How We Live and WorkMcKee Foods is an equal-opportunity employer. Our employees are essential to our continued success. An atmosphere of understanding, cooperation and mutual trust is fostered at all levels. The work environment also encourages personal development and advancement in order to attract, stimulate and reward outstanding employees.
McKee Foods is committed to quality in all aspects of our business: customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction and teamwork, products and service, effective measures, and a quest for finding “a better way.”
Who We AreMcKee Foods is best known for its line of Little Debbie® snack cakes. Little Debbie® is America’s leading snack cake brand in unit sales because we provide consumers with quality products of excellent value. McKee Foods’ annual sales are about $1.3 billion.
The company was founded in 1934 when young couple, O.D. and Ruth McKee, bought Jack’s Cookie Company, a small bakery in Chattanooga, Tenn., and started baking small cakes. The business was known as McKee Baking Company from the
1950s until 1991, when the name was changed to McKee Foods Corporation.
McKee Foods was the first bakery to sell individually wrapped cakes in a multipack carton. In 1960 the company introduced the Little Debbie brand and began selling the individually wrapped cakes in multipack cartons. The
product line was named after a grand-daughter of the founders. A carton of 12 cakes had a suggested retail price of 49 cents at that time. Twelve cakes would have cost 60 cents if sold separately.
What We MakeMcKee Foods offers more than 100 varieties of Little Debbie® multipack and
Guiding ValuesPeopleRecognize the value and contribution of each individual and demonstrate concern for the health, safety and well-being of employees and their families.
IntegrityConduct business ethically, honestly and fairly, and treat everyone with respect.
ResponsibilityAccept responsibility for our actions and act re-sponsibly in our jobs and in our dealings with each other, our customers and our communities.
QualitySatisfy our customers with quality products and services, while providing the highest value.
ProductivityMaximize the use of our resources to maintain profitability and to support continued growth.
InnovationUse creativity, teamwork and continuous improve-ment to “find a better way.”
Family StatementThe McKee family acknowledges the providence of God in our continued success. We plan to re-main privately owned, to continue our growth and to give job security to those who work with us.
Mission StatementWe take pride in working together to provide great tasting snack foods of outstanding value to delight customers throughout all of North America.
Vision StatementTo be the preeminent privately owned snack-food company in North America where employees:• Know they are valued,• Are trusted to make decisions,• Enjoy their work,• Strive for personal growth, and• Work together as a team.
single-serve snacks, including seasonal products. Our products are sold in all 50 states.
The company also produces 32 different multipack and single-serve snacks and granola cereals under the brand name Sunbelt Bakery. These products are often found in the many fine retailers that carry Little Debbie brand products.
Check with your favor-ite retailer for exact product placement in the store.
Also included in our lines of snack cakes is
Fieldstone® Bakery, a brand of cook-ies, breakfast pastries and other snacks targeted to meet the needs of the food-service industry. In 2013 the company acquired the Drake’s brand and intro-duced Yodels, Devil Dogs, Ring Dings, Coffee Cakes and other varieties to the northeastern United States.
How We ContributeMcKee Foods employs more than 5,200 people corporate-wide.
During the past year McKee Foods’ operations contributed the following to the local economies where it operates through employee payroll and purchases from area suppliers: Over, please
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• Collegedale, Tenn.: $235,807,055.• Gentry, Ark.: $57,843,864.• Kingman, Ariz.: $5,368,948.• Stuarts Draft, Va.: $48,894,498.
How We Care About Our EnvironmentMcKee Foods Corporation is an environmentally-conscious partner in our communities. Each year, we recycle the following:• Cardboard• Paper ingredient bags• Mixed office paper• Plastic• Used petroleum oil• Pallets• Used tires• Vehicle batteries• Scrap metal
Since 2011 our Gentry, Ark. plant has achieved zero landfill waste. See our website for more information about our environmental efforts.
Where We Are Located and How You Can Reach UsThe company headquarters and produc-tion facilities are located in Collegedale, Tenn. In addition, production facilities are located in Gentry, Ark., and Stuarts Draft, Va. We also have a distribution facility in Kingman, Ariz.
Corporate headquarters and manufacturing, Collegedale, Tenn.
Manufacturing, Gentry, Ark.
Manufacturing, Stuarts Draft, Va.
Distribution Center, Kingman, Ariz.
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2014Contact informationCorporate Headquarters, Collegedale, Tenn.McKee Foods Corporation and AffiliatesP.O. Box 750, Collegedale, TN 37315Street address: 10260 McKee Road, Collegedale, TN 37315 (423) 238-7111 Mike McKee, president and CEOContact: Mike Gloekler, corporate communications and public relations manager [email protected]
Gentry, Ark.McKee Foods Corporation and Affiliates, 555 McKee Drive, Gentry, AR 72734(479) 736-2601Tim Broughton, vice president, Gentry operationsContact: [email protected]
Kingman, Ariz.McKee Foods Kingman, Inc., 2675 West Oatman Road, Kingman, AZ 86413(928) 718-4000Shawn Wadsworth, distribution center managerContact: [email protected]
Stuarts Draft, Va.McKee Foods Corporation and AffiliatesP.O. Box 486, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477Street address: 272 Patton Farm Road, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477(540) 943-7101Randy Smith, vice president, Stuarts Draft operationsContact: [email protected]
Web address: www.mckeefoods.comCorporate Consumer Affairs: (800) 522-4499
