ATHENS — It doesn’t get much better than this, according to Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks, as c ommunity leaders and Food City representatives broke ground Friday for a 57,000 square-foot store in Athens, marking the grocery chain’s continued expansion in Alabama.
The store, at the intersection of Lucas Ferry Road and Elm Street, will include a sit-down café, Asian wok, hearth and pizza ovens, fresh-rolled sushi, hand-cut meats and seafood, custom-cut produce, a pharmacy, fuel center, and a curated beer and wine selection.
Once completed, it will become the eighth Food City in Alabama. The Virginia-based grocer opened its first store in the state in 2021 in Albertville.
“We got kind of recruited to come to Alabama over in Albertville some four years or so ago ,” said Food City President Steve Smith. “And we just love doing business in Alabama…