Food manufacturers in Maryland
Maryland has 400 food establishments employing 16,894 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 281 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is Maryland's number 2 manufacturing industry, and Maryland ranks number 33 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 400
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 16,894
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 281
- With a page here
- 4
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| American Sugar Refinery, Inc. | Cane Sugar Manufacturing | Baltimore |
| American Yeast | All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing | Dundalk |
| Maryland and Virginia Milk, Laurel LLC | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing | Laurel |
| Perdue Agribusiness Inc, Zion Church Road Complex | Other Animal Food Manufacturing | Salisbury |
These are the Maryland food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 277 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Cane Sugar Manufacturing (NAICS 311314): 1 facility
- All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311999): 1 facility
- Spice and Extract Manufacturing (NAICS 311942): 1 facility
- Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311514): 1 facility
- Fluid Milk Manufacturing (NAICS 311511): 1 facility
- Creamery Butter Manufacturing (NAICS 311512): 1 facility
- Other Animal Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311119): 1 facility
- Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (NAICS 311224): 1 facility
- Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (NAICS 311225): 1 facility
- Poultry Processing (NAICS 311615): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: Baltimore (46), Frederick (14), Crisfield (10), Salisbury (8), Hunt Valley (8).
New food plants in Maryland
Frederick bakery expansion (new 176,000 sq ft facility), FrederickannouncedHanover poultry processing facility, Hanoveroperating
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Maryland.