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NAICS 312111

Soft Drink Manufacturing

Key Figures

Establishments
622
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
71,454
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$41.7B
Census Economic Census · 2022

Figures are published for NAICS 312111 directly.

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Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing soft drinks and artificially carbonated waters.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.

Which code does this activity belong in?

Soft Drink Manufacturing comprises establishments that produce soft drinks and artificially carbonated waters. The boundary between this code and Bottled Water Manufacturing turns on carbonation method and primary product type. Soft Drink Manufacturing covers beverages where carbonation is artificially introduced as a key feature, whereas Bottled Water Manufacturing covers water products that are purified and bottled, with carbonation being natural or incidental. Ice Manufacturing is classified separately.

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Where this sits

31-33 Manufacturing312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing3121 Beverage Manufacturing31211 Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing

Related classifications

312112 Bottled Water Manufacturing312113 Ice Manufacturing

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