Food & Livestock Products
Texas was built on cotton, cattle and crude.
Today, Texas is the top state for farms and ranches and much more. The Food and Livestock Products sector in Texas processes and packages high-quality foods ranging from beef and poultry products to beverages, cheese, fruits and vegetables, snack foods, tortillas and more. Critical to the food supply in Texas and beyond, the sector is linked to other industry sectors, including Advanced Manufacturing and Life Sciences and Biotechnology.
Texas Advantages: With large tracts of affordable land well-suited for food manufacturing and livestock processing, a highly skilled and growing workforce, a central geographic location in North America and robust infrastructure providing direct access to domestic and international markets, Texas is increasingly a destination for food producers looking to grow and expand.
Targest industry clusters within the Food & Livestock Products sector include:
- Food Processing
- Livestock Processing
Top Companies
Food Production companies with a strong presence in Texas:
| Darling Ingredients | Texas Farm Products Company |
| C.H. Guenther & Son | Keurig Dr. Pepper |
| H-E-B | The American Bottling Company |
| Great Lakes Cheese | Frito-Lay North America |
| Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages | Tyson Foods |