Food manufacturers in Georgia
Georgia has 766 food establishments employing 72,868 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 241 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is Georgia's largest manufacturing industry, and Georgia ranks number 6 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 766
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 72,868
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 241
- With a page here
- 6
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| ADM Golden Peanut | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Dawson |
| ADM-Valdosta Refinery | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Valdosta |
| Cargill Gainesville | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Gainesville |
| General Mills Operations, Inc. | Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing | Covington |
| Imperial Savannah Sugar Refinery | 311312 | Port Wentworth |
| Tyson Poultry Inc - Cumming Facility | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing | Cumming |
These are the Georgia food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 235 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (NAICS 311225): 4 facilities
- Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (NAICS 311224): 3 facilities
- Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing (NAICS 311911): 1 facility
- Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing (NAICS 311230): 1 facility
- Cane Sugar Manufacturing (NAICS 311314): 1 facility
- Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (NAICS 311613): 1 facility
- Other Animal Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311119): 1 facility
- Other Snack Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311919): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: Atlanta (20), Gainesville (20), Valdosta (8), Augusta (7), Columbus (6).
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Georgia.