Food manufacturers in Illinois
Illinois has 1,433 food establishments employing 89,684 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 479 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is Illinois's largest manufacturing industry, and Illinois ranks number 3 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 1,433
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 89,684
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 479
- With a page here
- 11
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Archer Daniels Midland Company and Stratas Foods | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Quincy |
| Bunge Chevron AG Renewables, LLC | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Cairo |
| Bunge North America - Gibson City | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Gibson City |
| Bunge Oils Inc | Fats and Oils Refining and Blending | Bradley |
| Cargill Dry Corn Ingredients | Flour Milling | Paris |
| Cargill, Inc. | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Bloomington |
| Incobrasa Industries Ltd | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Gilman |
| Ingredion Incorporated | Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing | Bedford Park |
| Ioi Loders Croklaan | Fats and Oils Refining and Blending | Channahon |
| Mondelez Global LLC | Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing | Chicago |
| Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur | Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing | Decatur |
These are the Illinois food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 468 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (NAICS 311224): 7 facilities
- Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (NAICS 311225): 5 facilities
- Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing (NAICS 311221): 2 facilities
- Flour Milling (NAICS 311211): 1 facility
- Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing (NAICS 311821): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: Chicago (63), Elk Grove Village (14), Quincy (13), Decatur (10), Momence (9).
New food plants in Illinois
Bloomington Kinder Bueno production expansion, BloomingtonannouncedGilman soybean crushing plant expansion, GilmanannouncedWest Chicago powdered stick pack manufacturing expansion, West ChicagooperatingCreal Springs beef processing plant expansion, Creal Springsunder constructionHuntley flavor production facility, HuntleyannouncedCaseyville prepared foods plant, CaseyvilleannouncedGlenview cultivated meat production facility, Glenviewannounced
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Illinois.