Knotts Foods

In 1947, a great idea was born in a small Curtis Street house in Paris, Tennessee. Cedric and Mildred Knott saw an opportunity to use Mildreds personal recipes to make and sell salad spreads and sandwiches. Pimiento cheese, chicken salad, ham salad and tuna salad Mildred could make them all. It was then that Knotts Foods began a commitment to quality and customer service that will soon celebrate 75 years. Cedric and Mildreds work started at 2:30 a.m., when they began making their special recipes each day. Cedric would then load the sandwiches into his vehicle for delivery, so that area stores could serve their customers with fresh Knotts goodness each day. In those early days, the Knotts could not have imagined how their little business would expand to provide dips, spreads and other items to appreciative customers across the nation. Their legacy of service and quality continues, as the Knott family leads a dedicated team less than a mile from that original home on Curtis Street....