SIC 2099 Food Preparations, Not Elsewhere Classified

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SIC 2099
FOOD PREPARATIONS, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

This classification includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing food preparations not classified under another category. It includes manufacturers of items such as syrups, leavening agents, dry mixes (for sauces and gravies), packaged mixes (made from pasta, rice, and potatoes), seasonings and spices, and ready-toeat meals and salads. Also included are manufacturers of miscellaneous food specialties, such as fried Chinese noodles, sorghum, tortillas, honey, marshmallow creme, peanut butter, popcorn, tea, tofu, and vinegar.

Miscellaneous food preparations with separate classifications include: SIC 2091: Canned and Cured Fish and Seafoods ; SIC 2092: Fresh or Frozen Prepared Fish and Seafoods ; SIC 2095: Roasted Coffee ; SIC 2096: Potato Chips and Similar Snacks ; SIC 2097: Manufactured Ice ; and SIC 2098: Macaroni and Spaghetti. Manufacturers of flour mixes are classified in Industry Group 204.

NAICS Code(s)

311423 (Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing)

111998 (All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming)

311340 (Non-Chocolate Confectionery Manufacturing)

311911 (Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing)

311991 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing)

311830 (Tortilla Manufacturing)

311920 (Coffee and Tea Manufacturing)

311941 (Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing)

311942 (Spice and Extract Manufacturing)

311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing)

Industry Snapshot

According to government statistics, the total value of goods shipped by establishments classified in SIC 2099 was projected to total $17 billion by the year 2000. Total establishments in the industry were projected at 1,895 for the year 2000, with 675 of these employing 20 or more people. Statewide, California led the industry.

Vinegar. One of oldest products classified within SIC 2099 is vinegar. Records of vinegar use date back 5,000 years, and some historians estimate it was known as long ago as 10,000 years. During the Civil War, vinegar was used to prevent scurvy, a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency. Throughout vinegar's long history, it has had a wide variety of applications, including use as a preservative and as a cleaning agent.

Vinegar, derived from two French words meaning "sour wine," is a product of fermentation. When natural sugars ferment they produce alcohol, which after under-going further acetic fermentation becomes vinegar. One of the best known types is wine vinegar, but throughout history many other types of vinegar have been produced. These include vinegars made from naturally sweet products like molasses, sorghum, honey, and syrup, and vinegars made from fruits, potatoes, and grains.

Four different methods have evolved to control the fermentation process by which vinegars are made. Under the most labor-intensive method, called the solera system, vinegar is aged in...

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