NACE 56.40: Intermediation service activities for food and beverage services activities

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 79.90. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 7990.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 56.40 is "Intermediation service activities for food and beverage services activities". It sits in section I (ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES), then division 56 (Food and beverage service activities), then group 56.4 (Intermediation service activities for food and beverage services activities). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 79.90 (Other reservation service and related activities).

What the class includes

This class includes the intermediation of food and beverage services by bringing clients and service providers together for a fee or commission without the intermediary providing the food and beverage services intermediated. These intermediation activities can be carried out on digital platforms or through non-digital channels (including face-to-face, door-to-door, telephone, post, and so on). The fee or commission can be received from either the client or the provider of the food and beverage service. Revenue for the intermediation activities can include other sources of income (for example, revenues from the sale of advertising space).

What it excludes

This class excludes: - operation of online platforms to allow people to book a food delivery, see 53.30

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
79.90	Other reservation service and related activities	5

The label in 24 languages

bgПосреднически дейности в ресторантьорството
csZprostředkování v oblasti stravování a podávání nápojů
daFormidlingsaktiviteter i forbindelse med restaurationsaktiviteter
deVermittlungstätigkeiten für gastronomische Dienstleistungen
elΔραστηριότητες υπηρεσιών διαμεσολάβησης για δραστηριότητες υπηρεσιών εστίασης και παροχής ποτών
enIntermediation service activities for food and beverage services activities
esActividades de intermediación para los servicios de comidas y bebidas
etToidu ja joogi serveerimise vahendusteenus
fiRavitsemistoimintaa koskevat välityspalvelut
frActivités de service d’intermédiation pour des activités de service de restauration
gaGníomhaíochtaí seirbhíse idirghabhála le haghaidh gníomhaíochtaí bia agus deochanna
hrUslužne djelatnosti posredovanja u pripremi i usluživanju hrane i pića
huÉtel- és italszolgáltatás közvetítése
itAttività di servizi di intermediazione per servizi di ristorazione
ltMaitinimo teikimo ir gėrimų tiekimo veiklos tarpininkavimo paslaugų teikimas
lvStarpniecības pakalpojumi saistībā ar ēdināšanu
mtAttivitajiet ta’ servizz ta’ intermedjazzjoni għall-attivitajiet ta’ servizz tal-ikel u x-xorb
nlBemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met eet- en drinkgelegenheden
plPośrednictwo w zakresie działalności usługowej związanej z wyżywieniem
ptAtividades de serviços de intermediação relativas a atividades de serviços de restauração
roServicii de intermediere pentru activități de servicii de alimentație publică și de servire a băuturilor
skSprostredkovateľské služby v činnostiach reštaurácií a pohostinstiev
slPosredniške storitve za dejavnosti strežbe hrane in pijač
svFörmedling avseende restaurang-, catering- och barverksamhet

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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.