NAICS 311999 - All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
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What is NAICS 311999
NAICS code 311999 covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing a diverse range of miscellaneous food products that do not fall under more specific food manufacturing categories such as animal food, dairy, meat, seafood, or snack foods. This includes the production of items like baking powder, cake frosting, dessert puddings, sweetening syrups, egg substitutes, gelatin desserts, powdered drink mixes, popcorn kernels, yeast, and honey processing. Businesses operating in this sector typically specialize in blending, mixing, and processing various food ingredients to produce unique or specialized food products. Government agencies contract for these products to support food service operations, research initiatives, emergency food supplies, and nutritional programs requiring specialized or shelf-stable food items.
Industry Classification for NAICS 311999
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.
Illustrative Examples:
- Baking powder manufacturing
- Cake frosting, prepared, manufacturing
- Dessert puddings manufacturing
- Sweetening syrups (except pure maple) manufacturing
- Egg substitutes manufacturing
- Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing
- Honey processing
- Powdered drink mixes (except chocolate, coffee, tea, or milk based) manufacturing
- Popcorn (except popped) manufacturing
- Yeast manufacturing
Breakdown for NAICS 311999
- Includes manufacturing of miscellaneous food products not classified under other NAICS food categories.
- Covers mixing of dried and dehydrated ingredients for products like soup mixes and bouillon.
- Typical establishments manufacture items such as baking powder, frosting, powdered drink mixes, and yeast.
- Scope excludes animal food, dairy, meat, seafood, snack foods, coffee, tea, and confectionery products.
- Size standards vary but typically include small to medium-sized manufacturing facilities with specialized production lines.
Included Activities for NAICS 311999
- Manufacturing baking powder and leavening agents.
- Producing prepared cake frosting and dessert puddings.
- Formulating sweetening syrups excluding pure maple syrup.
- Processing egg substitutes and gelatin dessert preparations.
- Mixing powdered drink mixes except those based on chocolate, coffee, tea, or milk.
- Processing and packaging popcorn kernels (unpopped).
- Manufacturing yeast for baking and fermentation purposes.
- Processing and packaging honey products.
Business Types for NAICS 311999
- Specialty food manufacturers
- Ingredient blending and mixing companies
- Food ingredient processors
- Contract food manufacturers
- Small to medium-sized food processing plants
- Food technology and product development firms
Subcategories for NAICS 311999
- Almond pastes manufacturing
- Baking powder manufacturing
- Bread crumbs not made in bakeries
- Cake frosting manufacturing
- Chinese noodles, fried, manufacturing
- Cocktail mixes, dry, manufacturing
- Coconut, desiccated and shredded, manufacturing
- Corn syrups made from purchased sweeteners
- Drink powder mixes (except chocolate, coffee, milk based, tea) manufacturing
- Egg substitutes manufacturing
- Eggs, processed, manufacturing
- Fillings, cake or pie (except fruits, meat, vegetables), manufacturing
- Frosting, prepared, manufacturing
- Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing
- Gelatin for cooking manufacturing
- Honey processing
- Maple syrup mixing into other products
- Noodle mixes made from purchased dry ingredients
- Noodles, fried, manufacturing
- Pancake syrups (except pure maple) manufacturing
- Pasta mixes made from purchased dry ingredients
- Popcorn (except popped) manufacturing
- Potato mixes made from purchased dry ingredients
- Powdered drink mixes (except chocolate, coffee, tea, milk based) manufacturing
- Powders, baking, manufacturing
- Puddings, canned dessert, manufacturing
- Puddings, dessert, manufacturing
- Rice mixes (i.e., uncooked and packaged with other ingredients) made from purchased rice and dry ingredients
- Sorghum syrup manufacturing
- Soup mixes, dry, made from purchased dry ingredients
- Sweetening syrups (except pure maple) manufacturing
- Syrup, corn (except wet milled), manufacturing
- Syrup, sweetening (except pure maple), manufacturing
- Syrup, table, artificially flavored, manufacturing
- Yeast manufacturing
Government Buyers for NAICS 311999
Federal agencies such as the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are common buyers of products manufactured under NAICS 311999. These agencies procure miscellaneous food manufacturing products for military rations, disaster relief food supplies, institutional food service programs, and research on food technology and nutrition. The need for durable, shelf-stable, and specialized food products drives demand from these agencies to meet operational, humanitarian, and health-related requirements across various government missions.
Contract Types & Procurement for NAICS 311999
Contracts for NAICS 311999 products are typically awarded as firm-fixed-price or indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts to ensure stable supply and cost predictability. Procurement methods often include competitive bidding, requests for proposals (RFPs), and government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs). Contract values vary widely depending on the scale and nature of the requirement, ranging from small orders for specialized ingredients to multi-million-dollar contracts for bulk production of food items to support large-scale government feeding operations or emergency stockpiles.
Details for NAICS 311999
Explore the hierarchy and related codes for this industry
| NAICS Code | Industry Title |
|---|---|
| 31199 | All Other Food Manufacturing |
| 3119 | Other Food Manufacturing |
| 311 | Food Manufacturing |
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