KaTom CEO Patricia Bible accepts recognition as part of the Next Economy Hero ceremony in Las Vegas. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo)

KaTom Restaurant Supply has been recognized as one of the top job creators among private businesses in Tennessee with its inclusion on Inc.’s Hire Power Awards list.

According to Inc.’s statistics, KaTom created two dozen jobs in recent years, placing it ninth in the state and making it one of only two businesses in East Tennessee to receive the recognition.

Those new hires represent growth of 46 percent from 2008 to 2011.

KaTom Restaurant Supply, , which recently relocated to Sevier,  is an online, catalog, and in-person retailer of equipment and supplies for commercial and residential kitchens.  Within the last three years, the company has grown by 176 percent and added $22.1 million in sales.

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