Products Made in Missouri

St. Louis grew as a river port and became a brewing and shoemaking city in the late 1800s, while Kansas City built stockyards and meatpacking plants on the Missouri River. In the 20th century St. Louis built aircraft and the Mercury and Gemini space capsules, and car assembly plants opened around both cities. French's mustard and Frank's RedHot come from a McCormick plant in Springfield, where Askinosie makes bean-to-bar chocolate on Commercial Street. Gilmour makes garden hoses in Excelsior Springs. In Kansas City, Indigo Wild makes Zum goat's milk soaps and SKILCRAFT pens and markers are made at a plant run by a nonprofit that employs people who are blind. Whittle Shortline Railroad makes wooden toy trains in Kirkwood, Tumi Ishi shapes hardwood balancing blocks in St. Charles and Associated Equipment builds battery chargers in St. Louis. Images In Tile USA prints tile murals in Joplin, and BobaVida's popping boba comes from a plant in Mount Vernon that opened in 2026.