2025 Cookie, Cracker & Pasta Manufacturing Industry Report

Industry Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) manufacturing cookies and crackers; (2) preparing flour and dough mixes and dough from flour ground elsewhere; and (3) manufacturing dry pasta. The establishments in this industry may package the dry pasta they manufacture with other ingredients.
Source: US Census Bureau

Market Size and Industry Forecast

The Cookie, Cracker and Pasta Manufacturing industry report contains historical and forecasted statistics used by leading private equity firms and consultants. Market sizes from 2020 to 2030 reflect industry trends and growth patterns. Revenues include both public and private companies in the Cookie, Cracker & Pasta Manufacturing industry.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Market Size (Total Revenue)
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company

Source: U.S. government financial data



Advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size includes revenue generated from all products and services sold within the industry.

Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State

Market size by state reveals local opportunity through the number of companies located in the region. Each state's growth rate is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to pinpoint profitable and nonprofitable locations for Cookie, Cracker & Pasta Manufacturing companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Cookie, Cracker & Pasta Manufacturing
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Cookie, Cracker & Pasta Manufacturing Industry Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)

Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:

• Cost of goods sold
• Compensation of officers
• Salaries and wages
• Employee benefit programs
• Rent paid
• Advertising and marketing budgets

The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" company (both public and private companies included).

	Industry Average	Percent of Sales
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit

Financial Ratio Analysis

Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.

Financial Ratio	Industry Average
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio

Cookie, Cracker & Pasta Manufacturing Industry Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Cookie and cracker manufacturing
Crackers, biscuits, and related products
Cracker sandwiches, from crackers produced in same plant
Cookies, wafers, and ice cream cones and cups (exc. frozen)
Cookies, wafers, and ice cream cones and cups (excluding frozen)
Cookie and cracker manufacturing, nsk, total
Cookie and cracker mfg, nsk, for nonadministrative-records
Cookie and cracker mfg, nsk, for administrative-records
Mixes and dough made from purchased flour
Prepared flour mixes, purchased flour

Cookie, Cracker & Pasta Manufacturing Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	3%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	1%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	7%
Sales and Related Occupations	11%
Retail Sales Workers	9%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	7%
Production Occupations	49%
Food Processing Workers	30%
Bakers	18%
Bakers	18%
Miscellaneous Food Processing Workers	13%
Food Batchmakers	9%
Other Production Occupations	14%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	7%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	7%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	14%
Material Moving Workers	10%
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand	9%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	6%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $29,110,222 on the cookie, cracker & pasta manufacturing industry. It has awarded 72 contracts to 22 companies, with an average value of $1,323,192 per company.

Top Companies in Cookie, Cracker & Pasta Manufacturing and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)