Food manufacturers in Minnesota
Minnesota has 672 food establishments employing 50,248 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 275 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is Minnesota's largest manufacturing industry, and Minnesota ranks number 11 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 672
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 50,248
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 275
- With a page here
- 17
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| AG Processing, Inc. | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Dawson |
| American Crystal Sugar - Crookston | Beet Sugar Manufacturing | Crookston |
| American Crystal Sugar - East Grand Forks | Beet Sugar Manufacturing | East Grand Forks |
| American Crystal Sugar - Moorhead | Beet Sugar Manufacturing | Moorhead |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Fats and Oils Refining and Blending | Mankato |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing | Marshall |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Red Wing |
| Associated Milk Producers Inc Paynesville Div | Fluid Milk Manufacturing | Paynesville |
| Chs Oilseed Processing | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Mankato |
| Chs Oilseed Processing (Chs) | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Fairmont |
| Hormel Foods Corp - Austin Plant | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | Austin |
| JBS Worthington Mn | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | Worthington |
| Lamb-Weston/Rdo Frozen | Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing | Park Rapids |
| Minnesota Soybean Processors | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Brewster |
| Mom Brands | Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing | Northfield |
| Rahr Malting Co. | Malt Manufacturing | Shakopee |
| Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative | Beet Sugar Manufacturing | Renville |
These are the Minnesota food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 258 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (NAICS 311224): 5 facilities
- Beet Sugar Manufacturing (NAICS 311313): 4 facilities
- Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (NAICS 311611): 2 facilities
- Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (NAICS 311225): 1 facility
- Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing (NAICS 311221): 1 facility
- Rice Milling (NAICS 311212): 1 facility
- Fluid Milk Manufacturing (NAICS 311511): 1 facility
- Cheese Manufacturing (NAICS 311513): 1 facility
- Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311514): 1 facility
- Flour Milling (NAICS 311211): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: Minneapolis (15), Marshall (9), Willmar (9), Faribault (8), Melrose (7).
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Minnesota.