Koch Foods LLC

Koch Foods LLC operates establishment P509 at 123 South Fairmont Ave in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee. The federal record lists poultry slaughter and poultry processing under federal inspection, with poultry as the species slaughtered, a grant of inspection date on file of June 24, 2021, and an FSIS size class of small. The FSIS slaughter volume category on file is 5.0. No custom-exempt activity is reported, meaning the establishment is not listed with FSIS as doing custom slaughter or processing of animals owned by others for their own use.

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 across Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee. The website states that live operations, including feedmills, hatcheries, breeders and broilers, are based in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, and that Illinois, Ohio and Tennessee hold additional processing and distribution facilities. The website states all birds are raised by independent growers, 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 is audited annually by PAACO. The site notes the name is pronounced "Cook" Foods and that the company is not affiliated with Koch Industries or the Koch brothers.

The website is corporate and does not describe operations, hours, tours, or sales at the Morristown plant specifically. A secondary business directory listing shows a Koch Foods address at 1620 Progress Pkwy in Morristown, while the federal record for establishment P509 lists 123 South Fairmont Ave. Sales are described as foodservice, consumer products and export channels rather than direct farm-gate or over-the-counter service. Details beyond the federal record and the corporate website are not yet on file.

The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at establishment P509, so the plant is not listed with FSIS as slaughtering or processing livestock or poultry owned by others for the owners' personal use. The website describes a vertically integrated model in which all birds are raised by independent contract growers, with live operations, feedmills, hatcheries, breeders and broilers based in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. No booking process, scheduling window, minimum, kill fee, or cut and wrap pricing for outside animals is stated in the sources. Growers or producers interested in a contract relationship would need to contact the company directly at info@kochfoods.com or the listed plant phone, (423) 522-2327.

Koch Foods LLC operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

The sources do not describe a retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, on-site sales, delivery, or shipping to households at the Morristown plant. The website states Koch Foods supplies the foodservice, consumer products and export channels, and that its chicken can be found in grocery stores under the Koch Foods, Cravers Chicken and Antioch Farms brands, with a store locator provided in the Products section of the site. 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 the company 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.