Food manufacturers in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 1,355 food establishments employing 78,350 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 383 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is Pennsylvania's number 2 manufacturing industry, and Pennsylvania ranks number 5 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 1,355
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 78,350
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 383
- With a page here
- 3
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Blommer Chocolate Co/E Greenville Plt | Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans | East Greenville |
| Cargill Meat Solutions/Meat Packing Plt | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | Wyalusing |
| JBS Souderton Inc/Franconia Twp | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing | Souderton |
These are the Pennsylvania food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 380 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (NAICS 311613): 2 facilities
- Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans (NAICS 311351): 1 facility
- Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (NAICS 311611): 1 facility
- Meat Processed from Carcasses (NAICS 311612): 1 facility
- Other Animal Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311119): 1 facility
- Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (NAICS 311225): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: Philadelphia (18), Lancaster (13), York (12), Reading (10), Camp Hill (9).
New food plants in Pennsylvania
Plant Two poultry processing expansion, Bethel TownshipannouncedLehigh Valley dairy manufacturing plant (former Keurig Dr Pepper plant), Upper Macungie TownshipannouncedPhiladelphia Bellwether District canned beverage manufacturing facility, PhiladelphiaannouncedShippensburg yogurt plant expansion, ShippensburgannouncedO'Hara Township snack bar production expansion, O'Hara TownshipannouncedReese Chocolate Processing facility, Hersheyoperating
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Pennsylvania.