NACE 56.22: Contract catering service activities and other food service activities

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 56.29. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 5629.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 56.22 is "Contract catering service activities and other food service activities". It sits in section I (ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES), then division 56 (Food and beverage service activities), then group 56.2 (Event catering, contract catering service activities and other food service activities). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 56.29 (Other food service activities).

What the class includes

This class includes industrial catering, in other words, food preparation and supply based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a fixed term. Further included is the operation of food concessions (for example, at sports and similar facilities). The food can be prepared directly on the premises of the client organisation or in a central unit. This class includes: - activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transport companies) - operation of canteens or cafeterias (e.g. for factories, offices, hospitals or schools), on a concession basis

What it excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of perishable food items, see 10.89 - retail sale of perishable food items, see 47.2

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
56.29	Other food service activities	-

The label in 24 languages

bgДейности по приготвяне и доставяне на храна по договор и други дейности по приготвяне и доставяне на храна
csPoskytování smluvních a ostatních stravovacích služeb
daCatering på kontrakt og andre restaurationsaktiviteter
deSonstige Caterer und Erbringung sonstiger Verpflegungsdienstleistungen
elΔραστηριότητες υπηρεσιών τροφοδοσίας επί συμβάσει και άλλες δραστηριότητες υπηρεσιών εστίασης
enContract catering service activities and other food service activities
esServicios regulares de catering y otros servicios de comidas
etLepinguline toitlustusteenus jm toitlustamine
fiSopimusperusteiset catering- ja ravitsemispalvelut
frActivités de service contractuel de restauration et autres activités de service de restauration
gaGníomhaíochtaí seirbhíse lónadóireachta ar conradh agus gníomhaíochtaí seirbhíse bia eile
hrUsluge keteringa na osnovi ugovora i ostale djelatnosti pripreme i usluživanja hrane
huSzerződéses étkeztetés és egyéb vendéglátás
itAttività di servizi di catering su base contrattuale e altri servizi di ristorazione
ltMaisto ir gėrimų tiekimas pagal sutartį ir kitų maitinimo paslaugų veikla
lvĒdināšanas pakalpojumi uz līguma pamata un citi ēdināšanas pakalpojumi
mtAttivitajiet ta’ servizz ta’ forniment tal-ikel b’kuntratt u attivitajiet ta’ servizz oħra tal-ikel
nlCateringdiensten op contractbasis en overige diensten in verband met maaltijden
plRegularne przygotowywanie i dostarczanie żywności dla odbiorców zewnętrznych (katering regularny) i pozostała gastronomiczna działalność usługowa
ptAtividades de serviço de fornecimento de refeições por contrato e outras atividades de serviços de alimentação
roActivități de servicii de catering pe bază de contract și alte activități de servicii de alimentație publică
skZmluvné a iné stravovacie služby
slPogodbena priprava in dostava hrane ter druga oskrba s hrano
svKontrakterad cateringverksamhet och annan restaurangverksamhet

Neighbouring classes

56.21 Event catering activities

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.