Food Processing

 Our Food Processing Cluster

Our food processing cluster is substantial; consider the following:

• We have over 4,000 people employed in the sector in the labor shed
• We have seen a 36% job growth in Soft Drink Manufacturing job growth from 2011-2019
• Food service contractors have seen 87% job growth from 2011-2019
• We are above the US average in the number of companies in our labor shed by the following percents:
• 9 times more Dried and Condensed Evaporated Dairy Product
  5 times more Bottled Water Manufacturing
  2 times more Soft Drink Manufacturing
  2 times more Ice Manufacturing
• We have over 14,000 people employed in transportation & logistics in the labor shed

Major Food Companies in the Area

Leclerc Foods

Located in Kingsport in 2009 Announced expansion in 2012 Family owned company founded in 1905 in Quebec Manufactures granola bars and crackers in Sullivan County 90 employees

Anita's Snack Foods

Located in Kingsport July 2018 Announced 40,000 square foot expansion in March 2019 Manufactures tortilla chips 85 employees

Shearer's Foods

Water and Wastewater Capacity

• Over four million gallons per day of excess water system capacity in the City of Bristol
• Over five million gallons per day of excess wastewater system capacity in the City of Bristol

• Over 13 million gallons per day of excess water system capacity in the City of Kingsport
• Over four million gallons per day of excess wastewater system capacity in the City of Kingsport

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