Founded in 1944, Hobson Food Service is one of the largest processors and wholesale distributors of fresh meat in the Nashville area in Tennessee. It provides a range of poultry, pork, beef and other products. The company serves more than 300 customers, including restaurants, colleges, hospitals and distributors. Hobson Food Service has received the Purveyor of the Year award from the Tennessee Restaurant Association. The company is owned and operated by Choice Food Group, which is a privately held food service company that serves wholesale and retail distributors, manufacturers, processors and marketers. It manufactures cooked sauces, condiments, salad dressings and dry mixes, as well as prepared food items and canned meat products, such as chilies, soups, stews, and pasta, rice and bean dishes.