2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
NAICS 311230 is the US industry code for breakfast cereal manufacturing. It covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing breakfast cereal foods.
- Code
- 311230 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
- Part of
- Grain and Oilseed Milling
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 1,300 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 10611, 10612 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing breakfast cereal foods.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Manufacturing nonchocolate-coated granola bars and other types of breakfast bars are classified in Industry 311340, Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing chocolate-coated granola bars from purchased chocolate are classified in U.S. Industry 311352, Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate.
- Manufacturing chocolate-coated granola bars from cacao beans are classified in U.S. Industry 311351, Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans.
- Manufacturing coffee substitutes from grain are classified in Industry 311920, Coffee and Tea Manufacturing.
Activities listed under 311230
The Census index assigns these 16 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Breakfast cereals manufacturing
- Corn breakfast foods manufacturing
- Farina, breakfast cereal, manufacturing
- Flour mills, breakfast cereal, manufacturing
- Grain mills, breakfast cereal
- Grain, breakfast cereal, manufacturing
- Granola, cereal (except bars and clusters), manufacturing
- Hominy grits, prepared as cereal breakfast food, manufacturing
- Infant cereals, dry, manufacturing
- Instant hot cereals manufacturing
- Mix grain breakfast manufacturing
- Oatmeal (i.e., cereal breakfast food) manufacturing
- Oats, breakfast cereal, manufacturing
- Oats, rolled (i.e., cereal breakfast food), manufacturing
- Rice breakfast foods manufacturing
- Wheat breakfast cereal manufacturing
SBA size standard for 311230
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 311230, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,300 employees. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 1061), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.