WATKINS

Watkins Associated Industries, Inc. is a large, privately-held company focused on creating long term value by building and managing world-class businesses. The company began over 80 years ago as a produce transportation company with a single truck and grew to become one of the largest privately-owned businesses in the southeastern United States. Through innovation and commitment, we are dedicated to turning our strong history of growth into a successful future. We seek to leverage our operational expertise to grow new businesses into market leaders... Our approach to building businesses is simple: to own and manage a diverse set of operating companies who outperform their competition through strategic planning, disciplined investment, and operational measurement. We allow our operating companies to run autonomously while partnering with them in goal setting. This approach ultimately helps them reach their committed results. We centralize only those functions that make economic sense,..

Also known as: Watkins Associated Industries, Watkins Associated Industries, Inc.

Primary location: Atlanta United States