10.85
Class
Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
SDMX: C1085
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
6 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes the manufacture of ready-made (in other words, prepared, seasoned and cooked) meals and dishes. These dishes are processed and conserved (for example, in frozen or canned form) and are usually packaged and labelled for resale, in other words, this class excludes the preparation of meals for immediate consumption (for example, food prepared in restaurants or by caterers). To be considered a dish, these foods have to contain at least two distinct main ingredients (except seasonings, and so on). This class includes: - manufacture of meat or poultry dishes - manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips - manufacture of pasta and rice dishes - manufacture of vegetable dishes - manufacture of frozen or otherwise preserved pizza and croque-monsieur
✗ Excludes
This class excludes: - manufacture of fresh foods or foods with less than two ingredients, see corresponding class in division 10 - manufacture of perishable prepared foods of fruits and vegetables, see 10.39 - manufacture of perishable prepared foods, see 10.89 - wholesale of prepared meals and dishes, see 46.38 - retail sale of prepared meals and dishes, see 47.11, 47.27 - activities of event catering and contract catering services, see 56.2
Frequently Confused With
10
Manufacture of food products
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10.39 Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
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10.89 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
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46.38 Wholesale of other food
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47.11 Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
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Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXProduction managers and directors in manufacturing
SOC 2020:1121 Common titles: Plant manager, Factory manager
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
SOC 2020:8111 Common titles: Machine operator, Factory worker
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
SOC 2020:8131 Common titles: Assembly worker, Line worker
Related Occupations
Industrial engineersMetal working production and maintenance fitters
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section C (Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes).
In this section
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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