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
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Anita's Snack Foods
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Shearer's Foods
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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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