445298 All Other Specialty Food Retailers

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing miscellaneous specialty foods (except fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, seafood, confections, nuts, popcorn, and baked goods) not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises.

Examples Census gives

• Coffee and tea (i.e., packaged) retailers
• Soft drink (i.e., bottled) retailers
• Dairy product retailers
• Spice retailers
• Gourmet food retailers
• Water (i.e., bottled) 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:

• Preparing and/or serving snack foods (e.g., doughnuts, bagels, ice cream, popcorn) for immediate consumption on or near the premises are classified in U.S. Industry 722515, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars.
• Retailing fresh fruits and vegetables are classified in Industry 445230, Fruit and Vegetable Retailers.
• Retailing fresh, frozen, or cured meats and poultry are classified in Industry 445240, Meat Retailers.
• Retailing fresh, frozen, or cured fish and seafood products are classified in Industry 445250, Fish and Seafood Retailers.
• Retailing baked goods not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises are classified in U.S. Industry 445291, Baked Goods Retailers.
• Retailing candy and other confections, nuts, and popcorn not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises are classified in U.S. Industry 445292, Confectionery and Nut Retailers.
• Retailing fruit baskets and bouquets are classified in Industry 459420, Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers.
• Dairy farming, making dairy products, and selling them at roadside stands or market stalls are classified in Industry 112120, Dairy Cattle and Milk Production.

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

Activities listed under 445298

The Census index assigns these 15 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Bottled water providers, direct selling
• Coffee and tea (i.e., packaged) stores
• Dairy product stores
• Fix-and-freeze meal stores
• Frozen food and freezer meal plan providers, direct selling
• Gourmet food stores
• Ice cream (i.e., packaged) stores
• Meal assembly retailers
• Soft drink stores, bottled
• Specialty food stores
• Spice stores
• Take-and-bake meal stores
• Take-and-bake pizza shops
• Tea and coffee (i.e., packaged) stores
• Water stores, bottled

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 445298

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 445298, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $10 million in average annual receipts. 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: 4721, 4722, 4791, 4781, 4782, 4789, 4799), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 47210Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised storesUK SIC
• 47220Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised storesUK SIC
• 47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco productsUK SIC
• 47820Retail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwearUK SIC
• 47890Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goodsUK SIC
• 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via InternetUK SIC
• 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or marketsUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 445291Baked Goods Retailers
• 445292Confectionery and Nut Retailers