FOOD & BEVERAGE

A Recipe for Success in the Food & Beverage Industry

The seven-state Tennessee Valley region is a prime location for a fresh start. More than 1,300 companies in the food, beverage, and agribusiness industries benefit from a high-quality water supply, strong supply chain, proximity to grocery distribution centers, and our centralized location and abundant workforce.

You’re in Good Company

Home to familiar names in the food and beverage industry like General Mills, Kellogg’s, and Mars Petcare, our region provides endless opportunities to nourish your next move.

Serving Up Your Next Location

Industry giants efficiently develop and distribute products to consumers by leveraging our qualified workforce and comprehensive supply chain. Our strategic location in the Southeastern U.S. market — the fastest-growing region in the country — helps ensure the highest levels of quality and freshness.

200M gallons

Of water provided each day by the Memphis aquifer.

Wide Distribution Network

1,500 miles of interstate highways, 800 miles of navigable waterways, 5,000 miles of railway.

100%

100% water reliability since 1939.

Home to Leaders in Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Thanks to our bountiful natural resources and the pure water of the the Memphis Sand Aquifer, several states in our region — including Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky — are ranked at the top of the food processing industry, and more than 1,300 companies are cooking up the good stuff here, including: 

  • Bush’s Beans
  • J.M. Smucker Company
  • Jack Daniels
  • Kraft Heinz
  • Mars Food
  • Moon Pie
  • Pilgrim’s
  • Sanderson Farms

What Makes the Region So Enticing?

Milo's Tea

Our People Are Our Most Valuable Resource

More than 83,750 people are employed in the food manufacturing industry and our competitive wage rates are 6.7% lower than the industry average.

Do Business With Us

More than 600 companies in the food and beverage industry have made our region their home. Here are just a few of the reasons why:

99.999% Reliability

TVA offers low-cost, highly reliable power to its customers.

Diverse Power Generation

Nearly 60% of the region’s power comes from carbon-free sources.

Competitive Electricity Rates

Our region’s industrial electric rates are among the lowest compared to peer utilities.

We Have All the Ingredients You Need

Ground-breaking bioscience and genome research conducted by organizations throughout the region like the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, the University of Tennessee, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate support crop optimization, benefiting the Food & Beverage industry.

Tyler Chaffee
Food & Beverage Specialist

Our specialists speak your industry’s language, and we’re here to guide you through your entire site selection process.

 

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  • The power is in the people of the Valley and through our powerful partnerships with our local communities, we can keep the Tennessee Valley growing well into the future.

    -Derrick Collins, TVA Economic Development Regional Development Specialist

  • We help communities create an environment that allows individuals and families to provide for themselves and improve the quality of their lives. To me, Economic Development looks like my kids, and envisioning the opportunities that will be available to them in the future.

    -Bryant Henley, TVA Economic Development Regional Development Specialist

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Avail Enclosure Systems Announces Plans to Expand in Hamilton County

Avail Enclosure Systems, a global infrastructure company, announced plans to expand operations in Hamilton County. Plans for the project include creating 82 new jobs and investing more than $10 million at its Chattanooga facility. Economic development partners include EPB, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, and the Chattanooga…

DENSO Announces Plans to Expand Operations in Athens, Tennessee

DENSO, a global automotive supplier, announced plans to expand operations in Athens, Tennessee. Plans for the project include creating 200 new jobs and investing $100 million to increase the production of products that support cleaner mobility. Economic development partners include Athens Utilities Board, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and the McMinn County Economic…