McKee Foods
food Collegedale, TN · Private
McKee Foods is a well-established private snack cake manufacturer with a strong national footprint through its Little Debbie and Sunbelt Bakery brands. The company operates three major manufacturing plants across the US and maintains significant R&D capabilities at its Tennessee headquarters.
McKee Foods Corporation is a privately held, family-owned manufacturer of snack cakes and baked goods, best known for its Little Debbie and Sunbelt Bakery brands, founded in 1934 and headquartered in Collegedale, Tennessee. It operates bakery manufacturing plants in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Virginia, serving all 50 US states and Canada.
Employees
6,400
Mfg Plants
2
All Facilities
5
Activity
3/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (5 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (2)
Gentry Bakery
Gentry, AR
Opened 1982 to serve western US and Mexico; expanded multiple times; employs more than 1,500 people
Stuarts Draft Bakery
Stuarts Draft, VA
Opened 1990; described as one of the most modern baking plants in the industry; serves eastern US markets; employs approximately 1,000 people
Other Facilities (3)
Kingman Distribution Center & Transportation
Kingman, AZ · distribution
Opened 1995; operated as McKee Foods Transportation LLC; distributes Little Debbie and Sunbelt Bakery products to the western US; strategically located on I-40 corridor
Collegedale HQ & Bakeries (2) + R&D
Collegedale, TN · hq
Corporate headquarters, two bakery manufacturing facilities, Research and Development Center, and several support buildings; employs over 3,000 people; original home base since 1957 relocation from Chattanooga
Collegedale R&D Center
Collegedale, TN · r&d
Research and Development Center co-located on the Collegedale campus with HQ and bakeries