NAICS 311230: Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing is NAICS code 311230. A business is small under it with 1,300 employees or fewer. No federal contracts are open under this code right now.
- SBA size standard
- 1,300 employees or fewer
- Open contracts now
- 0
- Federal spending, FY2025
- $47.7 million
- Share won by small businesses
- 48%
- Small businesses registered
- 76
What NAICS 311230 covers
The Census Bureau's NAICS index lists these kinds of work under 311230:
- Breakfast cereals manufacturing
- Corn breakfast foods manufacturing
- Farina, breakfast cereal, manufacturing
- Flour mills, breakfast cereal, manufacturing
- Grain mills, breakfast cereal
- Grain, breakfast cereal, manufacturing
- Granola, cereal (except bars and clusters), manufacturing
- Hominy grits, prepared as cereal breakfast food, manufacturing
- Infant cereals, dry, manufacturing
- Instant hot cereals manufacturing
- Mix grain breakfast manufacturing
- Oatmeal (i.e., cereal breakfast food) manufacturing
- Oats, breakfast cereal, manufacturing
- Rice breakfast foods manufacturing
The index lists 16 entries for this code in all.
Read the full definition, including what's excluded, on census.gov.
SBA size standard for 311230
To count as a small business for a contract assigned NAICS 311230, your business must have 1,300 employees or fewer. Employees are averaged over the last 24 months.
From SBA's table of size standards, effective Mar 17, 2023. Confirm it with SBA's size standards tool before you certify your size.
Who buys breakfast cereal manufacturing
Agencies that awarded the most under NAICS 311230 over the last three fiscal years, per USAspending.gov:
| Agency | Obligated |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Marketing Service | $140.7 million |
| Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | $206,721 |
Your competition
76 businesses with active SAM.gov registrations are rated small under NAICS 311230, most of them in Texas (10), Florida (9), California (8), Georgia (6) and Virginia (5). Look any of them up with the free CAGE code and UEI lookup.
Federal spending under 311230 by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $46.8 million |
| FY2025 | $47.7 million |
| FY2026 | $46.4 million |
| FY2027 (so far) | $0 |
Source: USAspending.gov, all contract awards with this NAICS code. Fiscal years start October 1.
Related NAICS codes
- 311211 Flour Milling
- 311212 Rice Milling
- 311213 Malt Manufacturing
- 311221 Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing
- 311224 Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing
- 311225 Fats and Oils Refining and Blending
Frequently asked questions
What is NAICS code 311230?
311230 is the 2022 NAICS code for Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing. The Census Bureau's index lists work such as breakfast cereals manufacturing, corn breakfast foods manufacturing, farina, breakfast cereal, manufacturing under it. Federal contracting uses the 2022 codes.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 311230?
1,300 employees or fewer. A business at or under that is small for contracts assigned this code. The current SBA table took effect Mar 17, 2023.
Are there government contracts for breakfast cereal manufacturing?
None are open on SAM.gov right now, but new notices post daily. You can set up a free alert for this code.
How do I add NAICS code 311230 to my SAM.gov registration?
Update your entity registration on SAM.gov and add the code on the Goods and Services page, in the Assertions section. You can list several NAICS codes and mark one as your primary. Changes are free.
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