North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 311999 is used by federal buyers for market research, set-aside size standards, and reporting. Official titles come from the Census Bureau NAICS structure.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing food (except animal food; grain and oilseed milling; sugar and confectionery products; preserved fruits, vegetables, and specialties; dairy products; meat products; seafood products; bakeries and tortillas; snack foods; coffee and tea; flavoring syrups and concentrates; seasonings and dressings; and perishable prepared food). Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated ingredients including those mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated ingredients for soup mixes and bouillon.
Included activity examples
- Baking powder manufacturing
- Cake frosting, prepared, manufacturing
- Dessert puddings manufacturing
- Egg substitutes manufacturing
- Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing
- Honey processing
- Popcorn (except popped) manufacturing
- Powdered drink mixes (except chocolate, coffee, tea, or milk based) manufacturing
- Sweetening syrups (except pure maple) manufacturing
- Yeast manufacturing
- Official title
- All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- Code level
- 6
- Parent industry
- All Other Food Manufacturing 31199
- Open opportunities
- 20 open · 109 active
SBA small-business size standard
700 employees
Employee-count basis
Check this standard and its exceptionsExcluded 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 and packaging them with other purchased ingredients--are classified in U.S. Industry 311423, Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing;
Manufacturing animal foods--are classified in Industry Group 3111, Animal Food Manufacturing;
Manufacturing bakery products and tortillas--are classified in Industry Group 3118, Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing;
Manufacturing coffee and tea--are classified in Industry 31192, Coffee and Tea Manufacturing;
Manufacturing dairy products--are classified in Industry Group 3115, Dairy Product Manufacturing;
Manufacturing dry pasta and packaging it with ingredients--are classified in U.S. Industry 311824, Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour;
Manufacturing flavoring syrups and concentrates (except coffee-based)--are classified in Industry 31193, Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing;
Manufacturing meat products--are classified in Industry Group 3116, Animal Slaughtering and Processing;
Manufacturing perishable prepared foods--are classified in U.S. Industry 311991, Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing;
Manufacturing seafood products--are classified in Industry Group 3117, Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging;
Manufacturing seasonings and dressings--are classified in Industry 31194, Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing;
Manufacturing snack foods--are classified in Industry 31191, Snack Food Manufacturing;
Manufacturing sugar and confectionery products--are classified in Industry Group 3113, Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing;
Milling grains and oilseeds--are classified in Industry Group 3112, Grain and Oilseed Milling;
Milling rice and packaging it with other ingredients--are classified in U.S. Industry 311212, Rice Milling;
Preparing and selling food (including popcorn) for immediate consumption--are classified in Industry 72251, Restaurants and Other Eating Places.
Preserving fruit, vegetable, and specialty foods--are classified in Industry Group 3114, Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing;
Reducing maple sap to maple syrup--are classified in U.S. Industry 111998, All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming; and
Source and edition
2022 NAICS Manual definition and reference material from the U.S. Census Bureau.