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Todd Simmons
Simmons Foods, Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Interviewed on the NWA Founders podcast, episode 33, February 3, 2026
About Todd Simmons
Todd Simmons is behind Simmons Foods, based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
On episode 33 of NWA Founders, the Northwest Arkansas business podcast, published February 3, 2026, Todd Simmons shared the story of the business. The conversation runs 1 hr 25 min. What does it take to lead a 70+ year old family-owned company into the future without losing sight of what made it successful in the first place?
Jump into the conversation
- 0:00Todd's earliest memory of working in Simmons Foods
- 10:00Origin of Simmons Foods (Bill Simmons)
- 33:00Chaplain Program & Employee Clinics
- 46:00NWA in the early 2000s
- 1:09:00Growth of Pet Food Unit
About Simmons Foods
- About 8,000 employees; revenue $2.4B (2021 Forbes)
- Food manufacturing, Siloam Springs
- www.simmonsfoods.com
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Cite this episode
APA (7th edition)
Clark, C., & Beyer, N. (Hosts). (2026, February 3). Todd Simmons (Simmons Foods) [Audio podcast episode]. In NWA Founders. https://nwafounders.com/episodes/todd-simmons-simmons-foods/
MLA (9th edition)
Clark, Cameron, and Nick Beyer, hosts. “Todd Simmons (Simmons Foods).” NWA Founders, 3 Feb. 2026, nwafounders.com/episodes/todd-simmons-simmons-foods/.
Chicago (notes and bibliography)
Clark, Cameron, and Nick Beyer, hosts. “Todd Simmons (Simmons Foods).” NWA Founders (podcast), February 3, 2026. https://nwafounders.com/episodes/todd-simmons-simmons-foods/.
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At a glance
- Company
- Simmons Foods
- Industry
- Food manufacturing
- City
- Siloam Springs
- Where
- 601 N Hico St, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
- Episode
- #33 · February 3, 2026
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