Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

31191 - Snack Food Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in salting, roasting, drying, cooking or canning nuts; processing grains or seeds into snacks; manufacturing peanut butter; or manufacturing potato chips, corn chips, popped popcorn, hard pretzels, pork rinds and similar snacks.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing chocolate-coated nuts from cacao beans (See 31132 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans)
  • manufacturing chocolate-coated nuts from purchased chocolate (See 31133 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate)
  • manufacturing candy-coated nuts and candy-covered popcorn (See 31134 Non-Chocolate Confectionery Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing cookies and crackers (See 31182 Cookie, Cracker and Pasta Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing corn for popping (See 31199 All Other Food Manufacturing)

311911 - Roasted Nut and Peanut Butter Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in salting, roasting, drying, cooking or canning nuts; processing grains or seeds into snacks; or manufacturing peanut butter.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • processing grains and seeds for animal consumption (See 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing chocolate-coated nuts from cacao beans (See 311320 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans)
  • manufacturing chocolate-coated nuts from purchased chocolate (See 311330 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate)
  • manufacturing candy-coated nuts (See 311340 Non-Chocolate Confectionery Manufacturing)

• Example Activities:

  • Butter, peanut, manufacturing
  • Canned nuts, manufacturing
  • Nuts, kernels and seeds, roasting and processing
  • Nuts, salted, roasted, cooked or canned, manufacturing
  • Peanut butter blended with jelly, manufacturing
  • Peanut butter, manufacturing
  • Roasted nuts and seeds, manufacturing
  • Seeds, snack (e.g., canned, cooked, roasted, salted), manufacturing

311919 - Other Snack Food Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in manufacturing snack foods.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing candy-covered popcorn (See 311340 Non-Chocolate Confectionery Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing cookies and crackers (See 311821 Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing)
  • salting, roasting, drying, cooking or canning nuts and seeds (See 311911 Roasted Nut and Peanut Butter Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing corn for popping (See 311990 All Other Food Manufacturing)

• Example Activities:

  • Cheese curls and puffs, manufacturing
  • Corn chips and related corn snacks, manufacturing
  • Popcorn, popped (except candy-covered), manufacturing
  • Pork rinds, manufacturing
  • Potato chips, manufacturing
  • Pretzels (except soft), manufacturing
  • Tortilla chips, manufacturing