56 – Food and beverage service activities

This class includes the provision of predominantly food services to customers (for example, in traditional restaurants, self-service or takeaway restaurants), with or without seating, in permanent or temporary facilities. · This class includes activities of: - restaurants - cafeterias - fast-food restaurants - take-out eating places · This class also includes: - operation of restaurants on transport equipment and within transport facilities, if operated by separate units not part of the transport provider - operation of restaurants in a hotel, if operated by separate units not part of the hotel - operation of takeaway restaurants in a supermarket, if operated by separate units not part of the supermarket · This class excludes: - retail sale of food through vending machines, see 47.2 - operation of railway dining cars as an integrated operation of railway companies, see 49.11 - mobile food service activities, see 56.12 - event catering activities, see 56.21 - concession operation of eating facilities, see 56.22 - activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transport companies), see 56.22 - activities of tea rooms, see 56.30

This class includes the preparation and serving of predominantly food for immediate consumption from movable carts or portable stalls. · This class includes activities of mobile food operators, including: - hot food trucks - food vendors - ice cream vendors - food preparation in market stalls - snack vendors - frozen yogurt vendors - pancake vendors · This class excludes: - retail sale of food through vending machines, see 47.2 - food delivery by independent units, see 53.20 - preparation and serving of food from movable and temporary carts or portable stalls based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a specific event, see 56.21 - concession operation of eating facilities, see 56.22 - mobile beverage serving activities, see 56.30

This class includes the provision of food and supply, based on contractual agreements, at the location specified by the customer, for a specific event. · This class excludes: - manufacture of perishable food items, see 10.89 - retail sale of perishable food items, see 47.2

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

This class predominantly includes serving beverages for immediate consumption on the premises. The activities can include the provision of, for example live music and dance activities. · This class includes activities of: - bars - cocktail lounges - pubs - coffee houses - tea rooms - fruit juice bars - mobile beverage serving · This class also includes: - bar activities aboard a means of transport (e.g. a train or ship), when carried out by separate units · This class excludes: - reselling packaged/prepared beverages, see division 47 - retail sale of beverages through vending machines, see 47.2 - provision of beverage preparation and supply based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a fixed term, see 56.22 - operation of concert halls and music venues, see 90.31 - operation of dance floors where beverage serving is not the main activity, see 93.29