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Food & Beverage

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43,800+

Tennesseans employed in food & beverage
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870+

Food & beverage companies in Tennessee
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21,800+

Food & beverage-related graduates since 2019
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$1.9B+

Capital investment since 2019
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4,700+

New job commitments since 2019
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$1.5B+

Food & beverage products exported in 2024
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#1

Exporter of whiskey in the U.S.
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11%

Job growth since 2019
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$840M+

Whiskey products exported in 2024

Turning Up the Volume on Taste

Food & beverage production is a high art form in Tennessee. Beloved brands like Jack Daniel’s, Little Debbie and Bush’s Baked Beans dine with us because of our finely tuned workforce, strong agricultural sector and sweet central location. With $1.5 billion in global exports every year, Tennessee products aren’t just filling bellies—they’re feeding souls around the world.
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  • Food & Beverage
  • Middle Tennessee

Little Leaf Farms to Expand, Selects Manchester for First Tennessee Location

  • Food & Beverage, HQ, Finance & Tech
  • Middle Tennessee

Starbucks Selects Tennessee for Southeast Corporate Office

  • Food & Beverage, Foreign-Owned Establishments
  • Middle Tennessee

A Taste of Japan, Made in Tennessee

  • Food & Beverage, Foreign-Owned Establishments
  • West Tennessee

Vibrant Health Products, Inc. to Establish First U.S. Manufacturing Location in Tennessee

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From startups to seasoned brands, businesses find their rhythm in Tennessee.

A Taste of Japan, Made in Tennessee

When Kewpie Corporation—one of Japan’s most beloved brands for mayonnaise and salad dressings—announced in 2022 that it would invest more than $65 million to open its second facility in the U.S. in Clarksville, Tennessee, it marked more than just another milestone for this iconic food brand—it marked the beginning of a new chapter in the company’s U.S. growth story. In 2025, that facility is officially open and operational, just in time for a momentous occasion: the 100-year anniversary of Kewpie mayonnaise.
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The Company We Keep

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The Pilgrim’s logo features a stylized dark blue chicken above a curved line, with the word "Pilgrim’s" in bold, dark blue lettering beneath it, set against a light background.
Magnum ice cream logo with the word "MAGNUM" in bold uppercase letters, a heart-shaped design above the "G," and "ice cream" written below in smaller letters.
Logo for Newly Weds Foods featuring two interlocking rings inside a diamond shape, with the text "NEWLY WEDS FOODS inspiring new tastes" to the right on a light background.
The image shows the logo of "Little Leaf Farms" with the words "little leaf" in a bold, playful font and "FARMS" in uppercase letters on a curved banner below. The design is in dark blue on a light background.
Logo of SK Food Group with bold, white letters “SK” above a horizontal line, and “FOOD GROUP” in white below, all set against a dark blue rounded rectangle on a light background.
Royal Canin logo featuring the brand name in bold, rounded letters with a stylized crown composed of dots above the text, all in dark blue on a light background.
The Kewpie logo in dark blue features the word "kewpie" in lowercase letters, with a small cartoon baby doll with outstretched arms standing next to the "e" on a light background.
The ICEE logo with bold white letters spelling "ICEE" on a dark blue background, each letter topped with stylized ice or frost.

Incentives & grants

We work hand in hand with your team to offer competitive deductions, tax credits and grants based on your project’s impact to Tennessee.

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Tennessee’s Single Source for Workforce

TNWorks is Tennessee’s central hub connecting employers to a full suite of customized, data-driven workforce development services, delivered at no cost.

About TNWorks
“We are thrilled to be part of the Middle Tennessee community and deeply value our partnership with the State of Tennessee.”
Jim Sullivan
Chief Development Officer, CKE Restaurants Inc.
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$ 0 B+

In capital investment since 2019

certified sites

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Our fully vetted, shovel-ready sites are primed to bring your vision to life.

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Timberlake Industrial Park

  • Easily accessible from Interstate 40 by State Route 22, a five-lane highway, this industrial park is perfectly suited for manufacturing operations.
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Aerospace Park 1

  • Located on the Tri-Cities Regional Airport campus, this site provides direct access to the airport’s two runways and is less than ten miles from the intersection of Interstate 81 and Interstate 26, near Kingsport.
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Northwest Tennessee Regional Industrial Center

  • Ideally located along Highway 51 and bordered by the Canadian National Railroad, the site affords exceptional access to future Interstate 69.
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