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.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Manufacturing animal foods--are classified in Industry Group 3111, Animal Food Manufacturing;
• Milling grain and oilseed--are classified in Industry Group 3112, Grain and Oilseed Milling;
• Manufacturing sugar and confectionery products--are classified in Industry Group 3113, S ugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing;
• Preserving fruit, vegetable, and specialty foods--are classified in Industry Group 3114, Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing dairy products--are classified in Industry Group 3115, Dairy Product Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing meat products--are classified in Industry Group 3116, Animal Slaughtering and Processing;
• Manufacturing seafood products--are classified in Industry Group 3117, Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging;
• Manufacturing bakery and tortilla products--are classified in Industry Group 3118, Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing snack foods--are classified in Industry 31191, Snack Food Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing coffee and tea--are classified in Industry 31192, Coffee and Tea Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing flavoring syrups and concentrates (except coffee-based)--are classified in Industry 31193, Flavoring Syru p and Concentrate Manufacturing;
• Manufacturin seasonings and dressings--are classified in Industry 31194, Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing perishable prepared foods--are classified in U.S. Industry 311991, Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing;
• Milling rice and packaging it with other ingredients--are classified in U.S. Industry 311212, Rice Milling;
• Manufacturing dry pasta and packaging it with ingredients--are classified in U.S. Industry 311823, Dry Pasta Manufacturing; and
• Drying and/or dehydrating ingredients and packaging them with other purchased ingredients--are classified in U.S. Industry 311423, Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing.