Source: WattPoultry
Founded in 1985 as a one-room chicken deboning and cutting operation with just 13 employees, Koch Foods Inc. has grown into one of the largest vertically integrated poultry processors in the United States. Headquartered in Park Ridge, Illinois, the company now employs 14,000 people and operates across Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee.
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Koch Foods serves markets primarily across North America, with a strong and diversified customer base.
Koch Foods continues to demonstrate steady production and revenue growth:
Weekly production (2025): 62.1 million pounds of ready-to-cook chicken (Same volume as reported in 2024)
2025 Sales: USD 5.35 billion (Up from USD 5.1 billion in 2024)
40% Foodservice
20% Retail
15% Institutional
10% Industrial
15% Export
75% Frozen
25% Fresh
The company markets products under the Koch Foods brand and also supplies private label programs.
Koch Foods’ vertically integrated structure is supported by substantial infrastructure:
Weekly production: 13.400 million birds
Average liveweight per bird: 5.52 lbs
Slaughter plants: 8
Further processing plants: 4
Hatcheries: 7
Feed mills: 6
Number of employees: 14,000
Annual revenue: USD 5,350.00 million
From its humble beginnings in 1985 to a multibillion-dollar poultry operation, Koch Foods exemplifies sustained growth through vertical integration, operational efficiency, and strategic investment. With a balanced sales portfolio across foodservice, retail, institutional, industrial, and export channels, the company continues to strengthen its position in the U.S. poultry sector and the global marketplace — and remains a valued member of the USAPEEC community.
Koch Foods caters to the diverse preferences of consumers around the world, offering chicken parts, such as legs and thighs, packed in 10kg and 15kg boxes, available fresh or frozen, FOB port for any trade area location that is open to the United States.
https://kochfoods.com/category/foodservice/bone-in-raw-wb-wbe-parts/leg-quarters/
Website: https://kochfoods.com/
Contact: 800.692.4548
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