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All Other Specialty Food Retailers
NAICS 445298 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing miscellaneous specialty foods (except fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, seafood, confections, nuts, popcorn, and baked goods) not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises.
Activities described by this code
- Coffee and tea (i.e., packaged) retailers
- Soft drink (i.e., bottled) retailers
- Dairy product retailers
- Spice retailers
- Gourmet food retailers
- Water (i.e., bottled) retailers
Other activities to examine
- Preparing and/or serving snack foods (e.g., doughnuts, bagels, ice cream, popcorn) for immediate consumption on or near the premises: 722515 — Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
- Retailing fresh fruits and vegetables: 445230 — Fruit and Vegetable Retailers
- Retailing fresh, frozen, or cured meats and poultry: 445240 — Meat Retailers
- Retailing fresh, frozen, or cured fish and seafood products: 445250 — Fish and Seafood Retailers
- Retailing baked goods not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises: 445291 — Baked Goods Retailers
- Retailing candy and other confections, nuts, and popcorn not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises: 445292 — Confectionery and Nut Retailers
- Retailing fruit baskets and bouquets: 459420 — Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers;
- Dairy farming, making dairy products, and selling them at roadside stands or market stalls: 112120 — Dairy Cattle and Milk Production
Census classification reference
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These retailers sell packaged or bottled specialty food and beverage products — coffees, teas, spices, gourmet foods, bottled water, soft drinks, dairy products — directly to consumers from a fixed storefront. Products are not prepared or consumed on-premises; inventory is purchased from suppliers and resold in original or minimally repackaged form. Operations typically involve customer-facing floor space, cold storage for dairy and beverages, and sometimes gift or accessory merchandise alongside food items.
Questions to investigate
- What specific product categories are carried — coffee and tea, dairy, bottled beverages, spices, gourmet foods, or a mix?
- Is any food prepared, repackaged, or sold for immediate consumption on or near the premises?
- Does the operation private-label or repackage any products under a house brand?
- Are any products imported directly from international suppliers, and if so, are those suppliers FDA-registered?
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