Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing dressings and sauces, such as mayonnaise, salad dressing, vinegar, mustard, horseradish, soy sauce, tartar sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and other prepared sauces (except tomato-based and gravies); (2) manufacturing spices, table salt, seasoning, and flavoring extracts (except coffee and meat), and natural food colorings; and (3) manufacturing dry mix food preparations, such as salad dressing mixes, gravy and sauce mixes, frosting mixes, and other dry mix preparations.

Excluded or separately classified activities

Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.

• Drying and/or dehydrating ingredients for dry soup mixes and bouillon--are classified in Industry 31142, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying;

  Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying31142

• Manufacturing canned liquid gravies--are classified in Industry 31142, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying.

  Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying31142

• Manufacturing catsup and other tomato-based sauces--are classified in Industry 31142, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying;

  Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying31142

• Manufacturing coffee extracts--are classified in Industry 31192, Coffee and Tea Manufacturing;

  Coffee and Tea Manufacturing31192

• Manufacturing flavoring syrups (except chocolate and coffee-based syrups)--are classified in Industry 31193, Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing;

  Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing31193

• Manufacturing industrial salts--are classified in Industry 32599, All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing;

  All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing32599

• Manufacturing liquid meat extracts from slaughtered or purchased carcasses--are classified in Industry 31161, Animal Slaughtering and Processing; and

  Animal Slaughtering and Processing31161

• Manufacturing natural organic colorings for nonfood uses--are classified in Industry 32519, Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing;

  Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing32519

• Manufacturing synthetic food colorings--are classified in Industry 32513, Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing;

  Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing32513

• Mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated ingredients for dry soup mixes and bouillon--are classified in Industry 31199, All Other Food Manufacturing;

  All Other Food Manufacturing31199

• Mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated potato, rice, and pasta and packaging them with other purchased ingredients, and manufacturing prepared frosting--are classified in Industry 31199, All Other Food Manufacturing;

  All Other Food Manufacturing31199