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This type includes activities of:

  • bars
  • cocktail lounges
  • pubs
  • coffee houses
  • tea rooms
  • fruit juice bars
  • mobile beverage serving

This type also includes:

  • bar activities aboard of transport (e.g. a train or ship, when carried out by separate units

This type excludes:

  • reselling packaged/prepared beverages, see division 47

  • retail sale of beverages through vending machines, see 472

  • provision of beverage preparation and supply based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a fixed term, see 562200

  • discotheques, dance halls and night clubs, see 563002

When categorizing food and beverage service activities, focus on the provision of ready-to-eat meals or drinks, regardless of the type of facility. The key criterion is that the food is prepared for immediate consumption.