Food and beverage service activities
What this code covers
Use this division for food and beverage service activities when the main activity includes Restaurants and mobile food service activities and Event catering, contract catering service activities and other food service activities. 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.
- This division includes food and beverage serving activities providing meals or drinks fit for immediate consumption, whether in traditional restaurants, self-service or takeaway restaurants, whether permanent or temporary, with or without seating. The fact that meals fit for immediate consumption are offered is decisive, not the kind of facility providing them.
- the production of meals not fit for immediate consumption or not planned to be consumed immediately, or of prepared food which is not considered to be a meal, see divisions 10 and 11
- the sale of not self-manufactured food that is not considered to be a meal, or of meals that are not fit for immediate consumption, see section G
- coffee dispenser and vending machines selling food and drinks prepared by the machine itself, see division 47
- Compare with 10, 11, 47 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Review the Rev. 2 to Rev. 2.1 mapping type before migrating old records.
- 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 division includes food and beverage serving activities providing meals or drinks fit for immediate consumption, whether in traditional restaurants, self-service or takeaway restaurants, whether permanent or temporary, with or without seating. The fact that meals fit for immediate consumption are offered is decisive, not the kind of facility providing them.
- - the production of meals not fit for immediate consumption or not planned to be consumed immediately, or of prepared food which is not considered to be a meal, see divisions 10 and 11
- - the sale of not self-manufactured food that is not considered to be a meal, or of meals that are not fit for immediate consumption, see section G
- - coffee dispenser and vending machines selling food and drinks prepared by the machine itself, see division 47
- - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
- - Event catering, contract catering service activities and other food service activities
- - Beverage serving activities
- - Intermediation service activities for food and beverage services activities
- - The production of meals not fit for immediate consumption or not planned to be consumed immediately, or of prepared food which is not considered to be a meal, see divisions 10 and 11
- - The sale of not self-manufactured food that is not considered to be a meal, or of meals that are not fit for immediate consumption, see section G
- - Coffee dispenser and vending machines selling food and drinks prepared by the machine itself, see division 47
What is NACE 56 used for?
Use NACE 56 for food and beverage service activities when the main activity matches this scope: Use this division for food and beverage service activities when the main activity includes Restaurants and mobile food service activities and Event catering, contract catering service activities and other food service activities. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 56?
Typical examples include Restaurants and mobile food service activities, Event catering, contract catering service activities and other food service activities, and Beverage serving activities.
When might 56 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to the production of meals not fit for immediate consumption or not planned to be consumed immediately, or of prepared food which is not considered to be a meal, see divisions 10 and 11 and the sale of not self-manufactured food that is not considered to be a meal, or of meals that are not fit for immediate consumption, see section G.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 56?
Compare 56 with 10 Manufacture of food products, 11 Manufacture of beverages, and 47 Retail trade 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 division for manufacture of beverages when the main activity includes Manufacture of beverages. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for retail trade when the main activity includes The classification of retail sale activities is done based on traded goods and not according to the way of selling (in-store, online, via stalls and markets, and so on). Retail sale activities are divided into specialised retail sale activities (groups 47.2 to 47.8) and non-specialised retail sale activities (group 47.1). and Retail sale includes the retail sale of second-hand goods (class 47.79). The above groups are further subdivided by the range of products sold.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for accommodation when the main activity includes Also included is the provision of short-term accommodation (for example, for students, workers).. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for restaurants and mobile food service activities when the main activity includes Restaurant and mobile food service activities for a general public, on a regular basis. 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 group for the broader activity area of beverage serving activities, including Beverage serving activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this group for the broader activity area of intermediation service activities for food and beverage services activities, including Intermediation service activities for food and beverage services activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this section for aCCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES when the main activity includes Accommodation and Food and beverage service activities. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Rev. 2 code 56 is one of multiple older codes associated with Rev. 2.1 class 56 Food and beverage service activities.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Datasets, CRM segments, KYC rules, reporting logic, and historical joins may need review because the activity scope is not a simple unchanged carry-over.
Confirm the target version field and update references where Rev. 2.1 is required.
Rev. 2 code 79 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation, 55 Accommodation, 56 Food and beverage service activities, 77 Rental and leasing activities, 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities, 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Datasets, CRM segments, KYC rules, reporting logic, and historical joins may need review because the activity scope is not a simple unchanged carry-over.
Review the official explanatory notes for each target code and confirm whether the business activity still fits the suggested Rev. 2.1 class.