2025 Dried & Dehydrated Food Manufacturing Industry Report

Industry Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) drying (including freeze-dried) and/or dehydrating fruits, vegetables, and soup mixes and bouillon and/or (2) drying and/or dehydrating ingredients and packaging them with other purchased ingredients, such as rice and dry pasta.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Market Size and Industry Forecast

The Dried and Dehydrated Food 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 Dried & Dehydrated Food 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 Dried & Dehydrated Food Manufacturing companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Dried & Dehydrated Food Manufacturing
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Dried & Dehydrated Food 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

Dried & Dehydrated Food Manufacturing Industry Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Dried and dehydrated food manufacturing
Soup mixes and bouillon
Soup mixes (oriental/dried/dehydrated/freeze-dried) and bouillon
Dried and dehydrated fruits and vegetables, incl. freeze-dried
All other dried/dehydrated fruits/peels (excluding fruit flour)
All other dried and dehydrated vegetables
Macaroni/noodle prod., pkg w/ oth. ingred., exc. canned/frozen
Macaroni products, purchased/packaged with ingredients mitse
Other purchased products pkg w/ dried/dehydrated ingredients
Other purchased products packed with dried ingredients mitse

Dried & Dehydrated Food Manufacturing Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	4%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	1%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	7%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	8%
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	8%
Production Occupations	52%
Food Processing Workers	19%
Miscellaneous Food Processing Workers	18%
Food Batchmakers	12%
Other Production Occupations	27%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	15%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	15%
Miscellaneous Production Workers	6%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	17%
Material Moving Workers	16%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	5%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	5%
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand	10%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $105,730,701 on the dried & dehydrated food manufacturing industry. It has awarded 184 contracts to 53 companies, with an average value of $1,994,919 per company.

Top Companies in Dried & Dehydrated Food Manufacturing and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)