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Knouse Foods, Inc.
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Federal agencies obligated $17M to Knouse Foods, Inc., Peach Glen, PA, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $2.8M, of which $2.8M (100%) came through contracts.
That is up 12% on FY2025 ($2.5M).
Knouse Foods, Inc. ranks 558 of 911 listed organisations located in PA by five-year obligations, and 20,182 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Agriculture: 5 awards worth $12M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 311421 (Fruit and Vegetable Canning), where it ranks 24 of 33 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1,612,061 | $1,612,061 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $9,885,473 | $9,885,473 | $0 | +513% |
| FY2025 | $2,496,791 | $2,496,791 | $0 | -75% |
| FY2026 | $2,786,337 | $2,786,337 | $0 | +12% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in PA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $17M | $148B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $2.8M | $40B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $17M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $148B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 20,182 of 30,989 | 1 of 911 in PA | 1 |
Largest in state: PA Department of Human Services. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | 5 | $12M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 311421: 24 of 33 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Fruit and Vegetable Canning.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Adams County, PA $12M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning | $4.8M | 16 Nov 2023 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning | $2.2M | 9 Dec 2025 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning | $1.8M | 9 May 2024 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning | $1.8M | 31 Jul 2025 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning | $1.5M | 1 Aug 2024 | PA | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $4.8M, Department of Agriculture, 16 Nov 2023: COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000009646/4100028648/APPLE SLICES CAN-6/10,APPLESAUCE UNSWEETENED CAN-6/10
- $2.2M, Department of Agriculture, 9 Dec 2025: COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011074/4100033373/APPLE SLICES CAN-6/10,APPLESAUCE UNSWEETENED CAN-6/10
- $1.8M, Department of Agriculture, 9 May 2024: COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010046/4100029943/APPLE SLICES CAN-6/10,APPLESAUCE UNSWEETENED CAN-6/10
- $1.8M, Department of Agriculture, 31 Jul 2025: COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010869/4100032645/APPLE SLICES CAN-6/10,APPLESAUCE UNSWEETENED CAN-6/10
- $1.5M, Department of Agriculture, 1 Aug 2024: COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010212/4100030585/APPLE SLICES CAN-6/10,APPLESAUCE UNSWEETENED CAN-6/10
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Knouse Foods, Inc. receive?
$17M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $1.6M; FY2024: $9.9M; FY2025: $2.5M; FY2026: $2.8M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Knouse Foods, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Agriculture ($12M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: PA ($12M).
Is Knouse Foods, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 20,182 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 558 of 911 located in PA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.