2022 Edition

international industry 72251

Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated (i.e., waiter/waitress service) and pay after eating; (2) providing food services to patrons who generally order or select items (e.g., at a counter, in a buffet line) and pay before eating; or (3) preparing and/or serving a specialty snack (e.g., ice cream, frozen yogurt, cookies) and/or nonalcoholic beverages (e.g., coffee, juices, sodas) for consumption on or near the premises.

The immediate parent of international industry 72251 is industry group 7225: Restaurants and Other Eating Places

2022 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Preparing and serving alcoholic beverages and known as bars, taverns, or nightclubs--are classified in Industry 72241, Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages);
  • Preparing and serving snacks and nonalcoholic beverages from mobile vehicles for immediate consumption--are classified in Industry 72233, Mobile Food Services;
  • Presenting live theatrical productions and providing food and beverages for consumption on the premises--are classified in Industry 71111, Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters;
  • Operating a civic or social association with a restaurant for their members--are classified in Industry 81341, Civic and Social Organizations;
  • Operating as street vendors (except food) or retailing food (except food prepared and served for immediate consumption)--are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade; and
  • Restaurant meals order and delivery services (i.e., independent order and delivery services)--are classified in Industry 49221, Local Messengers and Local Delivery.

Descendants

  1. 722511 - Full-Service Restaurants
  2. 722513 - Limited-Service Restaurants
  3. 722514 - Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
  4. 722515 - Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars

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 72211 72221
2007 72211 72221
2012 72251
2017 72251
2022 72251

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

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