Food City broke ground on a new store at W. Broadway Blvd. in Jefferson City, Tennessee, that will replace a current location.
The 60,000‑plus‑square‑foot supermarket is expected to open next spring and will create about 75 new area jobs.
“We appreciate the support the residents of Jefferson City and Jefferson County have shown our company, and we’re excited to provide our loyal customers with a much‑needed new state‑of‑the‑art Food City to better serve their needs,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and CEO.
The new location will feature a number of premium services, including an in‑store bakery and deli with a hot food bar, a large café seating area with a fireplace, a fresh food bar offering soup, salad, and fruit selections, a cheese shop, a hickory wood smoker, a pizza oven and fresh sushi. Full‑service meat and seafood departments will offer top‑quality meats, including Certified Angus Beef, with in‑house butchers to hand‑cut steaks and fresh meat to order.
Expanded grocery, frozen food and produce departments will offer a large selection of specialty, gourmet and vegan items. The Food City Floral Boutique will be staffed with a designer seven days a week and offer fresh‑cut floral arrangements, bouquets, and gift items. Curbside pickup and home delivery will be available, and the store will also include a Food City Gas n’ Go, a Food City Pharmacy with a walk‑up window and a Starbucks cafe.
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 percent LED lighting.
“Our customers can expect to find the same top‑quality products, low prices, and friendly smiling faces they have come to expect from Food City, along with some exciting new services,” Smith said.
About Food City
Food City’s parent company, K‑VA‑T Food Stores, is headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, and operates 162 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, north Georgia, and Alabama.