K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc (Food City)

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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.

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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.

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Here's a picture of a Food City Sign located in Pigeon Forge tennessee.

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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.

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Food City in Tennessee.

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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.

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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??

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Banner of the Food City 250 sponsored race from
the former Bush Series.

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Banner from 2007 Nascar Nextel Series at Bristol Raceway in Bristol tennessee.

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not sure where this one was located.

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Logo at Food City raceway

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This building which houses Welcome Home Furnishings in  Christiansburg, Virginia will be torn down to make room for a New Food City.

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(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

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Food City in South Williamson, Kentucky right across the Tug River is Williamson West Virginia.

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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.

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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.

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a copy of Food City's A apple for the students. Helps schools to get new equipment.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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Here's a Food City located in Harlan, Kentucky.

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A really nice Food City in Eastern Tennessee. If anybody knows for sure the location please let me know.

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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.

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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.

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check out this nice Food City sign in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Food City located at Silver Lake Road. Church Hill is a few miles west of Kingsport, Tennessee.