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Food Manufacturing

Industries in the Food Manufacturing subsector transform livestock and agricultural products into products for intermediate or final consumption. The industry groups are distinguished by the raw materials (generally of animal or vegetable origin) processed into food products.

The food products manufactured in these establishments are typically sold to wholesalers or retailers for distribution to consumers, but establishments primarily engaged in retailing bakery and candy products made on the premises not for immediate consumption are included.

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing beverages are classified in Subsector 312, Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing.

3111 Animal Food Manufacturing

31111 Animal Food Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing food and feed for animals from ingredients, such as grains, oilseed mill products, and meat products.

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311111 Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dog and cat food from ingredients, such as grains, oilseed mill products, and meat products.

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311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing animal food (except dog and cat) from ingredients, such as grains, oilseed mill products, and meat products.

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3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling

31121 Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) milling flour or meal from grains or vegetables; (2) preparing flour mixes or doughs from flour milled in the same establishment; (3) milling, cleaning, and polishing rice; and (4) manufacturing malt from barley, rye, or other grains.

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311211 Flour Milling
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) milling flour or meal from grains (except rice) or vegetables and/or (2) milling flour and preparing flour mixes or doughs.

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311212 Rice Milling
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) milling rice; (2) cleaning and polishing rice; or (3) milling, cleaning, and polishing rice. The establishments in this industry may package the rice they mill with other ingredients.

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311213 Malt Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing malt from barley, rye, or other grains.

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31122 Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) wet milling corn and vegetables; (2) crushing oilseeds and tree nuts; (3) refining and/or blending vegetable oils; (4) manufacturing shortening and margarine; and (5) blending purchased animal fats with vegetable fats.

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311221 Wet Corn Milling
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wet milling corn and other vegetables (except to make ethyl alcohol). Examples of products made in these establishments are corn sweeteners, such as glucose, dextrose, and fructose; corn oil; and starches (except laundry).

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311222 Soybean Processing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments engaged in crushing soybeans. Examples of products produced in these establishments are soybean oil, soybean cake and meal, and soybean protein isolates and concentrates.

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311223 Other Oilseed Processing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments engaged in crushing oilseeds (except soybeans) and tree nuts, such as cottonseeds, linseeds, peanuts, and sunflower seeds.

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311225 Fats and Oils Refining and Blending
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing shortening and margarine from purchased fats and oils; (2) refining and/or blending vegetable, oilseed, and tree nut oils from purchased oils; and (3) blending purchased animal fats with purchased vegetable fats.

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  • Refining and/or blending soybean oil in soybean crushing mills - classified in U.S. Industry 311222, Soybean Processing;
  • Refining and/or blending corn oil made by wet corn milling - classified in U.S. Industry 311221, Wet Corn Milling;
  • Refining and/or blending oilseeds (except soybeans) and tree nuts in crushing mills - classified in U.S. Industry 311223, Other Oilseed Processing; and
  • Rendering or refining animal fats and oils - classified in Industry 31161, Animal Slaughtering and Processing.

31123 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
See industry description for 311230 below.

311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing breakfast cereal foods.

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3113 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing
This industry group comprises (1) establishments that process agricultural inputs, such as sugarcane, beet, and cacao, to give rise to a new product (sugar or chocolate), and (2) those that begin with sugar and chocolate and process these further.

31131 Sugar Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing raw sugar, liquid sugar, and refined sugar from sugarcane, raw cane sugar and sugarbeets.

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311311 Sugarcane Mills
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in processing sugarcane.

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  • Manufacturing refined cane sugar from raw cane sugar - classified in U.S. Industry 311312, Cane Sugar Refining;
  • Manufacturing beet sugar - classified in U.S. Industry 311313, Beet Sugar Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing corn sweeteners by wet milling corn - classified in U.S. Industry 311221, Wet Corn Milling;
  • Manufacturing table syrups from corn syrup - classified in U.S. Industry 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing; and
  • Manufacturing synthetic sweeteners (i.e., sweetening agents), such as saccharin and sugar substitutes (i.e., synthetic sweetener blended with other ingredients), - classified in Subsector 325, Chemical Manufacturing.

311312 Cane Sugar Refining
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in refining cane sugar from raw cane sugar.

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311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing refined beet sugar from sugarbeets.

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  • Manufacturing raw cane sugar and/or refined cane sugar from sugarcane - classified in U.S. Industry 311311, Sugarcane Mills;
  • Manufacturing refined cane sugar from raw cane sugar - classified in U.S. Industry 311312, Cane Sugar Refining;
  • Manufacturing corn sweeteners by wet milling corn - classified in U.S. Industry 311221, Wet Corn Milling;
  • Manufacturing table syrups from corn syrup - classified in U.S. Industry 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing;
  • Reducing maple sap to maple syrup - classified in U.S. Industry 111998, All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming; and
  • Manufacturing synthetic sweeteners (i.e., sweetening agents), such as saccharin and sugar substitutes (i.e., synthetic sweetener blended with other ingredients), - classified in Subsector 325, Chemical Manufacturing.

31132 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
See industry description for 311320 below.

311320 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in shelling, roasting, and grinding cacao beans and making chocolate cacao products and chocolate confectioneries.

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31133 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
See industry description for 311330 below.

311330 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chocolate confectioneries from chocolate produced elsewhere. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in retailing chocolate confectionery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises from chocolate made elsewhere.

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31134 Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
See industry description for 311340 below.

311340 Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing nonchocolate confectioneries. Included in this industry are establishments primary engaged in retailing nonchocolate confectionery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises.

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3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing
This industry group includes (1) establishments that freeze food and (2) those that use preservation processes, such as pickling, canning, and dehydrating. Both types begin their production process with inputs of vegetable or animal origin.

31141 Frozen Food Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing frozen fruit, frozen juices, frozen vegetables, and frozen specialty foods (except seafood), such as frozen dinners, entrees, and side dishes; frozen pizza; frozen whipped toppings; and frozen waffles, pancakes, and french toast.

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311411 Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing frozen fruits; frozen vegetables; and frozen fruit juices, ades, drinks, cocktail mixes and concentrates.

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311412 Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing frozen specialty foods (except seafood), such as frozen dinners, entrees, and side dishes; frozen pizza; frozen whipped topping; and frozen waffles, pancakes, and french toast.

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31142 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing canned, pickled, and dried fruits, vegetables, and specialty foods. Establishments in this industry may package the dried or dehydrated ingredients they make with other purchased ingredients. Examples of products made by these establishments are canned juices; canned baby foods; canned soups (except seafood); canned dry beans; canned tomato-based sauces, such as catsup, salsa, chili, spaghetti, barbeque, and tomato paste, pickles, relishes, jams and jellies, dried soup mixes and bullions, and sauerkraut.

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311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing canned, pickled, and brined fruits and vegetables. Examples of products made in these establishments are canned juices; canned jams and jellies; canned tomato-based sauces, such as catsup, salsa, chili, spaghetti, barbeque, and tomato paste; pickles, relishes, and sauerkraut.

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  • Manufacturing canned baby foods, canned soups (except seafood), and canned specialty foods (except seafood) - classified in U.S. Industry 311422, Specialty Canning;
  • Manufacturing canned seafood soups and canned seafood products - classified in U.S. Industry 311711, Seafood Canning;
  • Manufacturing canned meat products - classified in Industry 31161, Animal Slaughtering and Processing; and
  • Manufacturing canned fruit and vegetable drinks, cocktails, and-ades - classified in U.S. Industry 312111, Soft Drink Manufacturing.

311422 Specialty Canning
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing canned specialty foods. Examples of products made in these establishments are canned baby food, canned baked beans, canned soups (except seafood), canned spaghetti, and other canned nationality foods.

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311423 Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) drying (including freeze-dried) and/or dehydrating fruits, vegetables, and soup mixes and bouillon and/or (2) drying and/or dehydrating ingredients and packaging them with other purchased ingredients, such as rice and dry pasta.

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  • Milling rice and packaging it with other ingredients - classified in U.S. Industry 311212, Rice Milling;
  • Manufacturing dry pasta and packaging it with other ingredients - classified in U.S. Industry 311823, Dry Pasta Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing vegetable flours and meals - classified in U.S. Industry 311211, Flour Milling;
  • Mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated potatoes, rice, and dry pasta, and packaging them with other purchased ingredients, and mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated ingredients for soup mixes and bouillon - classified in U.S. Industry 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing; and
  • Manufacturing dry salad dressing and dry sauce mixes - classified in U.S. Industry 311942, Spice and Extract Manufacturing.

3115 Dairy Product Manufacturing
This industry group comprises establishments that manufacture dairy products from raw milk, processed milk, and dairy substitutes.

31151 Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing dairy products (except frozen) from raw milk and/or processed milk products; (2) manufacturing dairy substitutes (except frozen) from soybeans and other nondairy substances; and (3) manufacturing dry, condensed, concentrated, and evaporated dairy and dairy substitute products.

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311511 Fluid Milk Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing processed milk products, such as pasteurized milk or cream and sour cream and/or (2) manufacturing fluid milk dairy substitutes from soybeans and other nondairy substances.

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311512 Creamery Butter Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing creamery butter from milk and/or processed milk products.

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311513 Cheese Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing cheese products (except cottage cheese) from raw milk and/or processed milk products and/or (2) manufacturing cheese substitutes from soybean and other nondairy substances.

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311514 Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dry, condensed, and evaporated milk and dairy substitute products.

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31152 Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
See industry description for 311520 below.

311520 Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing ice cream, frozen yogurts, frozen ices, sherbets, frozen tofu, and other frozen desserts (except bakery products).

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3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing

31161 Animal Slaughtering and Processing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) slaughtering animals; (2) preparing processed meats and meat byproducts; and (3) rendering and/or refining animal fat, bones, and meat scraps. This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in assembly cutting and packing of meats (i.e., boxed meats) from purchased carcasses.

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311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering animals (except poultry and small game). Establishments that slaughter and prepare meats are included in this industry.

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311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in processing or preserving meat and meat byproducts (except poultry and small game) from purchased meats. This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in assembly cutting and packing of meats (i.e., boxed meats) from purchased meats.

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311613 Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in rendering animal fat, bones, and meat scraps.

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311615 Poultry Processing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) slaughtering poultry and small game and/or (2) preparing processed poultry and small game meat and meat byproducts.

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3117 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging

31171 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) canning seafood (including soup); (2) smoking, salting, and drying seafood; (3) eviscerating fresh fish by removing heads, fins, scales, bones, and entrails; (4) shucking and packing fresh shellfish; (5) processing marine fats and oils; and (6) freezing seafood. Establishments known as "floating factory ships" that are engaged in the gathering and processing of seafood into canned seafood products are included in this industry.

311711 Seafood Canning
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) canning seafood (including soup) and marine fats and oils and/or (2) smoking, salting, and drying seafood. Establishments known as "floating factory ships" that are engaged in the gathering and processing of seafood into canned seafood products are included in this industry.

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311712 Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) eviscerating fresh fish by removing heads, fins, scales, bones, and entrails; (2) shucking and packing fresh shellfish; (3) manufacturing frozen seafood; and (4) processing fresh and frozen marine fats and oils.

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  • Establishments primarily engaged in canning and curing seafood are classified in U.S. Industry 311711, Seafood Canning

3118 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing

31181 Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fresh and frozen bread and other bakery products.

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311811 Retail Bakeries
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing bread and other bakery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises from flour, not from prepared dough.

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  • Retailing bakery products not for immediate consumption made elsewhere - classified in U.S. Industry 445291, Baked Goods Stores;
  • Preparing and selling bakery products (e.g., cookies, pretzels) for immediate consumption - classified in U.S. Industry 722213, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars;
  • Manufacturing fresh or frozen breads and other fresh bakery (except cookies and crackers) products - classified in U.S. Industry 311812, Commercial Bakeries; and
  • Manufacturing cookies and crackers - classified in U.S. Industry 311821, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing.

311812 Commercial Bakeries
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fresh and frozen bread and bread-type rolls and other fresh bakery (except cookies and crackers) products.

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311813 Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing frozen bakery products (except bread), such as cakes, pies, and doughnuts.

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  • Manufacturing frozen breads - classified in U.S. Industry 311812, Commercial Bakeries;
  • Retailing bakery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises from flour, not from prepared dough - classified in U.S. Industry 311811, Retail Bakeries;
  • Preparing and selling bakery products (e.g., cookies, pretzels) for immediate consumption - classified in U.S. Industry 722213, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars;
  • Manufacturing cookies and crackers - classified in U.S. Industry 311821, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing; and
  • Retailing bakery products not for immediate consumption made elsewhere - classified in U.S. Industry 445291, Baked Goods Stores.

31182 Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) manufacturing cookies and crackers; (2) preparing flour and dough mixes and dough from flour ground elsewhere; and (3) manufacturing dry pasta. The establishments in this industry may package the dry pasta they manufacture with other ingredients.

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311821 Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cookies, crackers, and other products, such as ice cream cones.

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311822 Flour Mixes and Dough Manufacturing from Purchased Flour
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing prepared flour mixes or dough mixes from flour ground elsewhere.

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  • Establishments primarily engaged in milling flour and preparing flour mixes or doughs are classified in U.S. Industry 311211, Flour Milling.

311823 Dry Pasta Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dry pasta. The establishments in this industry may package the dry pasta they manufacture with other ingredients.

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31183 Tortilla Manufacturing
See industry description for 311830 below.

311830 Tortilla Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing tortillas.

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3119 Other Food Manufacturing
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing food (except animal food; grain and oilseed milling; sugar and confectionery products; preserved fruit, vegetable, and specialty foods; dairy products; meat products; seafood products; and bakeries and tortillas). The industry group includes industries with different productive processes, such as snack food manufacturing; coffee and tea manufacturing; concentrate, syrup, condiment, and spice manufacturing; and, in general, an entire range of other miscellaneous food product manufacturing.

31191 Snack Food Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) salting, roasting, drying, cooking, or canning nuts; (2) processing grains or seeds into snacks; (3) manufacturing peanut butter; and (4) manufacturing potato chips, corn chips, popped popcorn, pretzels (except soft), pork rinds, and similar snacks.

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311911 Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) salting, roasting, drying, cooking, or canning nuts; (2) processing grains or seeds into snacks; and (3) manufacturing peanut butter.

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311919 Other Snack Food Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing snack foods (except roasted nuts and peanut butter).

Illustrative Examples:
Corn chips and related corn snacks manufacturing; Potato chips manufacturing; Popped popcorn (except candy-covered) manufacturing; Pretzels (except soft) manufacturing; Pork rinds manufacturing; Tortilla chips manufacturing.

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31192 Coffee and Tea Manufacturing
See industry description for 311920 below.

311920 Coffee and Tea Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) roasting coffee; (2) manufacturing coffee and tea concentrates (including instant and freeze-dried); (3) blending tea; (4) manufacturing herbal tea; and (5) manufacturing coffee extracts, flavorings, and syrups.

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  • Establishments primarily engaged in bottling and canning iced tea are classified in U.S. Industry 312111, Soft Drink Manufacturing.

31193 Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing
See industry description for 311930 below.

311930 Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing flavoring syrup drink concentrates and related products for soda fountain use or for the manufacture of soft drinks.

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31194 Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing
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, tarter 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.

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311941 Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing mayonnaise, salad dressing, vinegar, mustard, horseradish, soy sauce, tarter sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and other prepared sauces (except tomato-based and gravy).

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311942 Spice and Extract Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing spices, table salt, seasonings, flavoring extracts (except coffee and meat), and natural food colorings and/or (2) manufacturing dry mix food preparations, such as salad dressing mixes, gravy and sauce mixes, frosting mixes, and other dry mix preparations.

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31199 All Other Food Manufacturing
This 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). 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.

Illustrative Examples:
Baking powder manufacturing; Fresh pizza manufacturing; Cut or peeled fresh vegetables manufacturing; Honey processing; Dessert puddings manufacturing; Popcorn (except popped) manufacturing; Egg substitutes manufacturing; Powdered drink mixes (except chocolate, coffee, tea, or milk based) manufacturing; Fresh pasta manufacturing; Sweetening syrups (except pure maple) manufacturing.

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311991 Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing perishable prepared foods, such as salads, sandwiches, prepared meals, fresh pizza, fresh pasta, and peeled or cut vegetables.

311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
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.

Illustrative Examples:
Baking powder manufacturing; Popcorn (except popped) manufacturing; Cake frosting, prepared, manufacturing; Powdered drink mixes (except chocolate, coffee, tea, or milk based) manufacturing; Dessert puddings manufacturing; Egg substitutes manufacturing; Sweetening syrups (except pure maple) manufacturing; Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing; Yeast manufacturing; Honey processing.

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Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.

 

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