311930 Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing

Official definition

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.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Manufacturing chocolate syrup are classified in Industry 31135, Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing flavoring extracts (except coffee and meat) and natural food colorings are classified in U.S. Industry 311942, Spice and Extract Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing coffee extracts and/or coffee-based syrups are classified in Industry 311920, Coffee and Tea Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing liquid meat extracts from slaughtered or purchased carcasses are classified in Industry 31161, Animal Slaughtering and Processing.
• Manufacturing canned gravies by mixing liquid meat extracts with other ingredients are classified in U.S. Industry 311422, Specialty Canning.
• Manufacturing powdered drink mixes (except coffee, tea, chocolate, or milk based), table syrup from corn syrup, or sweetening syrups (except pure maple) are classified in U.S. Industry 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing.
• Reducing maple sap to maple syrup are classified in U.S. Industry 111998, All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming.
• Manufacturing natural nonfood colorings are classified in U.S. Industry 325199, All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 311930

The Census index assigns these 12 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Beverage bases manufacturing
• Beverage flavorings (except coffee based) manufacturing
• Beverage syrups (except coffee based) manufacturing
• Concentrates, drink (except frozen fruit juice), manufacturing
• Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing
• Flavoring concentrates (except coffee based) manufacturing
• Flavoring pastes, powders, and syrups for soft drink manufacturing
• Fruit syrups, flavoring, manufacturing
• Soda fountain syrups manufacturing
• Soft drink concentrates (i.e., syrup) manufacturing
• Syrup, beverage, manufacturing
• Syrup, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 311930

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 311930, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,100 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: 1030, 1079), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 10310Processing and preserving of potatoesUK SIC
• 10320Manufacture of fruit and vegetable juiceUK SIC
• 10390Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetablesUK SIC
• 10710Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakesUK SIC
• 10720Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakesUK SIC
• 10730Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous productsUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 311920Coffee and Tea Manufacturing