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Food Service Contractors

General

NAICS Code
722
Industry

Phraseology

Food Services and Drinking Places

Description

Industries in the Food Services and Drinking Places subsector prepare meals, snacks, and beverages to customer order for immediate on-premises and off-premises consumption. There is a wide range of establishments in these industries. Some provide food and drink only; while others provide various combinations of seating space, waiter/waitress services and incidental amenities, such as limited entertainment. The industries in the subsector are grouped based on the type and level of services provided. The industry groups are special food services, such as food service contractors, caterers, and mobile food services; drinking places; and restaurants and other eating places.

Food and beverage services at hotels and motels; amusement parks, theaters, casinos, country clubs, and similar recreational facilities; and civic and social organizations are included in this subsector only if these services are provided by a separate establishment primarily engaged in providing food and beverage services.

Excluded from this subsector are establishments operating dinner cruises. These establishments are classified in Subsector 487, Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation because they utilize transportation equipment to provide scenic recreational entertainment.

NAICS CodesNAICS Description
72231Food Service Contractors
72232Caterers
72233Mobile Food Services
72241Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
72251Restaurants and Other Eating Places
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