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Food Manufacturing
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  Industries / Food Manufacturing  
     
 
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
Other Animal Food Manufacturing
Flour Milling
Rice Milling
Malt Manufacturing
Wet Corn Milling
Soybean Processing
Other Oilseed Processing
Fats and Oils Refining and Blending
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Sugarcane Mills
Cane Sugar Refining
Beet Sugar Manufacturing
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
Fruit and Vegetable Canning
Specialty Canning
Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing
Fluid Milk Manufacturing
Creamery Butter Manufacturing
Cheese Manufacturing
Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing
Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Meat Processed from Carcasses
Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
Poultry Processing
Seafood Canning
Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing
Retail Bakeries
Commercial Bakeries
Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing
Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
Flour Mixes and Dough Manufacturing from Purchased Flour
Dry Pasta Manufacturing
Tortilla Manufacturing
Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing
Other Snack Food Manufacturing
Coffee and Tea Manufacturing
Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing
Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing
Spice and Extract Manufacturing
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
 
 
 
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dog and cat food from ingredients, such as grains, oilseed mill products, and meat products.
Examples: N/A
Other Animal Food Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing animal food (except dog and cat) from ingredients, such as grains, oilseed mill products, and meat products.
Examples: N/A
Flour Milling
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) milling flour or meal from grains (except rice) or vegetables and/or (2) milling flour and preparing flour mixes or doughs.
Examples: N/A
Rice Milling
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) milling rice; (2) cleaning and polishing rice; or (3) milling, cleaning, and polishing rice. The establishments in this industry may package the rice they mill with other ingredients.
Examples: N/A
Malt Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing malt from barley, rye, or other grains.
Examples: N/A
Wet Corn Milling
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wet milling corn and other vegetables (except to make ethyl alcohol). Examples of products made in these establishments are corn sweeteners, such as glucose, dextrose, and fructose; corn oil; and starches (except laundry).
Examples: N/A
Soybean Processing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments engaged in crushing soybeans. Examples of products produced in these establishments are soybean oil, soybean cake and meal, and soybean protein isolates and concentrates.
Examples: N/A
Other Oilseed Processing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments engaged in crushing oilseeds (except soybeans) and tree nuts, such as cottonseeds, linseeds, peanuts, and sunflower seeds.
Examples: N/A
Fats and Oils Refining and Blending
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing shortening and margarine from purchased fats and oils; (2) refining and/or blending vegetable, oilseed, and tree nut oils from purchased oils; and (3) blending purchased animal fats with purchased vegetable fats.
Examples: N/A
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing breakfast cereal foods.
Examples: N/A
Sugarcane Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in processing sugarcane.
Examples: N/A
Cane Sugar Refining
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in refining cane sugar from raw cane sugar.
Examples: N/A
Beet Sugar Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing refined beet sugar from sugarbeets.
Examples: N/A
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in shelling, roasting, and grinding cacao beans and making chocolate cacao products and chocolate confectioneries.
Examples: N/A
Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chocolate confectioneries from chocolate produced elsewhere. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in retailing chocolate confectionery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises from chocolate made elsewhere.
Examples: N/A
Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing nonchocolate confectioneries. Included in this industry are establishments primary engaged in retailing nonchocolate confectionery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises.
Examples: N/A
Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing frozen fruits; frozen vegetables; and frozen fruit juices, ades, drinks, cocktail mixes and concentrates.
Examples: N/A
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing frozen specialty foods (except seafood), such as frozen dinners, entrees, and side dishes; frozen pizza; frozen whipped topping; and frozen waffles, pancakes, and french toast.
Examples: N/A
Fruit and Vegetable Canning
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing canned, pickled, and brined fruits and vegetables. Examples of products made in these establishments are canned juices; canned jams and jellies; canned tomato-based sauces, such as catsup, salsa, chili, spaghetti, barbeque, and tomato paste; pickles, relishes, and sauerkraut.
Examples: N/A
Specialty Canning
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing canned specialty foods. Examples of products made in these establishments are canned baby food, canned baked beans, canned soups (except seafood), canned spaghetti, and other canned nationality foods.
Examples: N/A
Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) drying (including freeze-dried) and/or dehydrating fruits, vegetables, and soup mixes and bouillon and/or (2) drying and/or dehydrating ingredients and packaging them with other purchased ingredients, such as rice and dry pasta.
Examples: N/A
Fluid Milk Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing processed milk products, such as pasteurized milk or cream and sour cream and/or (2) manufacturing fluid milk dairy substitutes from soybeans and other nondairy substances.
Examples: N/A
Creamery Butter Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing creamery butter from milk and/or processed milk products.
Examples: N/A
Cheese Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing cheese products (except cottage cheese) from raw milk and/or processed milk products and/or (2) manufacturing cheese substitutes from soybean and other nondairy substances.
Examples: N/A
Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dry, condensed, and evaporated milk and dairy substitute products.
Examples: N/A
Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing ice cream, frozen yogurts, frozen ices, sherbets, frozen tofu, and other frozen desserts (except bakery products).
Examples: N/A
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering animals (except poultry and small game). Establishments that slaughter and prepare meats are included in this industry.
Examples: N/A
Meat Processed from Carcasses
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in processing or preserving meat and meat byproducts (except poultry and small game) from purchased meats. This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in assembly cutting and packing of meats (i.e., boxed meats) from purchased meats.
Examples: N/A
Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in rendering animal fat, bones, and meat scraps.
Examples: N/A
Poultry Processing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) slaughtering poultry and small game and/or (2) preparing processed poultry and small game meat and meat byproducts.
Examples: N/A
Seafood Canning
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) canning seafood (including soup) and marine fats and oils and/or (2) smoking, salting, and drying seafood. Establishments known as "floating factory ships" that are engaged in the gathering and processing of seafood into canned seafood products are included in this industry.
Examples: N/A
Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) eviscerating fresh fish by removing heads, fins, scales, bones, and entrails; (2) shucking and packing fresh shellfish; (3) manufacturing frozen seafood; and (4) processing fresh and frozen marine fats and oils.
Examples: N/A
Retail Bakeries
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing bread and other bakery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises from flour, not from prepared dough.
Examples: N/A
Commercial Bakeries
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fresh and frozen bread and bread-type rolls and other fresh bakery (except cookies and crackers) products.
Examples: N/A
Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing frozen bakery products (except bread), such as cakes, pies, and doughnuts.
Examples: N/A
Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cookies, crackers, and other products, such as ice cream cones.
Examples: N/A
Flour Mixes and Dough Manufacturing from Purchased Flour
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing prepared flour mixes or dough mixes from flour ground elsewhere.
Examples: N/A
Dry Pasta Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dry pasta. The establishments in this industry may package the dry pasta they manufacture with other ingredients.
Examples: N/A
Tortilla Manufacturing
Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing tortillas.
Examples: N/A
Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. 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; and (3) manufacturing peanut butter.
Examples: N/A
Other Snack Food Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing snack foods (except roasted nuts and peanut butter).
Examples: Tortilla chips manufacturing, Pretzels (except soft) manufacturing, Potato chips manufacturing, Pork rinds manufacturing, Popped popcorn (except candy-covered) manufacturing, Corn chips and related corn snacks manufacturing
Coffee and Tea Manufacturing
Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) roasting coffee; (2) manufacturing coffee and tea concentrates (including instant and freeze-dried); (3) blending tea; (4) manufacturing herbal tea; and (5) manufacturing coffee extracts, flavorings, and syrups.
Examples: N/A
Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing
Description: 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.
Examples: N/A
Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing mayonnaise, salad dressing, vinegar, mustard, horseradish, soy sauce, tarter sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and other prepared sauces (except tomato-based and gravy).
Examples: N/A
Spice and Extract Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing spices, table salt, seasonings, flavoring extracts (except coffee and meat), and natural food colorings and/or (2) manufacturing dry mix food preparations, such as salad dressing mixes, gravy and sauce mixes, frosting mixes, and other dry mix preparations.
Examples: N/A
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing perishable prepared foods, such as salads, sandwiches, prepared meals, fresh pizza, fresh pasta, and peeled or cut vegetables.
Examples: N/A
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing food (except animal food; grain and oilseed milling; sugar and confectionery products; preserved fruits, vegetables, and specialties; dairy products; meat products; seafood products; bakeries and tortillas; snack foods; coffee and tea; flavoring syrups and concentrates; seasonings and dressings; and perishable prepared food). Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated ingredients including those mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated ingredients for soup mixes and bouillon.
Examples: Yeast manufacturing, Sweetening syrups (except pure maple) manufacturing, Powdered drink mixes (except chocolate, coffee, tea, or milk based) manufacturing, Popcorn (except popped) manufacturing, Honey processing, Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing, Egg substitutes manufacturing, Dessert puddings manufacturing, Cake frosting manufacturing, Baking powder manufacturing
 
 
     
 
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  Source: MyPlan.com L.L.C. 2019; U.S. Census Bureau, 2018; Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2018  
   
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The first U.S. patent, issued in 1790 to Samuel Hopkins for a potassium compound, was signed by both President George Washington and then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.
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