Food Processing Companies
With an abundance of water and situated at the juncture of I-40, I-75 and I-81, the Knoxville region offers an ideal location for the food processing/packaging industry.
| Company | Location | Employees | Product |
| Keurig Green Mountain | Knox | 818 | Coffee Roasting, packaging & wholesaling |
| Bush Brothers & Co. | Jefferson | 500 | Manufactures dried and dehydrated fruits and vegetables & soup mixes |
| Monterey Mushrooms | Loudon | 580 | Commercial mushrooms |
| 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 |
| Flowers Foods | Knox | 154 | Breads, rolls, snack cakes |
| Tate & Lyle | Loudon | 254 | Corn syrup & flavoring extracts |
| Ole Smoky Distillery | Sevier | 300 | Tennessee moonshine |
| Campos Foods | Campbell | 285 | Fully-cooked meat products |
| Viskase Corp | Loudon | 240 | Cellulose casings |
| House of Thaller | Knox | 172 | Manufactures salads and dressings |
| Wamplers Farm Sausage Co. | Loudon | 152 | Manufactures sausage from slaughtered meat |
| Reily Foods Co. (JFG) | Knox | 150 | Coffee roasting, manufacturers peanut butter & mayonnaise |
| Family Brands | Loudon | 133 | Meat packing plant |
| Swaggerty Sausage Co. Inc. | Sevier | 80 | Manufactures sausage from slaughtered meat; meat processing |
| Tennessee Cheddars, Sweetwater Valley Farm | Loudon | 30 | Cheese manufacturing |
| 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 |
| English Mountain Spring Water Company | Jefferson | 14 | Bottles spring water for drinking |
Source: Book of Lists, community websites 2019