44529 Other Specialty Food Retailers

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing specialty foods (except fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, and seafood) not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises.

Examples Census gives

• Baked goods (not made on premises) retailers
• Dairy product retailers
• Coffee and tea (i.e., packaged) retailers
• Gourmet food retailers
• Confectionery (i.e., packaged) retailers
• Nut (i.e., packaged) retailers

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:

• Retailing baked goods made on the premises but not for immediate consumption are classified in Industry 31181, Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing.
• Retailing fresh fruits and vegetables are classified in Industry 44523, Fruit and Vegetable Retailers.
• Retailing fresh, frozen, or cured meats and poultry are classified in Industry 44524, Meat Retailers.
• Retailing fresh, frozen, or cured fish and seafood products are classified in Industry 44525, Fish and Seafood Retailers.
• Retailing fruit baskets and bouquets are classified in Industry 45942, Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers.
• Selling candy and confectionery products not for immediate consumption and made on the premises are classified in Industry Group 3113, Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing.
• Preparing and/or serving snack foods (e.g., doughnuts, bagels, ice cream, popcorn) for immediate consumption on or near the premises are classified in Industry 72251, Restaurants and Other Eating Places.
• Dairy farming, making dairy products, and selling them at roadside stands or market stalls are classified in Industry 11212, Dairy Cattle and Milk Production.

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

Codes in 44529

• 445291Baked Goods Retailers
• 445292Confectionery and Nut Retailers
• 445298All Other Specialty Food Retailers