Contract catering service activities and other food service activities
What this code covers
Use this class for contract catering service activities and other food service activities when the main activity includes Activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transport companies) and Operation of canteens or cafeterias (e.g. for factories, offices, hospitals or schools), on a concession basis. 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 industrial catering, in other words, food preparation and supply based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a fixed term. Further included is the operation of food concessions (for example, at sports and similar facilities). The food can be prepared directly on the premises of the client organisation or in a central unit.
- activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transport companies)
- operation of canteens or cafeterias (e.g. for factories, offices, hospitals or schools), on a concession basis
- manufacture of perishable food items, see 10.89
- retail sale of perishable food items, see 47.2
- Compare with 10.89, 47.2, 56.21 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 class includes industrial catering, in other words, food preparation and supply based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a fixed term. Further included is the operation of food concessions (for example, at sports and similar facilities). The food can be prepared directly on the premises of the client organisation or in a central unit.
- - activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transport companies)
- - operation of canteens or cafeterias (e.g. for factories, offices, hospitals or schools), on a concession basis
- - manufacture of perishable food items, see 10.89
- - retail sale of perishable food items, see 47.2
- - Activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transport companies)
- - Operation of canteens or cafeterias (e.g. for factories, offices, hospitals or schools), on a concession basis
- - Manufacture of perishable food items
- - Retail sale of perishable food items
What is NACE 56.22 used for?
Use NACE 56.22 for contract catering service activities and other food service activities when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for contract catering service activities and other food service activities when the main activity includes Activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transport companies) and Operation of canteens or cafeterias (e.g. for factories, offices, hospitals or schools), on a concession basis. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 56.22?
Typical examples include Activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transport companies) and Operation of canteens or cafeterias (e.g. for factories, offices, hospitals or schools), on a concession basis.
When might 56.22 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to manufacture of perishable food items, see 10.89 and retail sale of perishable food items, see 47.2.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 56.22?
Compare 56.22 with 10.89 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c., 47.2 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco, and 56.21 Event catering activities when the activity description is ambiguous.
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 group for the broader activity area of retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco, including Retail sale of fruit and vegetables, Retail sale of meat and meat products, and Retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this class for event catering activities when the main activity includes Event catering activities. 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.
Rev. 2 code 56.29 maps to 56.22 Contract catering service activities and other food service activities, but the relationship is scope-aligned rather than a simple unchanged code.
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.