# McKee Foods to invest $500M and add 480 jobs in Collegedale, Tennessee

McKee Foods Corporation, maker of Little Debbie Snacks, announced a major expansion of its production operations in Collegedale, Tennessee, with plans to invest more than $500 million and create approximately 480 jobs over 15 years. The first phase will invest $225 million over seven years and create 125 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-03-10
- Where: Collegedale, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
- Value: $500.0M
- Jobs: 480
- Status: announced
- Products: Little Debbie Snacks, Sunbelt Bakery granola and cereal, Heartland Brands, Drake's Cakes
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [McKee Foods Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/45824.md)

## Sources

- [tn.gov](https://www.tn.gov/ecd/news/2020/3/10/governor-lee--commissioner-rolfe-announce-mckee-foods-to-expand-hamilton-county-operations.html), 2020-03-10: "Over a 15-year period, McKee Foods plans to invest more than $500 million in its Hamilton County production operations and create approximately 480 jobs."

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