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US Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code Lookup

Division: G - Retail Trade

US-SIC Code 5812 - Eating Places

Industry Description

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of prepared food and drinks for on-premise or immediate consumption. Caterers and industrial and institutional food service establishments are also included in this industry.

Business Examples

Common types of business activities within US SIC 5812 - Eating Places are:

  • Automats (eating places)
  • Beaneries
  • Box lunch stands
  • Buffets (eating places)
  • Cafes
  • Cafeterias
  • Carry-out restaurants
  • Caterers
  • Coffee shops
  • Commissary restaurants
  • Concession stands, prepared food (e.g., in airports and sports arenas)
  • Contract feeding
  • Dairy bars
  • Diners (eating places)
  • Dining rooms
  • Dinner theaters
  • Drive-in restaurants
  • Fast food restaurants
  • Food bars
  • Food service, institutional
  • Frozen custard stands
  • Grills (eating places)
  • Hamburger stands
  • Hot dog (frankfurter) stands
  • Ice cream stands
  • Industrial feeding
  • Lunch bars
  • Lunch counters
  • Luncheonettes
  • Lunchrooms
  • Oyster bars
  • Pizza parlors
  • Pizzerias
  • Refreshment stands
  • Restaurants
  • Restaurants, carry-out
  • Restaurants, fast food
  • Sandwich bars or shops
  • Snack shops
  • Soda fountains
  • Soft drink stands
  • Submarine sandwich shops
  • Tea rooms
  • Theaters, dinner

IBISWorld Industry Research Report

Musical Groups & Artists in the US (71113)

Revenue 2025

$8.1bn

Growth 2025

2.02%

Key Trends

  • Industry revenue is expected to remain far below pre-pandemic levels

  • Revenue growth has been stifled by lower album sales

  • Industry revenue is anticipated to receive a significant boost during the period

Products and Services

US-SIC Hierarchy 5812 - Eating Places

US-SIC Code 5812 - Eating Places sits in the 2-digit Eating Places 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

Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5812 - Eating Places

For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5812 - Eating Places. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.

6 Digit SIC Codes

  • 581201 Luaus
  • 581202 Greek food products
  • 581203 Ice cream parlors
  • 581204 Hot dog stands
  • 581205 Hamburger & hot dog stands
  • 581206 Foods-carry out
  • 581207 Foods-institutional
  • 581208 Restaurants
  • 581209 Delicatessens
  • 581210 Commissary contractors
  • 581211 Chicken dinners
  • 581212 Caterers
  • 581213 Cafeterias
  • 581214 Cafes
  • 581215 Box lunches
  • 581216 Banquets-arranged
  • 581217 Appetizers & snacks etc
  • 581218 Soda fountain shops
  • 581219 Sandwiches
  • 581220 Restaurant management
  • 581221 Refreshment stands
  • 581222 Pizza
  • 581223 Banquet rooms
  • 581224 Barbecue
  • 581225 Beverages-non-alcoholic-retail
  • 581226 Theatres-dinner
  • 581227 Italian food products
  • 581228 Coffee shops
  • 581229 Deli-bakery
  • 581230 Restaurants-food delivery
  • 581231 Food service-industrial
  • 581233 Jewish foods
  • 581236 Tea rooms
  • 581237 Dessert preparations
  • 581238 Cafeterias-industrial-operators
  • 581239 Catering-kosher
  • 581241 Milk bars
  • 581242 Mobile concessions
  • 581243 Luncheonette food supply
  • 581244 Oyster bars
  • 581246 Chili parlors
  • 581248 Juice bars

8 Digit SIC Codes

  • 58120000 Eating places
  • 58120100 Ethnic food restaurants
  • 58120101 American restaurant
  • 58120102 Cajun restaurant
  • 58120103 Chinese restaurant
  • 58120104 French restaurant
  • 58120105 German restaurant
  • 58120106 Greek restaurant
  • 58120107 Indian/Pakistan restaurant
  • 58120108 Italian restaurant
  • 58120109 Japanese restaurant
  • 58120110 Korean restaurant
  • 58120111 Lebanese restaurant
  • 58120112 Mexican restaurant
  • 58120113 Spanish restaurant
  • 58120114 Sushi bar
  • 58120115 Thai restaurant
  • 58120116 Vietnamese restaurant
  • 58120117 Pakistani restaurant
  • 58120200 Ice cream, soft drink and soda fountain stands
  • 58120201 Concessionaire
  • 58120202 Frozen yogurt stand
  • 58120203 Ice cream stands or dairy bars
  • 58120204 Snow cone stand
  • 58120205 Soda fountain
  • 58120206 Soft drink stand
  • 58120300 Fast food restaurants and stands
  • 58120301 Box lunch stand
  • 58120302 Carry-out only (except pizza) restaurant
  • 58120303 Chili stand
  • 58120304 Coffee shop
  • 58120305 Delicatessen (eating places)
  • 58120306 Drive-in restaurant
  • 58120307 Fast-food restaurant, chain
  • 58120308 Fast-food restaurant, independent
  • 58120309 Food bars
  • 58120310 Grills (eating places)
  • 58120311 Hamburger stand
  • 58120312 Hot dog stand
  • 58120313 Sandwiches and submarines shop
  • 58120314 Snack bar
  • 58120315 Snack shop
  • 58120400 Lunchrooms and cafeterias
  • 58120401 Automat (eating places)
  • 58120402 Cafeteria
  • 58120403 Luncheonette
  • 58120404 Lunchroom
  • 58120405 Restaurant, lunch counter
  • 58120500 Family restaurants
  • 58120501 Restaurant, family: chain
  • 58120502 Restaurant, family: independent
  • 58120600 Pizza restaurants
  • 58120601 Pizzeria, chain
  • 58120602 Pizzeria, independent
  • 58120700 Seafood restaurants
  • 58120701 Oyster bar
  • 58120702 Seafood shack
  • 58120800 Steak and barbecue restaurants
  • 58120801 Barbecue restaurant
  • 58120802 Steak restaurant
  • 58129900 Eating places, nec
  • 58129901 Buffet (eating places)
  • 58129902 Cafe
  • 58129903 Caterers
  • 58129904 Chicken restaurant
  • 58129905 Commissary restaurant
  • 58129906 Contract food services
  • 58129907 Diner
  • 58129908 Dinner theater
  • 58129909 Health food restaurant

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Each US SIC Code is part of a Division, which corresponds with a numerical range. Select a Division category from the table below, then drill down to discover the industries within that Division.

Division US-SIC Code Sector title
A 01-09 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
B 10-14 Mining
C 15-17 Construction
D 20-39 Manufacturing
E 40-49 Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
F 50-51 Wholesale Trade
G 52-59 Retail Trade
H 60-67 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
I 70-89 Services
J 90-99 Public Administration

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