Food City opens new store in Cartersville, Georgia, Wednesday

Food City will open its new location at 1914 Joe Frank Harris Parkway SE in Bartow County, Georgia, on Wednesday, the Abingdon, Virginia-based grocer said Thursday. This is the grocer’s first location in Cartersville, Georgia, and it will employ over 250 associates.

“We are excited to be joining the Bartow County retail community and look forward to serving the residents of Cartersville and Bartow County,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and CEO, in a statement. “We’re pleased to have hired over 250 associates, the vast majority of which have come from the local community.” 

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 with in-house butchers. 

Looking to expand its grocery selection, the frozen food and produce departments will go “well beyond the normal fare with a huge selection of gourmet, international and specialty items,” Food City said in a statement. 

A floral boutique, pharmacy, a wine-tasting station, 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.

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