# NAICS code for food service The NAICS code for food service is 722310 (Food Service Contractors). Its SBA small business size standard is $47 million in average annual receipts. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing food services at institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others based on contractual arrangements with these types of organizations for a specified period of time.Source: NAICS 2022 (Census).Official source: [U.S. Census Bureau NAICS](https://www.census.gov/naics/) | Industry | Food Service | | --- | --- | | Primary NAICS | [722310](https://samgovapi.io/naics/722310) | | Title | Food Service Contractors | | Size standard | $47 million in average annual receipts (13 CFR 121.201) | ## Nearby codes in the same industry group | Code | Title | Size standard | | --- | --- | --- | | [722310](https://samgovapi.io/naics/722310) | Food Service Contractors | $47 million in average annual receipts | | [722320](https://samgovapi.io/naics/722320) | Caterers | $9 million in average annual receipts | | [722330](https://samgovapi.io/naics/722330) | Mobile Food Services | $9 million in average annual receipts | ## What NAICS 722310 covers This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing food services at institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others based on contractual arrangements with these types of organizations for a specified period of time. The establishments of this industry provide food services for the convenience of the contracting organization or the contracting organization's customers. The contractual arrangement of these establishments with contracting organizations may vary by type of facility operated (e.g., cafeteria, restaurant, fast-food eating place),... ## Examples classified under 722310 - Airline food services contractors - Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) - Food concession contractors (e.g., convention facilities, entertainment facilities, sporting facilities) - Food service contractors, airline - Food service contractors, cafeteria - Food service contractors, concession operators (e.g., convention facilities, entertainment facilities, sporting facilities) - Food service contractors, industrial - Food service contractors, institutional ## Get this as JSON ``` curl "https://samgovapi.io/api/v1/naics/722310" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer sg_YOUR_KEY" ``` MCP tool: `naics_lookup`Keys start free, with no card. [Get a free API key](https://samgovapi.io/sign-up) or read the [docs](https://samgovapi.io/docs). ## Questions What is the NAICS code for food service?The NAICS code most used for food service is 722310, Food Service Contractors.Is a food service business small for federal contracts?For NAICS 722310, a business is small at or under $47 million in average annual receipts (13 CFR 121.201), counting affiliates.Can I list more than one NAICS code?Yes. A SAM.gov registration can list many NAICS codes with one marked primary; each solicitation names the single code that applies to it. ## Related - [NAICS 722310](https://samgovapi.io/naics/722310) - [NAICS code lookup](https://samgovapi.io/naics-code-lookup) - [Size standard checker](https://samgovapi.io/size-standard-checker) - [NAICS code for an industry](https://samgovapi.io/naics-code-for)Independent. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by GSA, SAM.gov or any U.S. government agency. Registering in SAM.gov is free at sam.gov.

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