Chocolate & Chocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 31135 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing chocolate and chocolate confectioneries from cacao beans or (2) manufacturing chocolate confectioneries from chocolate produced elsewhere. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in retailing chocolate confectionery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises from chocolate made elsewhere.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Which code does this activity belong in?
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing covers establishments that make chocolate confectioneries starting from cacao beans or from chocolate supplied by other producers. The boundary with Sugar Manufacturing lies in the raw material: sugar producers process sugarcane and sugar beets into raw or refined sugar, while chocolate manufacturers process cacao into chocolate or further transform chocolate into confectionery products. Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing covers the production of candy and confections made without chocolate as the primary ingredient.