Food Manufacturing in North Carolina
NAICS 311 · NC
North Carolina is home to Food Manufacturing, industry NAICS code 311. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1,204 establishments in North Carolina in 2024, with an annual payroll of about $3.2 billion. Listed in the register are 805 facilities in 238 cities across North Carolina as of 2026.
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Map, cities and product lines
Plants in North Carolina805 FACILITIES
| Facility | City | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Purina Feed Mill | Statesville | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Steven Charles Pembroke | Pembroke | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Stock Yards Charlotte | Charlotte | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Stormberg Foods LLC | Goldsboro | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Stormberg Foods LLC | Goldsboro | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Sugargrove Country Hams | North Wilkesboro | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Swift Beef Company | Lenoir | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| T & B Bailey dba Rayfield Meat Center | Wadesboro | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| TDP Bakery Charlotte | Charlotte | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| The Cheesecake Factory Bakery East Coast | Battleboro | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| The Chief Feed Mill -est | Rose Hill | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| The Crump Group | Nashville | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| The Ingredient House | Pinhurst | 1–19 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| The Pork CO | Wilmington | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| The Pork Company 2 | Warsaw | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Thomas Brothers Foods LLC | Asheboro | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| T.L. Herring & Co. | Wilson | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Triad Halal Meats LLC | Madison | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Tropical Nut & Fruit | Charlotte, NC, 28723 | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Two Brothers Pork Skins | Kannapolis | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Tyson Bros., Inc. | Gastonia | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Wilkesboro | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Monroe | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Union Foods LLC | Rocky Mount | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| US Foods, Inc. | Lexington | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Utz Quality Foods, LLC. | Kings Mountain | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Valdese Nc Bakery | Valdese | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Verdesian Life Sciences, LLC (RTP) | Durham | 1–19 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Villari Food Group | Warsaw | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Villari Food Group LLC | Wilmington | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Warsaw Feed Mill -est | Warsaw | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Watauga Meats and Butchery | Vilas | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wayne Mays Meat Processing | Taylorsville | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wayne's Country Hams | Statesville | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wells, Jenkins & Wells | Forest City | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Westwater, Inc. (Westwater Country Hams) | Warsaw | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wilfoods, LLC | Henderson | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wilkes Abattoir, LLC | N. Wilkesboro | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wilkes Abattoir, LLC | North Wilkesboro | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wilkesboro Food Service Plant | Wilkesboro | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wilkesboro Plant | Wilkesboro | 500+ | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Williams Foods, Inc. | Rocky Mount | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wilson Mill & Bakery - Est | Wilson | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wilson Packing Company | Wilson | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wilson's Mills | Wilsons Mills | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wow Bao LLC | Forest City | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wow Bao Manufacturing | Forest City | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Atlantic Natural Foods, LLC | Nashville | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Cake - All Things Yummy, INC. | Kernersville | — | UNVERIFIED |
| French Broad Luscious Chocolates LLC | Asheville | — | UNVERIFIED |
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