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Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing
NAICS 311423 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) drying (including freeze-dried) and/or dehydrating fruits, vegetables, and soup mixes and bouillon and/or (2) drying and/or dehydrating ingredients and packaging them with other purchased ingredients, such as rice and dry pasta.
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For Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing, the saved research highlights product liability, product recall and contamination, equipment breakdown. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- What specific products are manufactured — fruits, vegetables, soup mixes, bouillon, or combination kits — and do any involve major allergens?
- What is the distribution reach — direct to retail, foodservice distributors, industrial ingredient buyers, or export markets?
- Is there any co-packing or private-label production for other brands?
- What drying methods are used — conventional dehydration, freeze-drying, or a combination?
- Has the operation had any prior product recalls, FDA inspections with findings, or food safety enforcement actions?
- Are there third-party cold storage, warehouse, or distribution arrangements where finished goods may be held off-premises?
- For Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about products containing major allergens (nuts, gluten, soy, dairy) with limited allergen-control protocols or shared-line production?
- For Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about prior product recall, fda warning letter, or regulatory enforcement action?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Milling rice and packaging it with other ingredients: 311212 — Rice Milling
- Manufacturing dry pasta and packaging it with other ingredients: 311824 — Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour
- Manufacturing fruit, grain (except rice), and vegetable flours, meals, and powders: 311211 — Flour Milling
- Mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated potatoes, rice, and pasta, and packaging them with other purchased ingredients, and mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated ingredients for soup mixes and bouillon: 311999 — All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing dry salad dressing and dry sauce mixes: 311942 — Spice and Extract Manufacturing
Census classification reference
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These facilities dry, dehydrate, or freeze-dry fruits, vegetables, soup mixes, bouillon, and similar ingredients using industrial ovens, dehydrators, freeze-dry chambers, or other thermal or vacuum-based processes. Finished products may be packaged as standalone ingredients or combined with other purchased dry components such as pasta or rice into consumer or foodservice kits. Distribution often reaches grocery retail, foodservice distributors, or industrial ingredient buyers.
Questions to investigate
- What specific products are manufactured — fruits, vegetables, soup mixes, bouillon, or combination kits — and do any involve major allergens?
- What is the distribution reach — direct to retail, foodservice distributors, industrial ingredient buyers, or export markets?
- Is there any co-packing or private-label production for other brands?
- What drying methods are used — conventional dehydration, freeze-drying, or a combination?
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