Food manufacturers in South Carolina
South Carolina has 256 food establishments employing 17,698 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 90 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is South Carolina's number 6 manufacturing industry, and South Carolina ranks number 31 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 256
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 17,698
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 90
- With a page here
- 2
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Kist Sumter Processing Plant | Poultry Processing | Sumter |
| Valley Proteins - Ward Facility | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing | Ward |
These are the South Carolina food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 88 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (NAICS 311613): 2 facilities
- Poultry Processing (NAICS 311615): 1 facility
- Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311412): 1 facility
- Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311111): 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: Greenville (6), Columbia (5), Spartanburg (5), Gaffney (4), Florence (4).
New food plants in South Carolina
Orangeburg County candy manufacturing plant, OrangeburgannouncedSpartanburg County coffee roasting and K-Cup manufacturing facility expansion, MooreannouncedEasley refrigerated dips and spreads plant, Easleyannounced
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in South Carolina.