Knox Times

There were 21 food manufacturing businesses in Tennessee that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in Tennessee than in any other category.

The following table shows how many food manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees were in Tennessee during the period from 2012 to 2016.