An abundant water supply as well as distribution and cold storage facilities make Catawba County well-suited to food manufacturing.

Food Processing

Catawba County's recruitment of Food Processing is bolstered by an identical focus by the State of North Carolina.  There are over 59,000 employees working in food manufacturing in North Carolina and over 3,600 of those are employed within a 45-minute drive time of Catawba County. Several food processing and logistics companies have a long history in Catawba County.  An abundant water supply is available for processing operations and the network of processing and packaging suppliers, as well as distribution and cold storage facilities make Catawba County an excellent location for Food Processing. Please view our Food Processing Fact Sheet to learn more.

Food Manufacturing & Logistics in Catawba County
Company Name Location Local Employees Industry Sector
Merchants Distributors, Inc. Hickory 1400 Wholesale grocery store distributor
Tyson Foods Claremont 900 Buns and frozen sandwiches
Performace Foodservice Hickory 700 Food service distributor
Flowers Foods Newton 150 Breads and buns bakery
Mennel Milling & Bakery Mix Newton 120 Flour and grains milling
Star Snax Conover 115 Tortilla Chips
H.T. Hackney Newton 50 Wholesale grocery store distributor