Analysis
NAICS 445298 is the 2022 national industry for all other specialty food retailers, part of 44529 (Other Specialty Food Retailers). Census lists 15 example activities under it in the official index.
Census lists 8 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 722515, 445230, 445240 and 445250. 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.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bottled water providers, direct selling, coffee and tea (i.e., packaged) stores, dairy product stores and fix-and-freeze meal stores, among 15 in all.
For example, preparing and/or serving snack foods (e.g., doughnuts, bagels, ice cream, popcorn) for immediate consumption on or near the premises are classified in 722515 (Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars) instead.
County Business Patterns publishes no national count for it, either because the code is out of the survey's scope or because the figures are suppressed to protect individual businesses.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing miscellaneous specialty foods (except fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, seafood, confections, nuts, popcorn, and baked goods) not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises.
Illustrative Examples:
Coffee and tea (i.e., packaged) retailers Soft drink (i.e., bottled) retailers Dairy product retailers Spice retailers Gourmet food retailers Water (i.e., bottled) retailers
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Preparing and/or serving snack foods (e.g., doughnuts, bagels, ice cream, popcorn) for immediate consumption on or near the premises | 722515 Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars |
| Retailing fresh fruits and vegetables | 445230 Fruit and Vegetable Retailers |
| Retailing fresh, frozen, or cured meats and poultry | 445240 Meat Retailers |
| Retailing fresh, frozen, or cured fish and seafood products | 445250 Fish and Seafood Retailers |
| Retailing baked goods not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises | 445291 Baked Goods Retailers |
| Retailing candy and other confections, nuts, and popcorn not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises | 445292 Confectionery and Nut Retailers |
| Retailing fruit baskets and bouquets | 459420 Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers |
| Dairy farming, making dairy products, and selling them at roadside stands or market stalls | 112120 Dairy Cattle and Milk Production |
Index entries (15)
- Bottled water providers, direct selling
- Coffee and tea (i.e., packaged) stores
- Dairy product stores
- Fix-and-freeze meal stores
- Frozen food and freezer meal plan providers, direct selling
- Gourmet food stores
- Ice cream (i.e., packaged) stores
- Meal assembly retailers
- Soft drink stores, bottled
- Specialty food stores
- Spice stores
- Take-and-bake meal stores
- Take-and-bake pizza shops
- Tea and coffee (i.e., packaged) stores
- Water stores, bottled