2022 NAICS industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
31191 Snack Food Manufacturing
NAICS 31191 is the US industry code for snack food manufacturing. It covers 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.
Official definition
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.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Manufacturing crackers are classified in Industry 31182, Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing unpopped popcorn are classified in Industry 31199, All Other Food Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing chocolate or candy-coated nuts and candy-covered popcorn are classified in Industry Group 3113, Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing soybean, sunflower, and other oilseed butters are classified in Industry 31122, Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing soft pretzels are classified in Industry 31181, Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing dried and smoked meat snacks (except pork rinds) are classified in Industry 31161, Animal Slaughtering and Processing.
- Preparing and selling snacks (e.g., popcorn, pretzels) for immediate consumption are classified in Industry 72251, Restaurants and Other Eating Places.
Codes in 31191
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