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NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01
722310

NAICS 722310 — Food Service Contractors

Food Service Contractors

NAICS 722310 is the national industry code for food service contractors establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of $47.0 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: $47.0 View full SBA standard

Official Inclusions

  • providing food services to airlines, railways and institutions, as well as establishments that operate food concessions at sports and similar facilities

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

  • event caterers (See 722320 Caterers)
  • food vending machine operators (See 445132 Vending machine operators (US))
  • mobile canteens (See 722330 Mobile food services)

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

cafeterias, industrial food services under contract for airlines, railways, institutions school cafeteria service
Complete Index of Activities (9 recognized activities) ▼
cafeteria, personnel
cafeterias, industrial
catering food service, industrial
commissary restaurants
company cafeteria
food services under contract for airlines, railways, institutions
providing food services to airlines, railways and institutions, as well as establishments that operate food concessions at sports and similar facilities
restaurants, industrial
school cafeteria service

Official data

Feature Description
Official name North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
Issuing authority U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI
Tax authority Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Purpose Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards)
Used in SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk)
Active since 2022 (current edition)
Hierarchy level Sector (2-digit)
Source https://www.census.gov/naics/

NAICS hierarchy path

Trace the classification from the broadest sector down to this national industry code.

Cross-references & crosswalks

SBA size standard description

Food Service Contractors

Changes to receipts-based standard: [object Object]

Official resources