2022 NAICS national industry in sector 72 Accommodation and Food Services
722330 Mobile Food Services
NAICS 722330 is the US industry code for mobile food services. It covers establishments primarily engaged in preparing and serving meals and snacks for immediate consumption from motorized vehicles or nonmotorized carts.
- Code
- 722330 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Mobile Food Services
- Part of
- Special Food Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $9 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 56101, 56102, 56103, 56301 and 1 more (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 preparing and serving meals and snacks for immediate consumption from motorized vehicles or nonmotorized carts. The establishment is the central location from which the caterer route is serviced, not each vehicle or cart. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in providing food services from vehicles, such as hot dog carts and ice cream trucks.
Examples Census gives
- Ice cream truck vendors
- Mobile food concession stands
- Mobile canteens
- Mobile refreshment stands
- Mobile food carts and trucks
- Mobile snack stands
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Selling a specialty snack (e.g., ice cream, frozen yogurt, cookies, popcorn) or nonalcoholic beverages, except from mobile vehicles, for consumption on or near the premises are classified in U.S. Industry 722515, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars.
- Providing food services or selling food specialties, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, pizza, or specialty cuisines, except from mobile vehicles are classified based on the type of food service provided to patrons.
- Operating as street vendors (except food) or retailing food (except food prepared and served for immediate consumption) are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 722330
The Census index assigns these 12 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Beverage stands, nonalcoholic, mobile
- Canteens, mobile
- Coffee carts, mobile
- Concession snack stands, mobile
- Food carts and trucks, mobile
- Food concession stands, mobile
- Ice cream truck vendors
- Lunch wagons
- Mobile food stands
- Refreshment stands, mobile
- Snack stands, mobile
- Street vendors, food
SBA size standard for 722330
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 722330, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $9 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: 5610, 5630), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 56101Licensed restaurantsUK SIC
- 56102Unlicensed restaurants and cafesUK SIC
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food standsUK SIC
- 56301Licensed clubsUK SIC
- 56302Public houses and barsUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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