K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. is the corporate name of a supermarket chain operating in three states under the name Food City. This privately held, family-owned company has grown over the years by expansion and acquisition. With 11 units in southeastern Kentucky, 22 units in southwest Virginia and 54 units in northeast Tennessee, K-VA-T is an acronym of its trade area: Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee. The 87-store chain serves a current trade area population of over 2.5 million people and over 980,000 households.