| 1 | | United Parcel Service (UPS)
500 Callahan Drive
Knoxville, TN 37912
| 800-742-5877
ups.com
Knox
| 1,450
NA
| All
| NA
Atlanta, Ga.
| Ken Harms
Charlene Thomas
Scott Nicley
Tim Long
President, Mid South district
President, Mid South district
Division manager
HR Director
1967
|
| 2 | 3 | Keurig Green Mountain
1904 Fair Drive
Knoxville, TN 37918
| 865-824-4600
keuriggreenmountain.com
Knox
| 950
355,000
| Food and beverage
| Keurig Green Mountain
Waterbury, Vt.
| Mike Brennan
Director of operations
2008
|
| 3 | 4 | FedEx (Express, Freight and Ground)
3610 Hacks Cross Road
Memphis, TN 38125
| 865-546-0294
fedex.com
Knox
| 745
208,000
| All
| NA
Memphis, Tenn.
| Steve Clemmer
James Kibodeaux
District manager, Smoky Mountain district
Senior manager
1998
|
| 4 | | DeRoyal Industries
200 DeBusk Lane
Powell, TN 37849
| 865-938-7828
deroyal.com
Knox
| 726
NA
| Health care
| NA
NA
| Pete DeBusk
Chairman
1973
|
| 5 | 5 | Monterey Mushrooms
19748 Highway 72 North
Loudon, TN 37774
| 865-458-4611
montereymushrooms.com
Loudon
| 585
350,000
| Retail, food service
| NA
Watsonville, Calif.
| Dirk Cox
Regional general manager
1977
|
| 6 | 7 | CVS Pharmacy Distribution Center
10008 Parkside Drive
Knoxville, TN 37922
| 865-670-1758
cvs.com
Knox
| 500
442,000
| Retail pharmacy
| NA
Woonsocket, R.I.
| James Collins
Director
1967
|
| 7 | 8 | Melaleuca
5301 N. National Drive
Knoxville, TN 37914
| 865-523-6600
melaleuca.com
Knox
| 392
397,000
| Personal care, household cleaning, wellness products
| NA
Idaho Falls, Idaho
| Teri Williams
Vice president, East Coast operations
1985
|
| 8 | 6 | Knoxville Coca-Cola Distribution Center
2200 Leslie Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37921
| 865-546-6020
cokeconsolidated.com
Knox
| 380
300,000
| Beverage
| Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Charlotte, NC
| Paul Blackstock
Dave Shelek
Distribution center manager
Market unit VP, sales
NA
|
| 9 | 10 | Pepsi Beverages Co.
2708 Federal Road
Knoxville, TN 37914
| 865-524-0337
pepsico.com
Knox
| 356
NA
| Beverage
| PepsiCo
Purchase, NY
| James Eason
Kraig Kaiser
Plant directors
NA
|
| 10 | NR | Custom Foods of America
3600 Pleasant Ridge Road
Knoxville, TN 37921
| 865-240-0007
customfoods.net
Knox
| 350
NA
| Restaurants, food service
| NA
Knoxville
| Graham Hunter
President
1982
|
| 10 | 11 | House-Hasson Hardware Co.
3125 Water Plant Road
Knoxville, TN 37914
| 865-525-0471
househasson.com
Knox
| 350
400,000
| Hardware distribution
| NA
Knoxville
| Don Hasson
President
1906
|
| 12 | 9 | American Book Co.
403 E. Old Andrew Johnson Highway
Jefferson City, TN 37760
| 865-262-0204
americanbookco.com
Jefferson
| 310
900,000
| Distributor of closeout, remainder books to bookstores, supermarkets, book fairs
| NA
Knoxville
| Patrick O'Connor
President
1997
|
| 13 | 12 | The H.T. Hackney Co.
2500 Buttermilk Road W.
Lenoir City, TN 37771
| 865-717-6800
hthackney.com
Roane
| 250
350,000
| Grocery and convenience stores, food service
| NA
Knoxville
| William B. Sansom
Chairman
1891
|
| 14 | 13 | Sysco Knoxville
900 Tennessee Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37921
| 865-545-5600
syscoknoxville.com
Knox
| 215
353,000
| Food service
| Sysco Foods
Houston, Texas
| Lisa Healy
President
2008
|
| 15 | NR | Kelsan
5109 National Drive
Knoxville, TN 37919
| 865-525-7132
kelsan.biz
Knox
| 201
185,000
| Janitorial, shipping, packaging, facility supplies & equipment
| Keller Group
Knoxville
| Ken Bodie
President
1950
|
| 16 | 16T | Cherokee Distributing Co.
200 Miller Main Circle
Knoxville, TN 37919
| 865-588-7641
cherokeedistributing.com
Knox
| 200
120,000
| Wholesale beer distribution
| NA
Knoxville, TN
| George B. Sampson
President
1958
|
| 17 | 15 | Albahealth
425 N. Gateway Ave., P.O. Box 128
Rockwood, TN 37854
| 865-354-0410
encompassgroup.net
Roane
| 165
360,000
| Health care
| Encompass Group
McDonough, Ga.
| Bill Ott
Marty Davidson
President
VP, GM
1996
|
| 18 | 16T | Performance Foodservice
5262 Air Park Blvd.
Morristown, TN 37813
| 423-318-8700
pfghale.com
Hamblen
| 130
110,000
| Food service
| NA
Richmond, Va.
| Doug Burley
Executive vice president
1925
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