NAICS 722310
What is the NAICS code 722310?
The NAICS code 722310 is applied to those industries related to Food Service Contractors.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing food services at institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others based on contractual arrangements with these types of organizations for a specified period of time. The establishments of this industry provide food services for the convenience of the contracting organization or the contracting organization's customers. The contractual arrangement of these establishments with contracting organizations may vary by type of facility operated (e.g., cafeteria, restaurant, fast-food eating place), revenue sharing, cost structure, and personnel provided. Management staff is always provided by food service contractors.
Illustrative examples:
- Airline food service contractors
- Food concession contractors (e.g., at sporting, entertainment, convention facilities)
- Cafeteria food service contractors (e.g., at schools, hospitals, government offices)
Therefore, all companies engaged in any industrial activity related to this type of business are grouped under category 722310 in the North American Industry Classification System.
This industrial activity of NAICS code is structured as follows:
- 72 - Accommodation and Food Services
- 722 - Food Services and Drinking Places
- 7223 - Special Food Services
- 72231 - Food Service Contractors
- 722310 - Food Service Contractors
Characteristics of the North American Industry Classification System code 722310
NAFTA
This code is only used in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). It´s to say, it is not used in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Related codes
The NAICS industry 722310 has the following cross-references:
- Providing food services on a single-event basis are classified in Industry 722320, Caterers.
- Supplying and servicing food vending machines are classified in U.S. Industry 445132, Vending Machine Operators.
Related activities
Below are some of the most common types of activities in the Food Service Contractors industry (NAICS Code 722310):
- Airline food services contractors
- Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias)
- Food concession contractors (e.g., convention facilities, entertainment facilities, sporting facilities)
- Food service contractors, airline
- Food service contractors, cafeteria
- Food service contractors, concession operators (e.g., convention facilities, entertainment facilities, sporting facilities)
- Food service contractors, industrial
- Food service contractors, institutional
- Industrial caterers (i.e., providing food services on a contractual arrangement (except single-event basis))