Food Business Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a food business, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Food Business name ideas
Tap a name to read what its key word means and where it comes from. Always check trademarks and your state's business name rules before you register.
Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a food business is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a food business usually falls under NAICS 311999: All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing food (except animal food; grain and oilseed milling; sugar and confectionery products; preserved fruits, vegetables, and specialties; dairy products; meat products; seafood products; bakeries and tortillas; snack foods; coffee and tea; flavoring syrups and concentrates; seasonings and dressings; and perishable prepared food). Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated ingredients including those mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated ingredients for soup mixes and bouillon.
Businesses classified here include
- Almond pastes manufacturing
- Baking powder manufacturing
- Bread crumbs not made in bakeries
- Cake frosting manufacturing
- Chinese noodles, fried, manufacturing
- Cocktail mixes, dry, manufacturing
- Coconut, desiccated and shredded, manufacturing
- Corn syrups made from purchased sweeteners
- Drink powder mixes (except chocolate, coffee, milk based, tea) manufacturing
- Egg substitutes manufacturing
- Eggs, processed, manufacturing
- Fillings, cake or pie (except fruits, meat, vegetables), manufacturing
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 311999), U.S. Census Bureau.
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most all other miscellaneous food manufacturing locations
- California 140 locations
- Texas 53 locations
- Illinois 48 locations
- New York 45 locations
- Florida 39 locations
- Michigan 39 locations
- Minnesota 39 locations
- Iowa 32 locations
- Wisconsin 27 locations
- Colorado 23 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.