Analysis
NAICS 312111 is the 2022 national industry for soft drink manufacturing, part of 31211 (Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing). Census lists 18 example activities under it in the official index.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 3 codes at this level within Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing, with 46.9% of them.
Census lists 7 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 311421, 311930, 311941 and 312112. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
County Business Patterns counts 622 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 71,454 people at an average annual payroll of $67,392 per employee (48th percentile of national industries). 28% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 10% and employment rose 12%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include artificially carbonated waters manufacturing, beverages, fruit and vegetable drinks, cocktails, and ades…, beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated… and carbonated soda manufacturing, among 18 in all.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing soft drinks and artificially carbonated waters.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Canning fruit and vegetable juices | 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning |
| Manufacturing fruit syrups for flavoring | 311930 Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing nonalcoholic cider | 311941 Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing |
| Purifying and bottling water (except artificially carbonated and flavored water) | 312112 Bottled Water Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing milk-based drinks | 311511 Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing nonalcoholic beers | 312120 Breweries |
| Manufacturing nonalcoholic wines | 312130 Wineries |
Index entries (18)
- Artificially carbonated waters manufacturing
- Beverages, fruit and vegetable drinks, cocktails, and ades, manufacturing
- Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing
- Carbonated soda manufacturing
- Carbonated soft drinks manufacturing
- Coffee, iced, manufacturing
- Drinks, fruit (except juice), manufacturing
- Flavored water manufacturing
- Fruit drinks (except juice), manufacturing
- Iced coffee manufacturing
- Iced tea manufacturing
- Pop, soda, manufacturing
- Soda carbonated, manufacturing
- Soda pop manufacturing
- Soft drinks manufacturing
- Tea, iced, manufacturing
- Water, artificially carbonated, manufacturing
- Water, flavored, manufacturing