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NAICS 311941, industry

NAICS 311941: Mayonnaise, dressing, and other prepared sauce manufacturing

NAICS 311941 is the industry code for mayonnaise, dressing, and other prepared sauce manufacturing. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for manufacturing and start your application when you are ready.

What 311941 covers

Businesses classified here make mayonnaise, salad dressings, barbecue sauce, mustard, soy sauce and other prepared sauces except tomato sauces.

Included in this code

  • Mayonnaise
  • Salad dressings
  • Barbecue and hot sauces
  • Mustard
  • Soy sauce
  • Marinades

Not this code

Businesses that use 311941

Hot sauce brandDressing co packerBBQ sauce company

Financing for this trade

Food makers use equipment loans for kettles, fillers and labeling 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 concentration, co packer terms and ingredient costs.

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Is 311941 the right code for a sauce or dressing maker?

Yes, if your business makes dressings, mayonnaise or sauces other than tomato based ones. The code for ketchup and tomato sauces is 311421. 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 311941?

The SBA size standard for 311941 is 850 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 sauce makers use?

Food makers use equipment loans for kettles, fillers and labeling 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 concentration, co packer terms and ingredient costs. Lenders that already fund this trade move faster because they know how to read its cash cycle.

What does NAICS 311941 cover?

Mayonnaise, dressing, and other prepared sauce manufacturing. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 311 Food manufacturing, 3119 Other food manufacturing, 31194 Seasoning and dressing manufacturing.

What financing do NAICS 311941 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 311941?

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.