Food manufacturers in Kansas
Kansas has 324 food establishments employing 35,873 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 224 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is Kansas's number 2 manufacturing industry, and Kansas ranks number 20 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 324
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 35,873
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 224
- With a page here
- 5
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Bunge (Emporia) Corporation, North America (Opd West), Inc. | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Emporia |
| Mgp Ingredients | Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing | Atchison |
| National Beef Packing - Dodge City | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | Dodge City |
| National Beef Packing Company, LLC, Liberal | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | Liberal |
| Tyson Fresh Meats Inc | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | Holcomb |
These are the Kansas food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 219 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (NAICS 311611): 3 facilities
- Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (NAICS 311224): 1 facility
- Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing (NAICS 311221): 1 facility
- Flour Milling (NAICS 311211): 1 facility
- Meat Processed from Carcasses (NAICS 311612): 1 facility
- Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (NAICS 311613): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: Wichita (21), Kansas City (20), Topeka (17), Emporia (13), Dodge City (7).
New food plants in Kansas
Montgomery County soybean crushing plant, CherryvaleannouncedManhattan beverage co-packing plant, ManhattanannouncedHugoton cream and cream cheese plant expansion, HugotonannouncedOlathe production campus, OlatheoperatingTonganoxie wet pet food plant, TonganoxieoperatingDodge City cheese and whey plant, Dodge CityoperatingWichita snack pie plant, WichitaannouncedOlathe case-ready beef plant, Olatheoperating
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Kansas.