The county has a number of factories which add value to agricultural products. These are mainly owned by the various tea and coffee cooperative societies. There are also factories processing livestock products such as milk. These are mainly owned by farmers’ cooperative societies. There are other factories in the county producing bread and animal feeds. These are in small scale and mainly found in Meru Town.

Generally, the sector can be divided into:

• Agro-processing
• Manufacturing
• Small scale cottage industries