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

Rank '17	'16	Company	Phone Website Sq. Ft. of Plant	Local employees FT/PT	Products	Parent company	Top local executive Year founded
1	1	Koch Foods1 1620 Progress Parkway Morristown, TN 37813	423-586-5722 kochfoods.com 120,0002	1,100 NA/NA	Poultry processors	Koch Foods Inc. Park Ridge, IL	David Wilds Complex manager 1999
2	2	Keurig Green Mountain3 1904 Fair Drive Knoxville, TN 37918	865-824-4600 keuriggreenmountain.com 334,000	726 NA/NA	Manufacture and distribution of coffee products	JAB Holding Co. Luxembourg City Luxembourg	Mike Brennan Director of operations 2008
3	5	Bush Brothers & Co.4 1016 E. Weisgarber Road Knoxville, TN 37909	865-588-7685 bushbeans.com NA	650 NA/NA	Manufacture of food products	NA NA	Drew Everett Tom Ferriter Chairman CEO, President 1908
4	4	Monterey Mushrooms 19748 Highway 72 North Loudon, TN 37774	865-458-4611 montereymushrooms.com 350,000	570 NA/NA	Production and distribution of fresh mushroom products	Monterey Mushrooms Watsonville, CA	Dirk Cox Regional general manager 1977
5	7	Rich Products Corp. 5701 Commerce Blvd. Morristown, TN 37814	423-587-4400 richs.com NA	525 NA/NA	Frozen cakes and muffins	Rich Products Corp. Buffalo, NY	Scott Kington Plant manager 1992
6	6	ConAgra Foods5 540 E. Broadway Newport, TN 37821	423-623-2333 conagrafoods.com NA	475 NA/NA	Beans, tomato products	ConAgra Foods Omaha, NE	Ron Holbrook Plant manager 1983
7	9	Custom Foods of America 3600 Pleasant Ridge Road Knoxville, TN 37921	865-240-0007 customfoods.net NA	400 NA/NA	Custom manufacturer of soups, sauces, side dishes	NA NA	Graham Hunter President 1982
8	3	Knoxville Coca-Cola Bottling Co. 807 N. 21st St. Knoxville, TN 37921	865-546-6020 NA 300,000	382 NA/NA	Coca-Cola brand beverages	Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Charlotte, NC	Grey Brewington Director, retail sales 1967
9	8	Pepsi Beverages Co.4 3501 Middlebrook Pike Knoxville, TN 37921	865-523-9145 pepsi.com 80,000	368 NA/NA	Soft drinks, water, juice, teas, energy drinks, Gatorade, Muscle Milk	Pepsico Purchase, NY USA	NA NA NA
10	10	Mayfield Dairy Farms 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
11	11	Flowers Baking Co. of Knoxville4 3100 NW Park Drive Knoxville, TN 37921	865-362-7530 flowersfoods.com 233,000	306 NA/NA	Breads, rolls, snack cakes	Flowers Foods Thomasville, GA	Jess Maggard President 2014
12	14	Ole Smoky Distillery 903 Parkway, Ste. 1297 Gatlinburg, TN 37738	865-436-6995 olesmoky.com 25,7182	300 143/157	Tennessee's first legal moonshine distillery	NA NA	Joe Baker Cory Cottongim Founders 2010
13	13	Tate & Lyle 198 Blair Bend Drive Loudon, TN 37774	865-458-5681 tateandlyle.com NA8	300 NA/NA	Corn syrup	Tate & Lyle London England	Gerry Schlueter Plant manager NA
14	12	Campos Foods9 241 Elkins Road Caryville, TN 37714	423-562-8471 lopezfoods.com 85,000	285 NA/NA	Fully-cooked frozen hamburger, pork, beef and turkey sausage patties, meatloaf, Salisbury steak, rib patties, and bone-in chicken	Lopez Foods Oklahoma City, OK	Jeffrey Reid Plant superintendent 1980
15	16	House of Thaller10 1600 Harris Road Knoxville, TN 37924	865-689-5893 houseofthaller.com 85,000	172 NA/NA	Ready to eat salads, sandwich spreads, cheese spreads, seafood salads and dips, hummus	NA NA	John Thaller President 1964
16	17	Wampler's Farm Sausage Co. 781 Highway 70 W Lenoir City, TN 37771	865-986-2056 wamplersfarm.com NA	152 NA/NA	Sausages	NA NA	Ted Wampler Jr. President, COO 1937
17	15	Reily Foods Co. (JFG Coffee)11 3434 Mynatt Ave. Knoxville, TN 37919	865-546-2120 luzianne.com 400,000	150 NA/NA	Manufacturer of tea, coffee, instant coffee, mayonnaise, cake flour, dressings, specialty sauces, chili kits	Reily Foods Co. New Orleans, LA	Trey Sikes Plant manager 1918
18	18	Family Brands International12 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	John Edd Wampler President, COO 196513

1 Source declined to participate. Information from Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce; 2 Two locations; 3 Source declined to participate. Information from the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development; 4 Source declined to participate. Information from East Tennessee Economic Development Agency; 5 Source declined to participate. Information from Cocke County Partnership; 6 Athens and Knoxville locations; 7 Also 131 The Island Drive, Pigeon Forge, 37863; 8 Operations cover 192 acres; 9 Source declined to participate. Information from parent company website; 10 Source declined to participate. Information from an April 2017 article in the Knoxville News Sentinel; 11 Source declined to participate. Information from ReferenceUSA; 12 Source declined to participate. Information from Loudon County Economic Development Agency; 13 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.knoxvillebiz.com. If you notice an error or omission, please contact Angela Akers at 865-342-6424 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.

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