2022 Edition

national industry 722310

Food Service Contractors

Overview

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.

The immediate parent of national industry 722310 is international industry 72231: 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)

2022 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Providing food services on a single-event basis--are classified in Industry 722320, Caterers; and
  • Supplying and servicing food vending machines--are classified in U.S. Industry 445132, Vending Machine Operators.

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 722310
2007 722310
2012 722310
2017 722310
2022 722310

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 5812 - Eating Places

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 722310, Food Service Contractors:

  1. accommodation and food service
  2. cafeteria operated by independent or specialist operator
  3. cafeteria operated by specialist contractor
  4. caterer
  5. catering commissariat work
  6. catering commissariat work on and off premises excluding hot dog french fry coffee truck
  7. catering commissariat work on and off premises including hot dog french fry coffee truck
  8. college or school restaurant concession see restaurant
  9. commissariat work catering
  10. commissary
  11. commissary work
  12. commissary work restaurant employee
  13. concessionaire
  14. concessionaire cgl
  15. concessionaire not otherwise classified
  16. concessionaire with no cooking
  17. eating place
  18. food court operation take out only
  19. food service and drinking place
  20. food service contractor
  21. restaurant caterer
  22. restaurant family style catering
  23. restaurant not otherwise classified
  24. restaurant operated by concessionaire
  25. restaurant operated by concessionaire cgl
  26. restaurant operated by concessionaire nfp
  27. restaurant operated by concessionaire non profit
  28. restaurant operated by concessionaire nonprofit cgl
  29. restaurant premium basi shall not include board lodging or gratuity
  30. retirement living center food service employee
  31. school cafeteria and kitchen employee
  32. school food service operation
  33. school restaurant operation
  34. self service with or witho cooking
  35. special food service

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