Food manufacturers in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 1,040 food establishments employing 80,121 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 332 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is Wisconsin's largest manufacturing industry, and Wisconsin ranks number 4 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 1,040
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 80,121
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 332
- With a page here
- 2
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Associated Milk Producers Jim Falls Div | Cheese Manufacturing | Jim Falls |
| McCain Foods USA, Inc., Plover, Wisconsin | Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing | Wisconsin Rapids |
These are the Wisconsin food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 330 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Cheese Manufacturing (NAICS 311513): 1 facility
- Creamery Butter Manufacturing (NAICS 311512): 1 facility
- Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311514): 1 facility
- Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing (NAICS 311411): 1 facility
- Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311412): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: Milwaukee (12), Green Bay (11), Beloit (9), Plover (7), Manitowoc (7).
New food plants in Wisconsin
Eau Claire fermented yeast products plant, Eau ClaireannouncedSheboygan Falls meat processing plant, Sheboygan FallsannouncedMenomonie specialty cheese facility, MenomonieoperatingJefferson production facility, JeffersonoperatingOostburg cheese packaging facility expansion, OostburgannouncedJefferson wet pet food factory expansion, JeffersonannouncedClay Banks cheese plant, Clay BanksannouncedPlymouth and Antigo cheese production expansion, Plymouthannounced
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Wisconsin.