Industry Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing spices, table salt, seasonings, flavoring extracts (except coffee and meat), and natural food colorings and/or (2) manufacturing dry mix food preparations, such as salad dressing mixes, gravy and sauce mixes, frosting mixes, and other dry mix preparations.
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Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 311942 - Spice and Extract Manufacturing are:
- Flavor extracts (except coffee) manufacturing
- Seasoning salt manufacturing
- Pepper (i.e., spice) manufacturing
- Extracts, food (except coffee, meat), manufacturing
- Spices and spice mix manufacturing
- Cake frosting mixes manufacturing
- Chili pepper or powder manufacturing
- Extracts, malt, manufacturing
- Fruit extracts manufacturing
- Spice mixtures manufacturing
- Malt extract and syrups manufacturing
- Food extracts (except coffee, meat) manufacturing
- Hop extract manufacturing
- Salt substitute manufacturing
- Grinding spices
- Gravy mixes, dry, manufacturing
- Pectin manufacturing
- Food coloring, natural, manufacturing
- Spice grinding and blending
- Salt, table, manufacturing
- Salad dressing mixes, dry, manufacturing
- Sauce mixes, dry, manufacturing
- Table salt manufacturing
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Seasoning, Sauce and Condiment Production in the US (31194)
Revenue 2025
$33.4bn
Growth 2025
1.00%
Key Trends
To maintain sustainable revenue growth, manufacturers expanded their product lines by introducing healthier brand extensions
Many players consolidated to strengthen an existing brand name
Increasing incomes will enable consumers to trade up to premium products
Products and Services
Similar Industries
For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 311942 - Spice and Extract Manufacturing that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Manufacturing catsup and other tomato-based sauces--are classified in U.S. Industry 311421, Fruit and Vegetable Canning;
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Manufacturing canned liquid gravies--are classified in U.S. Industry 311422, Specialty Canning;
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Drying and/or dehydrating ingredients for dry soup mixes and bouillon--are classified in U.S. Industry 311423, Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing;
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Manufacturing liquid meat extracts from slaughtered or purchased carcasses--are classified in Industry 31161, Animal Slaughtering and Processing;
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Manufacturing coffee extracts and/or coffee-based syrups--are classified in Industry 311920, Coffee and Tea Manufacturing;
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Manufacturing flavoring syrups (except chocolate and coffee-based syrups)--are classified in Industry 311930, Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing;
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Manufacturing mayonnaise, dressings, and prepared sauces (except tomato-based and gravy)--are classified in U.S. Industry 311941, Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing;
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Mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated potato, rice, and pasta and packaging them with other purchased ingredients, and manufacturing prepared frosting--are classified in U.S. Industry 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing;
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Mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated ingredients for dry soup mixes and bouillon--are classified in U.S. Industry 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing;
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Manufacturing synthetic food colorings--are classified in Industry 325130, Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing; and
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Manufacturing natural organic colorings for nonfood uses--are classified in U.S. Industry 325199, All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing.
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Manufacturing industrial salts--are classified in U.S. Industry 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing;
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NAICS Hierarchy 311942 - Spice and Extract Manufacturing
NAICS Code 311942 - Spice and Extract Manufacturing sits in the 2-digit Spice and Extract Manufacturing sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 31-33
Sector Title: Manufacturing
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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3111 Animal Food Manufacturing
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31111 Animal Food Manufacturing
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3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling
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31121 Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing
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31122 Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing
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31123 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
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3113 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing
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31131 Sugar Manufacturing
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31134 Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
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31135 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing
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3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing
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31141 Frozen Food Manufacturing
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31142 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying
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3115 Dairy Product Manufacturing
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31151 Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing
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31152 Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
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3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing
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31161 Animal Slaughtering and Processing
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3117 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
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31171 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
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3118 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
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31181 Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing
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31182 Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing
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31183 Tortilla Manufacturing
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3119 Other Food Manufacturing
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31191 Snack Food Manufacturing
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31192 Coffee and Tea Manufacturing
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31193 Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing
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31194 Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing
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31199 All Other Food Manufacturing
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3121 Beverage Manufacturing
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31211 Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing
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31212 Breweries
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31213 Wineries
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31214 Distilleries
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3122 Tobacco Manufacturing
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31223 Tobacco Manufacturing
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3131 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
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31311 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
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3132 Fabric Mills
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31321 Broadwoven Fabric Mills
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31322 Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery
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31323 Nonwoven Fabric Mills
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31324 Knit Fabric Mills
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3133 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills
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31331 Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills
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31332 Fabric Coating Mills
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3141 Textile Furnishings Mills
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31411 Carpet and Rug Mills
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31412 Curtain and Linen Mills
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3149 Other Textile Product Mills
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31491 Textile Bag and Canvas Mills
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31499 All Other Textile Product Mills
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3151 Apparel Knitting Mills
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31511 Hosiery and Sock Mills
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31519 Other Apparel Knitting Mills
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3152 Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
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31521 Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
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31522 Men’s and Boys’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
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31524 Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
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31528 Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
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3159 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
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31599 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
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3161 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing
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31611 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing
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3162 Footwear Manufacturing
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31621 Footwear Manufacturing
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3169 Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
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31699 Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
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