Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
What this code covers
Use this class for manufacture of prepared meals and dishes when the main activity includes Manufacture of meat or poultry dishes and Manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
No child codes; this is a class-level code.
- This class includes the manufacture of ready-made (in other words, prepared, seasoned and cooked) meals and dishes. These dishes are processed and conserved (for example, in frozen or canned form) and are usually packaged and labelled for resale, in other words, this class excludes the preparation of meals for immediate consumption (for example, food prepared in restaurants or by caterers). To be considered a dish, these foods have to contain at least two distinct main ingredients (except seasonings, and so on).
- manufacture of meat or poultry dishes
- manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips
- manufacture of pasta and rice dishes
- manufacture of fresh foods or foods with less than two ingredients, see corresponding class in division 10
- manufacture of perishable prepared foods of fruits and vegetables, see 10.39
- manufacture of perishable prepared foods, see 10.89
- wholesale of prepared meals and dishes, see 46.38
- Compare with 10, 10.39, 10.89 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
- If the main revenue activity appears in an exclusion, compare the alternative code before deciding.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - This class includes the manufacture of ready-made (in other words, prepared, seasoned and cooked) meals and dishes. These dishes are processed and conserved (for example, in frozen or canned form) and are usually packaged and labelled for resale, in other words, this class excludes the preparation of meals for immediate consumption (for example, food prepared in restaurants or by caterers). To be considered a dish, these foods have to contain at least two distinct main ingredients (except seasonings, and so on).
- - manufacture of meat or poultry dishes
- - manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips
- - manufacture of pasta and rice dishes
- - manufacture of vegetable dishes
- - manufacture of frozen or otherwise preserved pizza and croque-monsieur
- - manufacture of fresh foods or foods with less than two ingredients, see corresponding class in division 10
- - manufacture of perishable prepared foods of fruits and vegetables, see 10.39
- - manufacture of perishable prepared foods, see 10.89
- - wholesale of prepared meals and dishes, see 46.38
- - retail sale of prepared meals and dishes, see 47.11, 47.27
- - activities of event catering and contract catering services, see 56.2
- - Manufacture of meat or poultry dishes
- - Manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips
- - Manufacture of pasta and rice dishes
- - Manufacture of vegetable dishes
- - Manufacture of fresh foods or foods with less than two ingredients, see corresponding class in division 10
- - Manufacture of perishable prepared foods of fruits and vegetables
- - Manufacture of perishable prepared foods
- - Wholesale of prepared meals and dishes
What is NACE 10.85 used for?
Use NACE 10.85 for manufacture of prepared meals and dishes when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for manufacture of prepared meals and dishes when the main activity includes Manufacture of meat or poultry dishes and Manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 10.85?
Typical examples include Manufacture of meat or poultry dishes, Manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips, and Manufacture of pasta and rice dishes.
When might 10.85 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to manufacture of fresh foods or foods with less than two ingredients, see corresponding class in division 10 and manufacture of perishable prepared foods of fruits and vegetables, see 10.39.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 10.85?
Compare 10.85 with 10 Manufacture of food products, 10.39 Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables, and 10.89 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this division for manufacture of food products when the main activity includes This division is organised by activities dealing with different kinds of products: meat, fish, fruits and vegetables, fats and oils, milk products, grain mill products, animal feed and other food products. Production can be carried out for own account, as well as for third parties, as in custom slaughtering. and Some activities are considered manufacturing even though there is retail sale of the products in the producers’ own shop (for example, those activities performed in bakeries, pastry shops and prepared meat shops which sell their own production). However, where the processing is minimal and does not lead to a real transformation, the unit is classified to section G.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables when the main activity includes Manufacture of food consisting chiefly of fruits or vegetables and Preserving of fruits, nuts or vegetables (e.g. freezing, drying, freeze-drying, drying by infra-red radiation, immersing in oil or in vinegar, canning, high pressure, high temperature). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of other food products n.e.c. when the main activity includes Manufacture of soups and broths and Manufacture of perishable prepared foods. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for wholesale of other food when the main activity includes Wholesale of ready-made meals and Wholesale of homogenised food preparations and dietetic food. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco when the main activity includes Retail sale of a large variety of goods (e.g. wearing apparel, furniture, appliances, hardware, cosmetics) among which, however, food products, beverages or tobacco should be predominant. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for retail sale of other food when the main activity includes Retail sale of dairy products, including milk and cheese preparations, and eggs and Retail sale of coffee, tea, oils, flour, sugar, pasta, etc.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for event catering, contract catering service activities and other food service activities when the main activity includes Event catering activities and Contract catering service activities and other food service activities. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of sugar when the main activity includes Manufacture or refining of sugar (sucrose) and sugar substitutes from the juice of cane, beet, maple and palm and Manufacture of sugar syrups. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery when the main activity includes Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat, cocoa oil and Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate confectionery. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for processing of tea and coffee when the main activity includes Decaffeinating and roasting of coffee and Production of coffee products:. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of condiments and seasonings when the main activity includes Manufacture of spices, sauces and condiments: and Mayonnaise. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for manufacture of other food products when the main activity includes Manufacture of sugar and Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Rev. 2 code 10.85 maps to the same Rev. 2.1 class 10.85 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Low operational impact is expected, but systems should still store the target Rev. 2.1 version explicitly.
Confirm the target version field and update references where Rev. 2.1 is required.