Koch Foods
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food processing and distribution |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | Joseph Grendys |
| Products | Poultry |
| Owner | Joseph Grendys |
| Website | kochfoods |
Koch Foods is a food processor and distributor in Park Ridge, Illinois that as of December 2019[update] is listed by Forbes magazine as No. 125 on the list of the largest private companies in the U.S.[1] As of October 2014, the company has a revenue of $3 billion and approximately 14,000 employees.[1] The company is owned by Joseph Grendys.
The company was founded in 1973. Until 1985, it was a "one-room" chicken processing outfit with 13 employees, primarily de-boning and cutting. Koch Foods began growing with the addition of feed mills and slaughterhouses. Koch is an international poultry processor which deals in fresh and frozen chicken. The company does business under the Koch Foods, Antioch Farms, Preferred Foods, and Rogers Royal brands. It has private label products and is a supplier for Burger King, Kroger, and Walmart.[2]
Despite similarities in the names and the fact that both were founded by men named Fred Koch, Koch Foods has no relation to Koch, Inc. (founded by Fred C. Koch) or the Koch brothers; their founders are two different people.[3]
Locations
The company has facilities in these locations: Franklin Park, Illinois; Ashland, Alabama; Gadsden, Alabama; Montgomery, Alabama; Sylacauga, Alabama; Fairfield, Ohio; Forest, Mississippi; McComb, Mississippi; Morton, Mississippi; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Morristown, Tennessee; and Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia. In 2017 Koch Foods announced plans to build a $40 million feed mill in Roanoke, Alabama.[4] In 2019 Koch announced that Roanoke, Alabama was no longer the target location for the feed mill. [5] Instead, the company announced plans to build a modern grain storage and distribution facility in Attalla, Alabama.[6]