Steve C. Smith is President/Chief Executive Office at K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. d/b/a Food City.

Raised in Grundy, VA, Smith earned a bachelor’s in business administration from James Madison University. Throughout his 44 years of employment with Food City, he has served in numerous key positions, before assuming his current position of president and chief executive officer.

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. operates 144 retail locations, trading under the Food City, Cooke’s/Fresh n’ Low, and Super Dollar banners, including 119 pharmacies, 116 fuel/convenience stores, and 4 wine & spirits stores throughout Southwest Virginia, Southeast Kentucky, East Tennessee, North Georgia, and Alabama.  The company also operates 7 Curt’s Ace Hardware stores.

Smith has served on the boards of Wellmont Health Care Systems, Bristol Chamber of Commerce, Weis Supermarkets, and GO Virginia. He served as campaign chair for United Way of Southwest Virginia from 2000-2002 and 2006-2007, as well as board chair for Topco Associates, LLC, and FMI – The Food Industry Association. He is a member of National Grocers Association and currently serves as a Special Advisor to Governor Youngkin’s Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates, is a member of the James Madison University Board of Visitors, Mountain Mission School Board of Directors, Vice Chairman of Topco Associates, LLC Board of Directors, and serves on several committees for FMI – The Food Industry Association.

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