NAICS code 311812: Commercial Bakeries

NAICS 311812 is “Commercial Bakeries”. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fresh and frozen bread and bread-type rolls and other fresh bakery (except cookies and crackers) products.

Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Bagels made in commercial bakeries; Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries; Biscuits, bread-type, made in commercial bakeries; Bread and bread-type rolls made in commercial bakeries; Cakes, baking (except frozen), made in commercial bakeries; and Commercial bakeries.

Businesses mainly retailing bread and other bakery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises from flour, not from prepared dough are classified in U.S. Industry 311811, Retail Bakeries; manufacturing frozen bakery products (except bread) are classified in U.S. Industry 311813, Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing; and preparing and selling bakery products (e.g., cookies, pretzels) for immediate consumption are classified in U.S. Industry 722515, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars.

1,000 employees (average over the last 24 months), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.

SIC codes 2051 (Bread and Other Bakery Products, Except Cookies and Crackers) and 2052 (Cookies and Crackers, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).

311800 (Bakeries & tortilla & dry pasta mfg.) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 311811–311830.

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