Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of a general line of groceries. Establishments primarily engaged in roasting coffee, blending tea, or grinding and packaging spices are classified in Manufacturing, Major Group 20.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5141 - Groceries, General Line are:
- Food brokers, general line-wholesale
- Groceries, general line-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Grocery Wholesaling in the US (42441)
Revenue 2025
$298.2bn
Growth 2025
0.77%
Key Trends
The disproportionate size of industry players has contributed to industry consolidation over the past decade
Improving economic conditions have prompted industry revenue to grow
Competition among industry participants will continue to intensify
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5141 - Groceries, General Line
US-SIC Code 5141 - Groceries, General Line sits in the 2-digit Groceries, General Line sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: F
Division Title: Wholesale Trade
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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501 Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies
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502 Furniture and Home Furnishings
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503 Lumber and Other Construction Materials
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504 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies
- 5043 Photographic Equipment and Supplies
- 5044 Office Equipment
- 5045 Computers and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software
- 5046 Commercial Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 5047 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies
- 5048 Ophthalmic Goods
- 5049 Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified
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505 Metals and Minerals, Except Petroleum
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506 Electrical Goods
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507 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment
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508 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies
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509 Miscellaneous Durable Goods
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511 Paper and Paper Products
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512 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries
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513 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions
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514 Groceries and Related Products
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515 Farm-product Raw Materials
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516 Chemicals and Allied Products
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517 Petroleum and Petroleum Products
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518 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
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519 Miscellaneous Non-durable Goods
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5141 - Groceries, General Line
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5141 - Groceries, General Line. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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514101 Food products (wholesale)
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514102 Food brokers
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514103 Foods-dehydrated (wholesale)
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514104 Mexican food products-wholesale
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514105 Grocers-wholesale
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514106 Delicatessens-wholesale
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514107 Food bulk (wholesale)
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514109 Markets & grocers equip & supls (whol)
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514111 Food agents
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514112 Food service-supplies (wholesale)
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514113 Kosher food products-wholesale
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514114 Macaroni products (wholesale)
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514115 Horseradish (wholesale)
8 Digit SIC Codes
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51410000 Groceries, general line
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51419900 Groceries, general line, nec
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51419901 Food brokers
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