Food manufacturers in Arkansas
Arkansas has 269 food establishments employing 47,987 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 244 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is Arkansas's largest manufacturing industry, and Arkansas ranks number 12 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 269
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 47,987
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 244
- With a page here
- 1
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Riceland Foods, Inc. - Soy Division | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Stuttgart |
These are the Arkansas food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 243 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (NAICS 311224): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: Springdale (19), Fort Smith (12), Clarksville (10), Rogers (10), Jonesboro (9).
New food plants in Arkansas
West Memphis bottling plant expansion (new production line), West MemphisoperatingFayetteville food manufacturing expansion, Washington CountyannouncedFayetteville ready-to-eat meals plant expansion, FayettevilleannouncedJonesboro frozen food plant, Craighead CountyannouncedDanville feed mill, Yell Countyoperating
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Arkansas.