Food City breaks ground on new 'state-of-the-art supermarket' in Tennessee

Abingdon, Virginia-based Food City broke ground on Wednesday on a new location at 514 Main Street in Kimball, Tennessee. The 49,000-square-foot supermarket is expected to open late summer, Food City said.

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

Looking to expand its grocery selection, the store will feature a floral boutique, pharmacy, wine tasting station, Starbucks Cafe and an off-site Food City Gas N’ Go. Food City's GoCart curbside pickup will be available as well, the grocer said.

The new location will include 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,” Food City said.

On Wednesday, the grocer will open its first location in Cartersville, Georgia, which will employ over 250 associates.

Food City parent K-VA-T Food Stores operates 148 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, north Georgia and Alabama.