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Knoxville-Area Food & Beverage Companies Ranked by Number of Local Employees

Rank '19	'18	Company	Phone Website Sq. Ft. of Plant	Local employees FT/PT	Products	Parent company	Top local executive Year founded
1	1	Koch Foods 1620 Progress Parkway Morristown, TN 37813	423-586-5722 kochfoods.com 120,0001	1,000 1,000/NA	Poultry processors	Koch Foods Inc. Park Ridge, IL	David Wilds Complex manager 1999
2	2	Keurig Dr. Pepper2 1904 Fair Drive Knoxville, TN 37918	865-824-4600 keuriggreenmountain.com 334,000	900 NA/NA	Manufacturing and distribution of coffee products	JAB Holding Co. Luxembourg City Luxembourg	Mark Rogers Interim director of operations 2008
3	3	Monterey Mushrooms 19748 Highway 72 North Loudon, TN 37774	865-458-4611 montereymushrooms.com 350,000	550 NA/NA	Production and distribution of fresh mushroom products	Monterey Mushrooms Watsonville, CA	Dirk Cox Regional general manager 1977
4	5	Bush Brothers & Co.3 1016 E. Weisgarber Road Knoxville, TN 37909	865-588-7685 bushbeans.com NA	500 NA/NA	Manufacture of food products	Bush Brothers & Co. Knoxville, TN	Al Williams President, CEO NA
5	6	ConAgra Foods4 540 E. Broadway Newport, TN 37821	423-623-2333 conagrafoods.com NA	475 NA/NA	Beans, tomato products	ConAgra Brands Omaha, NE	Rick Lawson Plant manager 1983
6	7	Custom Foods of America3 3600 Pleasant Ridge Road Knoxville, TN 37921	865-525-0401 customfoods.net NA	400 NA/NA	Custom manufacturer of soups, sauces, side dishes	NA NA	Graham Hunter President 1982
7	8	Knoxville Coca-Cola Bottling Co.3 807 N. 21st St. Knoxville, TN 37921	865-546-6020 cokeconsolidated.com 300,000	382 NA/NA	Coca-Cola brand beverages	Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Charlotte, NC	Grey Brewington Director, retail sales 1967
8	10	Pepsi Beverages Co.3 3501 Middlebrook Pike Knoxville, TN 37921	865-523-9145 pepsi.com 80,000	353 NA/NA	Soft drinks, water, juice, teas, energy drinks, Gatorade, Muscle Milk	Pepsico Purchase, NY USA	Calvin Breeden Territory sales manager NA
9	9	Mayfield Dairy Farms5 806 E. Madison Ave. Athens, TN 37303	423-745-2151 mayfielddairy.com NA	3536 NA/NA	Dairy products	Dean Foods Dallas, TX	C. Scott Mayfield Jr. President 1950
10	4	Rich Products Corp.3 5701 Commerce Blvd. Morristown, TN 37814	423-587-4400 richs.com NA	336 NA/NA	Frozen cakes and muffins	Rich Products Corp. Buffalo, NY	Scott Kington Plant manager 1992
11	13	Tate & Lyle 198 Blair Bend Drive Loudon, TN 37774	865-458-5681 tateandlyle.com NA7	331 331/0	Corn syrup, sweeteners, ethanol, BioPDO, and co-products	Tate & Lyle PLC London UK	Ed Hammann Plant manager NA
12	11	Ole Smoky Distillery5 903 Parkway, Ste. 1298 Gatlinburg, TN 37738	865-436-6995 olesmoky.com 25,7181	300 NA/NA	Tennessee's first legal moonshine distillery	NA NA	Joe Baker Cory Cottongim Founders 2010
13	12	Campos Foods5 241 Elkins Road Caryville, TN 37714	423-562-8471 lopezfoods.com 85,000	285 NA/NA	Fully-cooked frozen meats	George's Inc. Springdale, AR	Jeffrey Reid Plant superintendent 1980
14	15	Flowers Baking Co. of Knoxville3 3100 NW Park Drive Knoxville, TN 37921	865-362-7530 flowersfoods.com 233,000	269 NA/NA	Breads, rolls, snack cakes	Flowers Foods Thomasville, GA	Jess Maggard President 2014
15	14	House of Thaller3 1600 Harris Road Knoxville, TN 37924	865-689-5893 houseofthaller.com 85,000	187 NA/NA	Ready to eat salads, sandwich spreads, cheese spreads, seafood salads and dips, hummus	NA NA	John Thaller President 1964
16	17	Reily Foods Co. (JFG Coffee) 3434 Mynatt Ave. Knoxville, TN 37919	865-546-2120 reilyproducts.com 400,000	175 175/NA	Manufacturer of tea, coffee, mayonnaise, salad dressing, cake flour, gourmet sauces, seasonings, instant coffee	Reily Foods Co. New Orleans, LA USA	Scott Watson Plant Manager 1918
17	16	Wampler's Farm Sausage Co. 781 Highway 70 W Lenoir City, TN 37771	865-986-2056 wamplersfarm.com 70,000	152 NA/NA	Natural, no antibiotics, omega-3 sausages; patties, links, brats, Italian, Polish, chorizo, pork loins/chops/ribs	NA NA	Ted Wampler Jr. President, COO 1937
18	18	Family Brands International3 1001 Elm Hill Road Lenoir City, TN 37771	865-986-8005 fbico.com 100,000	133 NA/NA	Cades Cove BBQ, Elm Hill Meats (bologna, hot dogs, bacon), Houser's Chili	NA NA	Harry Wampler President, CEO 19659
19	NR	Travis Meats/Travisco 7210 Clinton Highway Powell, TN 37849	865-938-9051 travismeats.com 100,000	120 120/NA	Frozen, portion-controlled beef, pork, veal	NA NA	Dale Travis President 1935
20	NR	Broadacre Dairy 3100 Staffordshire Blvd. Powell, TN 37849	865-938-2042 weigels.com 20,000	23 23/NA	Weigel's milk and nondairy beverages	Weigel Stores3 Powell, TN	Douglas Rouch Manager 1935

1 Two locations; 2 Source declined to participate. Information from 2019 survey; 3 Source declined to participate. Information from the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce; 4 Source declined to participate. Information from Cocke County Partnership 2018 survey; 5 Source declined to participate. Information from 2018 survey; 6 Asheville and Knoxville locations; 7 Operations cover 192 acres; 8 Also 131 The Island Drive, Pigeon Forge, 37863; 9 Founded as Elm Hill Meats
Source: Individual company representatives, individual company websites. Knoxville-area includes Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Sevier and Union counties. NA=not applicable or not available. This list and other Knoxville-area market data are available as Excel spreadsheets at www.knoxvillebookoflists.com. If you notice an error or omission, please contact Hayley Choy at 865-342-6494 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.

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