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 | 550 | Commercial mushrooms |
Bush Brothers & Co. | Jefferson | 500 | Manufactures dried and dehydrated fruits and vegetables & soup mixes |
Con Agra Food | Cocke | 475 | Food products |
Custom Food Division, Processed Foods Corp. | Knox | 400 | Manufacturer of frozen soups, sauces, side dishes |
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. | Knox | 382 | Manufactures and distributes Coca-Cola products |
Pepsi Beverages Co | Knox | 353 | Soft drinks, water, juice, teas, energy drinks, Gatorade, Muscle Milk |
Tate & Lyle | Loudon | 331 | Corn syrup & flavoring extracts |
Ole Smoky Distillery | Sevier | 300 | Tennessee moonshine |
Campos Foods | Campbell | 285 | Fully-cooked meat products |
Flowers Foods | Knox | 269 | Breads, rolls, snack cakes |
Viskase Corp | Loudon | 200 | Cellulose casings |
House of Thaller | Knox | 187 | Manufactures salads and dressings |
Reily Foods Co. (JFG) | Knox | 175 | Coffee roasting, manufacturers peanut butter & mayonnaise |
Wamplers Farm Sausage Co. | Loudon | 152 | Manufactures sausage from slaughtered meat |
Family Brands | Loudon | 133 | Meat packing plant |
Swaggerty Sausage Co. Inc. | Sevier | 90 | Manufactures sausage from slaughtered meat; meat processing |
Tennessee Cheddars, Sweetwater Valley Farm | Loudon | 30 | Cheese manufacturing |
English Mountain Spring Water Company | Jefferson | 21 | Bottles spring water for drinking |
Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams | Monroe | 20 | Dry cured country ham, bacon & prosciutto |
Crockett Creek LLC | Knox | 15 | Manufactures dried beef from purchased meat |
Source: Book of Lists, community websites 2020