Koch Foods
| Private | |
| Industry | Food processing and distribution |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | Park Ridge, Illinois, United States |
Key people | Joseph Grendys |
| Products | Poultry |
| Website | kochfoods.com |
Koch Foods is a food processor and distributor in Park Ridge, Illinois that is listed by Forbes Magazine as number 163 on the list of the largest private companies in the US.[1] As of October 2014, the company had a revenue of $3 billion, and approximately 14,000 employees.[1] The company is owned by Joseph Grendys.
History
Founded in 1973. Until 1985, was a "one-room" chicken processing outfit with 13 employees, primarily conducting de-boning and cutting. The company began growing via acquisitions with the addition of feed mills and slaughterhouses. Now Koch Foods is an international poultry processor that deals in fresh and frozen offerings. The company does business under the Koch Foods, Antioch Farms, Preferred Foods, and Rogers Royal brands. It also has private labels products.
Locations
The company has facilities in the following cities: Chicago; Ashland, Alabama; Gadsden, Alabama; Montgomery, Alabama; Sylacauga, Alabama; Forest, Mississippi; McComb, Mississippi; Morton, Mississippi; Morristown, Tennessee.