Food City Breaks Ground in Cartersville, Ga.

Abingdon, Va.-based Food City broke ground on a new location at 1914 Joe Frank Harris Parkway SE in Bartow County, Ga., that is expected to open in late summer.    

The company said the 59,000-plus-square-foot retail supermarket will have an in-store bakery/deli, complete with an Asian wok, hot food bar, cafe seating area, deluxe salad bar, hickory wood smoker, stone hearth pizza oven and fresh sushi. 

Other features include a full-service meat and seafood department that will offer pre-marinated and seasoned oven-ready products, top-quality meats that are all-natural with no solutions added and Certified Angus Beef. In-house butchers will be available to hand cut steaks and fresh meat to order, the retailer said. 

Looking to expand its grocery selection, the company said the frozen food and produce departments will go “well beyond the normal fare with a huge selection of gourmet, international and specialty items.” A floral boutique, pharmacy, a wine tasting station, and Starbucks cafe, and an offsite Food City Gas N’ Go will also be included at this location, the company said. The company’s GoCart curbside pickup will be available as well.

“We are excited to be joining the Bartow County retail community. We look forward to constructing a state-of-the-art supermarket that will create quality jobs and tax revenue for the citizens of Bartow County,” said Steven Smith, Food City president and CEO, in a statement.

Local officials also echoed their enthusiasm for the new Georgia location. Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor said in a statement, “We are very pleased to partner with a great company like Food City and bring a much-needed new, first-class grocery store to central Bartow County. Food City is exactly the kind of quality company we work hard to attract.”

Food City said 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, as well as an open rafter ceiling design.”

“Our customers can expect to find exceptional customer service and top-quality products at the lowest possible prices, along with great variety/selection and some exciting new services,” Smith said. 

Food City parent K-VA-T Food Stores operates 138 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, north Georgia and Alabama.