Food manufacturers in North Carolina
North Carolina has 765 food establishments employing 62,272 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 273 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is North Carolina's largest manufacturing industry, and North Carolina ranks number 8 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 765
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 62,272
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 273
- With a page here
- 7
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Quality Foods, Inc. | Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing | Cary |
| Avoca, Incorporated | Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing | Merry Hill |
| Campbell Soup Supply Company | Specialty Canning | Maxton |
| Cargill Fayetteville | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Fayetteville |
| Ingredion Winston Salem | Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing | Winston-Salem |
| Smithfield Packing Company Incorporated - Tar Heel | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | Tar Heel |
| Valley Proteins Inc - Fayetteville Facility | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing | Fayetteville |
These are the North Carolina food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 266 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing (NAICS 311221): 2 facilities
- Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (NAICS 311613): 2 facilities
- Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing (NAICS 311821): 1 facility
- Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (NAICS 311930): 1 facility
- Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (NAICS 311920): 1 facility
- Specialty Canning (NAICS 311422): 1 facility
- Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (NAICS 311224): 1 facility
- Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (NAICS 311225): 1 facility
- Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (NAICS 311611): 1 facility
- Meat Processed from Carcasses (NAICS 311612): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: Rose Hill (10), Mount Olive (8), Charlotte (7), Clinton (6), Kinston (6).
New food plants in North Carolina
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in North Carolina.