Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of specialized foods, not elsewhere classified, such as eggs, poultry, health foods, spices, herbs, coffee, and tea. The poultry stores may sell live poultry, slaughter and clean poultry for their own account, and sell dressed fowls, or sell fowls cleaned and dressed by others.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5499 - Miscellaneous Food Stores are:
- Coffee stores-retail
- Dietetic food stores-retail
- Egg dealers-retail
- Health food stores-retail
- Poultry dealers-retail
- Spice and herb stores-retail
- Tea stores-retail
- Vitamin food stores-retail
- Water, mineral-retail
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Meat Markets in the US (44521)
Revenue 2025
$13.9bn
Growth 2025
0.16%
Key Trends
An increase in per capita disposable income and falling purchase costs have boosted profit
Consumers will likely pay a premium for meat products from sources they trust
External competitors will likely continue to add new meat products to existing lines
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5499 - Miscellaneous Food Stores
US-SIC Code 5499 - Miscellaneous Food Stores sits in the 2-digit Miscellaneous Food Stores 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: G
Division Title: Retail Trade
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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521 Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers
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523 Paint, Glass and Wallpaper Stores
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525 Hardware Stores
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526 Retail Nurseries, Lawn and Garden Supply Stores
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527 Mobile Home Dealers
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531 Department Stores
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533 Variety Stores
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539 Miscellaneous General Merchandise Stores
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541 Grocery Stores
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542 Meat and Fish (seafood) Markets, Including
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543 Fruit and Vegetable Markets
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544 Candy, Nut, and Confectionery Stores
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545 Dairy Products Stores
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546 Retail Bakeries
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549 Miscellaneous Food Stores
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551 Motor Vehicle Dealers (new and Used)
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552 Motor Vehicle Dealers (used Only)
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553 Auto and Home Supply Stores
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554 Gasoline Service Stations
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555 Boat Dealers
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556 Recreational Vehicle Dealers
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557 Motorcycle Dealers
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559 Automotive Dealers, Not Elsewhere Classified
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561 Men's and Boys' Clothing and Accessory Stores
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562 Women's Clothing Stores
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563 Women's Accessory and Specialty Stores
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564 Children's and Infants' Wear Stores
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565 Family Clothing Stores
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566 Shoe Stores
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569 Miscellaneous Apparel and Accessory Stores
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571 Home Furniture and Furnishings Stores
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572 Household Appliance Stores
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573 Radio, Television, Consumer Electronics, and Music Stores
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581 Eating and Drinking Places
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591 Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores
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592 Liquor Stores
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593 Used Merchandise Stores
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594 Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores
- 5941 Sporting Goods Stores and Bicycle Shops
- 5942 Book Stores
- 5943 Stationery Stores
- 5944 Jewelry Stores
- 5945 Hobby, Toy, and Game Shops
- 5946 Camera and Photographic Supply Stores
- 5947 Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Shops
- 5948 Luggage and Leather Goods Stores
- 5949 Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores
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596 Nonstore Retailers
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598 Fuel Dealers
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599 Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5499 - Miscellaneous Food Stores
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5499 - Miscellaneous Food Stores. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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549901 Health & diet foods-retail
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549902 Spices
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549903 Water companies-bottled, bulk, etc
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549904 Vitamins
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549905 Weight control preparation
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549906 Salt
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549907 Poultry-retail
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549908 Food supplements
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549909 Foods-natural
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549910 Food specialties-retail
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549911 Game birds venison etc
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549912 Kosher foods
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549913 Herbs
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549914 Eggs-retail
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549915 Coffee & tea
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549916 Oriental food products
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549917 Chinese food products
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549918 Oriental goods
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549919 Japanese food products
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549920 Gourmet shops
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549921 Imported foods
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549922 Coffee roasting & handling equipment
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549923 Korean foods
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549924 Seeds-chinese preserved
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549926 Hawaiian foods
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549927 Mexican & latin american food products
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549929 Coconut products
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549930 British food products
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549931 Meat tenderizing preparations
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549932 Soyfoods
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549933 Vegetable juices
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549934 Vitamins-raw materials
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549935 Organic foods & services
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549936 Nutrients
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549938 Espresso & espresso bars
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549999 Miscellaneous food stores
8 Digit SIC Codes
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54990000 Miscellaneous food stores
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54990100 Health and dietetic food stores
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54990101 Dietetic foods
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54990102 Health foods
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54990103 Vitamin food stores
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54990200 Beverage stores
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54990201 Coffee
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54990202 Juices, fruit or vegetable
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54990203 Soft drinks
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54990204 Tea
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54990205 Water: distilled mineral or spring
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54999900 Miscellaneous food stores, nec
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54999901 Dried fruit
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54999902 Eggs and poultry
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54999903 Food gift baskets
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54999904 Gourmet food stores
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54999905 Spices and herbs
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