NAICS 311991 · Manufacturing

Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing: Business Name Ideas

48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 955 U.S. business locations broken down by state.

What this industry covers

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing perishable prepared foods, such as salads, sandwiches, prepared meals, fresh pizza, fresh pasta, and peeled or cut vegetables.

Businesses classified here include

  • Box lunches (for sale off premises) manufacturing
  • Carrots, cut, peeled or sliced fresh, manufacturing
  • Cole slaw, fresh, manufacturing
  • Egg noodles, fresh, manufacturing
  • Food, prepared, perishable, packaged for individual resale
  • Fruit, cut or peeled, fresh, manufacturing
  • Macaroni, fresh, manufacturing
  • Noodles, fresh, manufacturing
  • Pasta, fresh, manufacturing
  • Pizzas, fresh, manufacturing
  • Potatoes, peeled or cut, manufacturing
  • Prepared meals, perishable, packaged for individual resale
  • Salads, fresh or refrigerated, manufacturing
  • Sandwiches, fresh (i.e., assembled and packaged for wholesale market), manufacturing
  • Slaw, cole, fresh, manufacturing
  • Tofu (i.e., bean curd) (except frozen desserts) manufacturing
  • Vegetables, cut or peeled, fresh, manufacturing

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 311991), U.S. Census Bureau.

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U.S. business numbers

955Business locations (establishments)
74,259Paid employees (mid-March)
$3,365,824,000Annual payroll
$45,325Average pay per employee
77.8Average employees per location

Locations by number of employees nationwide

1-4311
5-9140
10-19127
20-49132
50-9970
100-24993
250-49947
500-99925
1,000+10

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.

Top states for perishable prepared food manufacturing

  1. California 194 locations
  2. New York 62 locations
  3. Texas 62 locations
  4. Illinois 44 locations
  5. Pennsylvania 44 locations
  6. Florida 43 locations
  7. New Jersey 35 locations
  8. Colorado 30 locations
  9. Michigan 28 locations
  10. Ohio 28 locations

All 43 states

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