Koch Foods, LLC

Koch Foods, LLC operates a poultry plant at 1826 Cappella Street in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, listed in the USDA FSIS directory under establishment number P7487. The federal record lists two activities at this location, poultry processing and poultry slaughter, with poultry as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the establishment in its small size class and records a grant of inspection date on file of July 30, 2020. No custom-exempt activity is reported, meaning the plant is not listed as processing animals for return to individual owners.

The company website describes Koch Foods as a privately held, vertically integrated poultry company headquartered in Park Ridge, Illinois, with more than 13,000 employees and operations in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee. According to the website, all live operations, including feedmills, hatcheries, breeders and broilers, are based in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, while Illinois, Ohio and Tennessee hold additional processing and distribution facilities. Birds are raised by independent growers. The website states that all Koch Foods facilities are USDA inspected and operate under HACCP and SSOP plans meeting 9 CFR 417, and that the company holds BRC Standard certification and follows the National Chicken Council animal welfare guidelines with annual PAACO audits.

The website is corporate rather than plant specific, so it does not describe hours, retail sales, or services at the Cappella Street address. Sales are described as multichannel, supplying foodservice, consumer products and export customers, with retail brands named as Koch Foods, Cravers Chicken and Antioch Farms. Details specific to this Chattanooga establishment, beyond what appears in the federal record, are not yet on file.

The sources do not describe a retail counter, on-site sales, halves or quarters, bundles, delivery, or online ordering at the Chattanooga plant. The company website directs consumers to grocery stores, listing the Koch Foods, Cravers Chicken and Antioch Farms brand names and a store locator under its Products section. Fully cooked frozen retail items named include crispy chicken breast strips, chicken nuggets, grilled chicken breast strips and buffalo style chicken strips. The website states that Koch Foods has halal certified products and does not sell kosher products.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.