Food manufacturers in California
California has 4,086 food establishments employing 175,392 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 1,718 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is California's largest manufacturing industry, and California ranks first among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 4,086
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 175,392
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 1,718
- With a page here
- 21
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Anheuser-Busch LLC - Fairfield Brewery | Spice and Extract Manufacturing | Fairfield |
| Baker Commodities Inc | 311712 | Vernon |
| C&h Sugar Co Inc | 311312 | Crockett |
| California Dairies Inc Fresno | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing | Fresno |
| California Dairies Inc Turlock | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing | Turlock |
| California Dairies Inc Visalia | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing | Visalia |
| California Dairies Tipton | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing | Tipton |
| Conopco DBA Unilever Best Foods | Fruit and Vegetable Canning | Stockton |
| Del Monte Foods Plant Number 24 | Fruit and Vegetable Canning | Hanford |
| Fleischmanns Vinegar Company, Inc. | Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing | Montebello |
| Frito-Lay Inc | Other Snack Food Manufacturing | Modesto |
| Frito-Lay, Inc. | Other Snack Food Manufacturing | Bakersfield |
| Frito-Lay, Inc. | Other Snack Food Manufacturing | Rancho Cucamonga |
| General Mills Inc | Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing | Lodi |
| Hilmar Cheese Co | Cheese Manufacturing | Hilmar |
| Ingomar Packing Company | Fruit and Vegetable Canning | Los Banos |
| Ingredion Incorporated | Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing | Stockton |
| Land O Lakes - Tulare Dcca | Creamery Butter Manufacturing | Tulare |
| Saputo Cheese USA Inc. - Paige | Cheese Manufacturing | Tulare |
| Sensient Natural Ingredients LLC | All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing | Livingston |
| Spreckels Sugar Co Inc | Beet Sugar Manufacturing | Brawley |
These are the California food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 1,697 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311514): 7 facilities
- Creamery Butter Manufacturing (NAICS 311512): 5 facilities
- Other Snack Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311919): 5 facilities
- Fluid Milk Manufacturing (NAICS 311511): 3 facilities
- Fruit and Vegetable Canning (NAICS 311421): 3 facilities
- Cheese Manufacturing (NAICS 311513): 3 facilities
- All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311999): 2 facilities
- Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311423): 2 facilities
- Spice and Extract Manufacturing (NAICS 311942): 1 facility
- Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (NAICS 311613): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: Los Angeles (59), Fresno (55), Vernon (49), Stockton (41), Turlock (35).
New food plants in California
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