food processing

A food processing plant is a place where any kinds of edible materials are converted into consumer-ready food products. These include processing of raw harvested materials, industrial cooking plants and industrial bakeries, canneries, and food packaging plants.

The operation can prepare the food, package it, or do both. Industrial baking and canning are examples of distinct processes within the same broader food use.

An industrial packaging facility for inedible goods has a separate scope. A food warehouse that only holds finished products is also distinct from a processing plant.