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NAICS 311412: Frozen specialty food manufacturing

NAICS 311412 is the industry code for frozen specialty food manufacturing. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for manufacturing and start your application when you are ready.

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What 311412 covers

Businesses classified here make frozen specialty foods such as frozen dinners, pizza, waffles and appetizers.

Included in this code

  • Frozen dinners and entrees
  • Frozen pizza
  • Frozen waffles and pancakes
  • Frozen appetizers and burritos
  • Frozen soups

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Businesses that use 311412

Frozen pizza brandFrozen burrito makerFrozen meal co packer

Financing for this trade

Food makers use equipment loans for cooking, freezing and packaging lines, asset based lines on inventory and grocery receivables, invoice factoring, and SBA 504 or 7(a) loans for plants and expansions. Lenders look at retailer contracts, slotting costs and cold chain.

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Is 311412 the right code for a frozen food maker?

Yes, if your business makes frozen meals, pizza or other frozen specialty foods. The code for frozen vegetables and fruit is 311411. Pick the code that matches the activity earning most of your revenue, and use that same code on your tax return, loan applications and SBA forms so lenders see one consistent picture.

What is the SBA size standard for 311412?

The SBA size standard for 311412 is 1,250 employees. A business at or under that headcount, counting affiliates, is small for SBA loans such as 7(a) and 504 and for federal contracting set asides. Employees are averaged across all pay periods over the past 24 months, including part time and temporary staff.

What financing do frozen food makers use?

Food makers use equipment loans for cooking, freezing and packaging lines, asset based lines on inventory and grocery receivables, invoice factoring, and SBA 504 or 7(a) loans for plants and expansions. Lenders look at retailer contracts, slotting costs and cold chain. Lenders that already fund this trade move faster because they know how to read its cash cycle.

What does NAICS 311412 cover?

Frozen specialty food manufacturing. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 311 Food manufacturing, 3114 Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing, 31141 Frozen food manufacturing.

What financing do NAICS 311412 businesses use?

Equipment financing, working capital, SBA loans and invoice factoring are the products placed most for manufacturing businesses. Start an application and the AI matches the deal to lenders that fund this code.

Where do I put NAICS 311412?

On the SBA loan application, on federal Schedule C or Form 1120, on SAM.gov and state registrations, and on most lender applications. A business can report more than one code; use this one if it describes what produces most of your revenue.