Food Processing Companies
With an abundance of water and reliable electricity, the Knoxville region offers an ideal location for the food processing/packaging industry.
Situated at the juncture of I-40, I-75 and I-81 the region’s geographic location provides easy access to raw materials the ability to quickly transport products to market.
| Company | Location | Employees | Product |
| Keurig Green Mountain | Knox | 900 | Coffee Roasting, packaging & wholesaling |
| Monterey Mushrooms | Loudon | 500 | Commercial mushrooms |
| Ole Smoky Distillery | Sevier | 500 | Tennessee moonshine |
| Bush Brothers & Co. | Jefferson | 500 | Manufactures dried and dehydrated fruits and vegetables & soup mixes |
| Custom Food Division, Processed Foods Corp. | Knox | 400 | Manufacturer of frozen soups, sauces, side dishes |
| Coca-Cola Bottling Co. | Knox | 400 | Manufactures and distributes Coca-Cola products |
| Pepsi Beverages Co | Knox | 305 | Soft drinks, water, juice, teas, energy drinks, Gatorade, Muscle Milk |
| Flowers Foods | Knox | 269 | Breads, rolls, snack cakes |
| Viskase Corp | Loudon | 260 | Cellulose casings |
| Tate & Lyle | Loudon | 254 | Corn syrup & flavoring extracts |
| Reily Foods Co. (JFG) | Knox | 200 | Coffee roasting, manufacturers peanut butter & mayonnaise |
| Family Brands | Loudon | 165 | Meat packing plant |
| Wamplers Farm Sausage Co. | Loudon | 120 | Manufactures sausage from slaughtered meat |
| Crockett Creek LLC | Knox | 88 | Manufactures dried beef from purchased meat |
| Swaggerty Sausage Co. Inc. | Sevier | 83 | Manufactures sausage from slaughtered meat; meat processing |
| Tennessee Cheddars, Sweetwater Valley Farm | Loudon | 43 | Cheese manufacturing |
| Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams | Monroe | 22 | Dry cured country ham, bacon & prosciutto |
| English Mountain Spring Water Company | Jefferson | 20 | Bottles spring water for drinking |
Source: Book of Lists, community websites 2023