meat departments, with in-house meat cutters on staff to hand cut steaks and fresh meat to order will be available, in addition to a wide variety of pre-marinated and seasoned oven-ready products and a complete selection of top quality meats that are all-natural with no solutions added, including certified Angus beef. Expanded meat, grocery, frozen food, produce and health and beauty care departments will be included as well.
The location will also offer the added convenience of a Food City Pharmacy, where a registered pharmacist will be on hand to meet prescription needs and answer health related questions. And, customers can stop by the Food City Gas N' Go for top quality gasoline at highly competitive prices.
ABINGDON, VA (Monday, June 2, 2008) – Food City officials recently announced plans to construct a new 46,000 square foot facility just off S. Charles G. Seviers Blvd. and Hicks Circle in Clinton, TN. The location, which will serve as a replacement for their existing unit, is scheduled to open this fall.
"We have certainly enjoyed serving the Clinton and surrounding residents throughout the years and we're very excited to be bringing a new state-of-the-art Food City to the area," said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer. "Our existing location will close immediately preceding the new store opening. We anticipate hiring around 75 new associates, and of course our current team will be transferred to the new store as well.
Plans for the new Food City include: Bakery/Deli, complete with a Hot Food Bar and Sit-Down Café; Food City Floral Boutique, offering a large assortment of fresh-cut floral arrangements, bouquets, gift items and staffed with a floral designer 7 days/week; Video department, stocked with the latest releases and classic favorites. Full service Seafood and Meat Departments, with in-house meat cutters on staff to hand cut steaks and fresh meat to order will be available. A wide variety of pre-marinated and seasoned oven ready products, in addition to a complete selection of top quality meats that are all-natural with no solutions added and Certified Angus Beef will be offered. Expanded Grocery, Frozen Food, Produce and Health & Beauty Care departments will be included, as well as an in-store bank. The location will also offer the added convenience of a Food City Pharmacy, where a registered pharmacist will be on hand to meet prescription needs and answer health related questions.
check out this nice Food City sign in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Food City located at Silver Lake Road. Church Hill is a few miles west of Kingsport, Tennessee.
Food City located in the Marty Shopping Center in Coeburn Va right off from Alt Hwy 58. This location served as a Piggly Wiggly. Food City bought out Piggly Wiggly in 1998. This was one of the 11 Food City bought from the Kennedy Piggl Wiggly. The Pig's main office was located right across the road. I figured by now Food City would have already built a new store, because they have most of the other locations they got from Piggly Wiggly. This location doesn't have a gas and go like all the other locations.
A former Winn Dixie Marketplace on Cassidy Blvd. Had been closed for several years, and Food City closed their smaller locations on Mayo Trail and Towne Mountain Rd and moved employess here on Cassidy Blvd and the new Food City that opened on the other in of town. This building was originial gray and food City painted it and opened Gas n Go at the rear of the parking lot.
A Food City in Knoxville, Tennessee, this is a former Bi Lo locatin bought out by Food City.
Food City located at Triplett Mill
N. Beaverdam Avenue
Food City located in Blountville just minutes from the Bristol Motor Speedway. Located on the old Cox Farms.
This Food City is located in the heart of the Smoky Mountains.
Here's a Food City in Clintwood, Va. This was one of the Kennedy's Piggly Wiggly, that Food City bought out. The first Kennedy's Piggly Wiggly was opened in Clintwood, Va.
A side view of Food City in Clintwood
Located on the location where the old Kern's Bakery was located. The shopping center is named Old Bakery Shopping Center.
When is the new Food City opening in Clinton TN??
ValuCare is owned and managed by Blue Ridge Medical Management Corporation, a proud member of the Mountain States Health Alliance family. We have partnered with Food City to provide quick, convenient, and affordable care for common minor injuries and illnesses. We are available when your regular health care provider might not be and you don't require emergency room care. Our clinics are located beside the Food City Pharmacy at the front of the store.
http://www.brmmc.net/body_BRPG_practice.cfm?id=32
Located at Squirewood Village US-70 & US-92. 46,122 square foot
Shelves are stocked in preparation for the October 15th opening of the new Food City in Rogersville, TN. The unit serves as a replacement for Food City's former East Main Street location which closed earlier this year to make way for construction of the new store. Customers will get their first look at the 46,000+ square foot facility when the doors open Wednesday morning. As their 100th store opening, the event marks a very special milestone in the company's history.
"As you can imagine, we are very excited about the opening of our 100th store and would like to express our gratitude for the loyalty and support of our customers and associates, without whom this feat would not be possible," said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer. "Our company was founded on the simple principle of running the best store in town – a tradition that still applies today."
In celebration of the much anticipated opening, company officials ordered the construction of a steel support beam, bearing a plaque commemorating their 100th store. The structure was transported to every Food City location, giving the over 12,000 associates an opportunity to sign the beam, which was mounted in the foyer of the new Rogersville store.
"We wanted to select a memorial befitting of the occasion and are especially pleased that our associates were able to participate in commemorating this special event in our company's history," added Smith.
The Food City banner dates back to 1918 with the opening of a store in Greeneville, TN, but Food City's parent company, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. really began with the opening of an 8,800 square foot (then Piggly Wiggly) unit by the Smith family in Grundy, Virginia on November 17, 1955. K-VA-T later acquired Quality Foods, a 19 store chain in 1984 and adopted the Food City name, followed by the acquisition of 37 White Stores in 1989, 11 Kennedy Piggly Wiggly locations in 1998, 7 Winn-Dixie stores in 1999 and 8 BI-LO units in 2006. K-VA-T has its own 1.1 million square foot distribution center located in Abingdon, Virginia, in addition to Misty Mountain Spring Water, L.L.C., a K-VA-T owned subsidiary. Misty Mountain bottles over 16 million gallons of spring water for sale in Food City and other retail locations.
The company has a rich history in Rogersville, dating back to 1948 when they opened their first Rogersville location, a Super Dollar. The store was the fifth in the Super Dollar chain. In 1973, the Super Dollar chain began the conversion to the Food City banner.
The new Rogersville store includes the addition of approximately 13,850 square feet and full service Seafood and Meat Departments, staffed with in-house meat cutters to hand cut steaks and fresh meat to order. A wide variety of pre-marinated and seasoned oven ready products, in addition to a complete selection of top quality meats that are all-natural with no solutions added and Certified Angus Beef are also available. Expanded Grocery, Frozen Food, Produce and Health & Beauty Care departments offer a much wider variety and selection.
For added convenience, customers can visit the Food City Pharmacy, where a registered pharmacist will be on hand to meet prescription needs and answer health related questions. Customers can continue to enjoy the services of the Floral Boutique for an assortment of fresh-cut floral and gift items, Video department stocking the latest releases and classic favorites, Bakery/Deli complete with a Hot Food Bar and Sit-Down Café and Food City Gas N' Go, providing top quality gasoline at highly competitive prices.
"I'm very excited about the new store and the additional services it will provide our customers," said district manager and long time Rogersville resident, Rick Bishop. "The larger departments will allow for enhanced variety and selection and greater ease maneuvering through the store," added Bishop. "I would like to personally thank all of our customers for their patience and understanding during the construction process. I feel sure they will agree that this magnificent new state-of-the-art facility was well worth the wait.
Customers will be able to move quickly through the 7 traditional checkouts and one express lane. The store is also equipped with four self-checkouts, allowing customers to scan their items and pay for their purchases unaided, should they wish to do so. To complete the package, the location has been outfitted with an attractive new interior design concept, including open ceiling, department coordinated floor tiling, large department signage and a new store-wide color scheme.
Now headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T operates 92 Food City supermarkets throughout the tri-state regions of Southeast Kentucky, Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee, in addition to eight Super Dollar Discount Foods limited assortment locations in Wytheville, Abingdon, Hillsville, Christiansburg and Rose Hill, Virginia, Pikeville and Prestonsburg, Kentucky and Asheville Highway in Knoxville, Tennessee.
K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. ranked 40th on the latest (2008) Progressive Grocer's list of America's 50 Largest Supermarket Chains, 55th on Supermarket News "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" (January, 2008) with over 1.6 billion dollars in sales and 269th on Forbes Magazine's "List of the largest privately-held companies in 2007".
Does anybody know what this Food City use to be, I know that Food City bought out some Winn Dixie's and Bi Lo's down in the Knoxville, tennessee area. This building doesn't look like a Bi Lo. If you have any information please let me know.
this Food City is located at Twin Lakes Square Lenior City, Tennessee.
This Food City is located at 2135 E. Broadway Ave in Maryville, Tennessee. This was a former Bi Lo Supermarket. Food City bought several of the Bi Lo's in the Knoxville area.
This Food City Superstore opened June 6 2003 at 2120 S. Roan St in Johnson City. In 2003 the 43,000-square-foot superstore is described by company officials as the most modern grocery in the Tri-Cities region.
This building use was home to Piggly Wiggly and later became a Food City. It was one of the Kennedy Piggly Wiggly's that Food City bought in the 1990's. Piggly Wiggly had already purchased land for a new location before Food City bought them out. After Food City bought out the Pig, they went ahead and built a New Food City.
This is the Food City I was talking about above, Piggly Wiggly had purchased the land and was planing to build a new store and after Kennedy's sold their piggly wiggly's Food City went ahead and built a new store. This store is about 10 years old.
This is where The Food City started in the town of Grundy, Virginia by Jack Smith but back 50 years ago the stroes was known as Piggly Wiggly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBbSv_xOv_k
Built in 1999 this Food City is located in White Pines, Tennesse.
This was one of the 11 Piggly Wiggly that Food City purchased in 1998. Piggly Wiggly had done a major remolding an explansion at this location. Located in
the River Bend Shopping Center.
Upclose look
This Food City doesn't reflect any of the Food City's. This store was built about five years ago. It has a corner enterance. The store was built right beside of the old store. The old store was one of the Piggly Wiggly's that Food City purchased in 1998. Food City was built on site of a former Magic Mart Department store.
Closer Look
Food City entered the Knoxville, Tennessee area by purchasing a few former Winn - Dixie Marketplace and Bi Lo Foods. This is a former Winn Dixie now Food City. Building was completely remolded right down to the shell of the building with a complete renovations.
Located at the Five Rivers Plaza.
Former Food City location in the Downtown West Shopping Center. In Downtown West Village. Food City left store vacant when they moved to a bigger new store.
In 1989, Food City purchased the 43-store White Stores chain based out of Knoxville, TN, more than doubling the size of the company.
Whites Stores was founded in 1922 in Knoxville, Tennessee by Frank McDonald began as a chain of 14 stores and grew to over 70 stores. White Stores began developing shopping centers in the mid 1950s and continued the development of centers until the sale of the grocery operation in 1989 to Food City stores based in Virginia. After the sale of the grocery operation, White Stores, Inc. Kept on in the real estate business. Since Food City has purchased White's Stores in 1989, they have started moving out of some of the older store building thier own free stand stores. Here's a few pictures of the old White stores that became Food City and are now vacant.
Photos come form WHites Reality website.
This former Food City which is now Vacant after Food City moved to a brand new 43,000 sq ft free standing building. This was onces a Whites Store. It located on 4221Chapman Highway in the Chapman Shopping Center. Here's an arieal view of the building.
A closer look of the former Food City & Former Whites Store. at Champman Hwy.
Vacant Food City that once was a Whites Store located in Jamestown, Tennessee at 471 Main Street North. Food City has moved into a brand new bulding.
Food City left vacant after moving to their new building right down the road. This was also a former Whites Store. Located at 902 Decatur Pike, Athens Shopping Center. Athens Tennessee
This Food City location is 7202 Maynardville Pike, Knoxville
This old Food City
This is a former Food City in Weber City, Virginia which borders Kingsport Tennessee City limits. This is actually Food City second's location over the years in Weber City. It was orginial located down the road not even a half of mile. They stayed at this location for about 20 years then they built a new one about a mile down the road on the other end of town with gas n go.
New Food City in Weber City, Virginia. This is Food City's third location in the town of Weber City. Been here
for about 10 years.
This Food City is located in the hometown of Food City of Abingdon, Virginia.
Food City sign.
This old Winn Dixie is now a Food City. One of the eight Winn Dixie Food City purchase a few years ago.
This Food City is located on Euclid Avenue in the Euclid Shopping Center, in Bristol, Virginia.
This Food City is located on Western Avenue.
This Food City is located on Kingston Pike.
Located on the main drag when you first enter Middlesboro.
This is one of the many Knoxville area Food City this one is located in a fomer Bi Lo Supermarket building on Topeka Avenue.
This Food City is located on Cooper St, Maryville, TN
Located in the Eastern Plaza.
This Food City is located on Cumberland Street.
Located in Harlan, Kentucky right off the main road of Hwy 421.
Located in the Colonial Heights section of Kingsport, Tennesse on Fort Henry Drive.
A new Food City opened a few months ago.
Food City in a former Winn Dixie Marketplace in Clinton shopping center in Knoxville. Food City bought several Winn Dixie's & BI Lo Supermarket in that area and converted them to Food City.
A brand new Food City located at 4800 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN
This is an old Food city building located in Volunteer Plaza on Volunteer parkway about 5 miles from the Bristol Motor Speedway. This Food City was located in a shopping center with a former Ames. Food City moved across the parkway to a location where K mart and Kroger's once stood. Kmart was torn down and a new Food City was built.
The photo of the Food City in Galax, VA on page one posted by wiseguy93 was taken from my flickr page.
sorry didn't mean anything by it, What is your flickr name and I'll give you credit Sorry!!!!