28.93
Class
Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing
SDMX: C2893
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
7 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes: - manufacture of dryers for agricultural products - manufacture of machinery for the dairy industry, e.g.: • cream separators • milk processing machinery (e.g. homogenisers) • milk converting machinery (e.g. butter churns, butter workers and moulding machines) • cheese-making machines (e.g. homogenisers, moulders, presses) - manufacture of machinery for the grain milling industry, e.g.: • machinery to clean, sort or grade seeds, grain or dried leguminous vegetables (e.g. winnowers, sieving belts, separators, grain brushing machines) • machinery to produce flour and meal, etc. (e.g. grinding mills, feeders, sifters, bran cleaners, blenders, rice hullers, pea splitters) - manufacture of presses, crushers, etc. (e.g.to make wine, cider, fruit juices) - manufacture of machinery for the bakery industry or for making macaroni, spaghetti or similar products, e.g.: • baking ovens, dough mixers, dough-dividers, moulders, slicers, cake depositing machines - manufacture of machines and equipment to process diverse foods, e.g.: • machinery to make confectionery, cocoa or chocolate; to manufacture sugar; for breweries; to process meat or poultry; to prepare fruits, nuts or vegetables; to prepare fish, shellfish or other seafood • other machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink - manufacture of machinery for filtering or purifying food and beverages - manufacture of machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or vegetable fats or oils - manufacture of machinery for the preparation of tobacco and for the making of cigarettes or cigars, or for pipe or chewing tobacco or snuff - manufacture of machinery, plant and equipment for cooking or heating food in hotels and restaurants
✗ Excludes
This class excludes: - manufacture of food and milk irradiation equipment, see 26.60 - manufacture of packing, wrapping and weighing machinery, see 28.29 - manufacture of cleaning, sorting or grading machinery for eggs, fruits or other crops (except seeds, grains and dried leguminous vegetables), see 28.30
Frequently Confused With
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 machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing).
In this section
- 28.91 — Manufacture of Machinery for Metallurgy
- 28.92 — Manufacture of Machinery for Mining, Quarrying and Construction
- 28.94 — Manufacture of Machinery for Textile, Apparel and Leather Production
- 28.95 — Manufacture of Machinery for Paper and Paperboard Production
- 28.96 — Manufacture of Plastics and Rubber Machinery
- 28.97 — Manufacture of Additive Manufacturing Machinery
- 28.99 — Manufacture of Other Special-purpose Machinery N.e.c.
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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