Powell, Tennessee
Powell, formerly known as Powell Station, is a census-designated place in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. The area is located in the Emory Road corridor ( State Route 131), just north of Knoxville, southeast of Clinton, and east of Oak R ...
with 68 locations in the East Tennessee region. They also own and operate Broadacre Dairy Inc, which processes milk, tea, juices, and
eggnog
Eggnog (), historically also known as a milk punch or an egg milk punch when alcoholic beverages are added, is a rich, chilled, sweetened, dairy-based beverage. It is traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, egg yolks, and whipped egg white ...
for their convenience stores, as well as its own bakery, Red Barn Foods.
History
The Weigel family entered the dairy business in 1931 with a "herd" of four cows on a 600-acre farm selling raw milk in 10-gallon cans. William Weigel Sr. began bottling pasteurized milk in 1935 and the company soon built a home delivery service.
In 1938, management of the operation passed completely to Lynn B. and William W. Weigel, both men having graduated from the
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...
's School of Dairy Science. Lynn was in charge of the office and dairy operations and William was in charge of farm operations and marketing. In 1947, the new plant was modernized, and
ice cream
Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. It may be made from milk or cream and is flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit such as ...
and
cottage cheese
Cottage cheese is a curdled milk product with a mild flavor and a creamy, non-homogeneous, soupy texture. It is made from skimmed milk by draining the cheese, as opposed to pressing it to make cheese curd—retaining some of the whey and keep ...
production were added.
Primarily to provide an outlet for their returnable gallon milk jugs and other dairy products, the Weigel brothers opened drive-through stores in East Tennessee. Store Number 1, on Sanderson Road in
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state' ...
, opened on December 9, 1958. Current CEO Billy Weigel expanded on that idea when he opened the company's first walk-in milk store, in 1964, which became one of the first convenience stores in Knoxville.
The company opened its own bakery, Red Barn Foods, in 2014. The 12,000-square-foot facility makes daily delivers of donuts, cookies and muffins to Weigel's locations throughout the region. The company is expanding on that fresh concept with Weigel's Kitchens inside some locations.
Between 1999 and 2015, Weigel's invested more than $120 million in new store builds, opening about 40 new and replacement locations.
Weigel's Milk
In 1958, Weigel's introduced its Jug O’Milk brand. All Weigel's milk is produced at the Broadacre Dairy dairy farm in Powell, Tennessee. The milk is cold pasteurized the old-fashioned way, allowing it to retain a natural creamy flavor. Being a small and local dairy, the company's localized supply chain is able to bring the milk from farm-to-store within 24 hours.
Weigel's chocolate milk has won three
Tennessee State Fair
The Tennessee State Fair is an annual state fair, formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee. Until 2021, the fair was generally held in the second week of September, as well as the weekends surrounding it. The fair regularly had attendance over 200,0 ...
Blue Ribbon awards.
Locations
# Store #11 - 1700 Merchants Drive, Knoxville, TN 37912
# Store #12 - 5621 Western Ave, Knoxville, TN 37921
# Store #15 - 6927 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
# Store #18 - 7701 South Northshore Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919
# Store #20 - 2119 W Emory Rd, Powell, TN 37849
# Store #22 - 3900 Pleasant Ridge Road, Knoxville, TN 37912
# Store #23 - 328 N Cedar Bluff Rd, Knoxville, TN 37923
# Store #26 - 1500 Downtown W Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37919
# Store #27 - 7433 Maynardville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37938
# Store #29 - 6301 Lonas Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909
# Store #30 - 1000 N Cedar Bluff Rd, Knoxville, TN 37923
# Store #31 - 6532 Maynardville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918
# Store #32 - 9148 Fox Lonas Rd, Knoxville, TN, 37923
# Store #33 - 9541 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922
# Store #36 - 2385 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830
# Store #37 - 11 E. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37915
# Store #39 - 7420 Tazewell Pike, Corryton, TN, 37721
# Store #42 - 390 Hwy 321 North, Lenoir City, TN, 37771
# Store #43 - 4750 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37921
# Store #44 - 12001 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37934
# Store #45 - 7801 Oak Ridge Hwy , Knoxville, TN, 37921
# Store #46 - 3104 W John Sevier Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920
# Store #47 - 1325 N. Cherry Street, Knoxville, TN, 37914
# Store #48 - 7235 Strawberry Plains Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37914
# Store #49 - 8410 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37923
# Store #50 - 2024 Topside Rd, Louisville, TN, 37777
# Store #51 - 6802 Central Ave Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37918
# Store #52 - 9710 Westland Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37922
# Store #53 - 1920 West Broadway, Maryville, TN, 37801
# Store #54 - 2031 Hwy 411,
Vonore, TN
Vonore is a town in Monroe County, which is located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 1,574 as of the 2020 census. The city hall, library, community center, police department, and fire department are locat ...
, 37885
# Store #55 - 1506 East Emory Rd, Knoxville, TN, 37938
# Store #56 - 610 N Campbell Station Rd, Knoxville, TN, 37934
# Store #57 - 9301 S. Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37922
# Store #58 - 504 Gallaher Rd, Kingston, TN, 37763
# Store #59 - 331 East Emory Rd, Powell, TN, 37849
# Store #60 - 5904 Washington Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37918
# Store #61 - 657 Hwy 92 South, Dandridge, TN, 37725
# Store #62 - 12350 Hwy 72 North, Loudon, TN, 37774
# Store #63 - 9729 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37931
# Store #64 - 2409 Charles G Seivers Blvd, Clinton, TN, 37716
# Store #65 - 2106 W Andrew Johnson Hwy,
Morristown, TN
Morristown is a city in and the county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. Morristown also extends into Jefferson County on the western and southern ends. The city's population was recorded to be 30,431 at the 2020 United States cen ...
, 37816
# Store #66 - 4567 Hwy 321, Lenoir City, TN, 37771
# Store #67 - 7514 Mountain Grove Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37920
# Store #68 - 2750 N Davy Crockett Pkwy, Morristown, TN, 37816
# Store #69 - 1512 Dolly Parton Pkwy, Sevierville, TN, 37862
# Store #70 - 12400 S. Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37922
# Store #71 - 10625 Hardin Valley Rd, Knoxville, TN, 37932
# Store #73 - 102 Weigel Lane, Rocky Top, TN, 37769
# Store #74 - 1405 Lovell Road, Knoxville, TN, 37932
# Store #75 - 105 Boyds Creek Hwy , Seymour, TN, 37865
# Store #76 - 6677 Peavine Road,
Crossville, TN
Crossville is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Crossville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,071 at the 2020 census.
History
Crossville developed at the inters ...
, 38571
# Store #77 - 143 W. Broadway Blvd, Jefferson City, TN, 37760
# Store #78 - 2105 Hwy 321, Maryville, TN, 37801
# Store #79 - 417 S. Illinois Ave, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830
# Store #80 - 910 Cosby Hwy, Newport, TN, 37821
# Store #81 - 5290 S. Davy Crockett Pkwy, Morristown, TN, 37813
# Store #82 - 2340 Clinton Hwy, Powell, TN, 37849
# Store #83 - 2403 Jacksboro Pike, LaFollette, TN, 37766
# Store #84 - 3939 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920
# Store #85 - 2001 Roane State Hwy-Midtown, Harriman, TN, 37748
# Store #86 - 208 Hwy 68, Sweetwater, TN, 37874
# Store #87 - 1023 West Ave, Crossville, TN, 38555
# Store #88 - 3815 Western Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37921
# Store #89 - 7505 Clinton Hwy, Powell, TN, 37849
# Store #90 - 2865 Winfield Dunn Pkwy, Sevierville, TN, 37764
# Store #92 - 1150 Hunters Crossing Drive, Alcoa, TN, 37701
# Store #93 - 4401 West Stone Dr,
Kingsport, TN
Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,442. Lying along the Holston River, Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the Mountain Empire, w ...
, 37660
# Store #94 - 1416 Hwy 11W,
Bristol, TN
Bristol is a city in the State of Tennessee. Located in Sullivan County, its population was 26,702 at the 2010 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The ...