Food manufacturers in Tennessee
Tennessee has 464 food establishments employing 40,536 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 157 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is Tennessee's number 3 manufacturing industry, and Tennessee ranks number 15 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 464
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 40,536
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 157
- With a page here
- 5
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Cargill Wet Corn Milling Division | Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing | Memphis |
| Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Company | Other Snack Food Manufacturing | Jackson |
| Solae LLC Memphis | 311222 | Memphis |
| Tate and Lyle Ingredients Loudon Facility | Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing | Loudon |
| Tyson Foods Inc - Processing | Poultry Processing | Shelbyville |
These are the Tennessee food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 152 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing (NAICS 311221): 2 facilities
- Other Snack Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311919): 1 facility
- Flour Milling (NAICS 311211): 1 facility
- Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (NAICS 311224): 1 facility
- Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (NAICS 311225): 1 facility
- All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311999): 1 facility
- Poultry Processing (NAICS 311615): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: Memphis (24), Nashville (13), Chattanooga (12), Humboldt (9), Murfreesboro (8).
New food plants in Tennessee
Lebanon snack manufacturing and distribution facility, LebanonannouncedKnoxville prepared foods plant expansion, KnoxvilleannouncedCaryville poultry further-processing plant, CaryvilleannouncedLivingston shelf-stable beverage plant, LivingstonannouncedDickson convenience foods plant, DicksonannouncedMorristown bakery plant expansion, MorristownannouncedCleveland prepared foods plant, Clevelandannounced
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Tennessee.