• NOGA
  • C MANUFACTURING
    • 10 Manufacture of food products
      • 108 Manufacture of other food products
        • 1085 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
          • 108500 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

This type includes the manufacture of ready-made (i.e. prepared, seasoned and cooked) meals and dishes. These dishes are processed to preserve them, for example in frozen or canned form, and are usually packaged and labelled for resale, i.e. this type does not include the preparation of meals for immediate consumption, such as in restaurants. To be considered a dish, these foods have to contain at least two distinct ingredients (except seasonings, etc.).

This type includes:

• manufacture of meat or poultry dishes
• manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips
• manufacture of vegetable dishes
• manufacture of frozen or otherwise preserved pizza

This type also includes:

• manufacture of local and national dishes

This type excludes:

• manufacture of fresh foods or foods with less than two ingredients (see corresponding type in division 10)
• manufacture of perishable prepared foods (see 108900)
• retail sale of prepared meals and dishes in stores (see 4711, 4729)
• wholesale of prepared meals and dishes (see 463800)
• activities of food service contractors (see 562900)

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