Definition
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans(NAICS 31132)

Under this topic you will find the North American Industry Classification System definition of the Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans(NAICS 31132) industry. You can use this definition to properly identify the segment of the industry you wish to study further in other sections of Canadian Industry Statistics.

Definition of the Industry

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in shelling, roasting and grinding cacao beans into chocolate cacao products and chocolate confectionery.

Example Activities:

• Cacao beans, shelling, roasting and grinding
• Candy bars, chocolate (including chocolate-covered), made from cacao beans
• Candy, chocolate, made from cacao beans
• Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrup), made from cacao beans
• Chocolate bars, made from cacao beans
• Chocolate confectionery, made from cacao beans
• Cocoa (e.g., instant, mix, powdered), made from cacao beans
• Confectionery, chocolate, made from cacao beans
• Fudge, chocolate, made from cacao beans
• Nuts, chocolate-covered, made from cacao beans
• Syrup, chocolate, made from cacao beans

Exclusions

Establishments primarily engaged in:

• manufacturing chocolate and chocolate confectionery from purchased chocolate (31133, Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate)
• manufacturing non-chocolate confectionery (31134, Non-Chocolate Confectionery Manufacturing)