Definition
Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying (NAICS 31142)

Under this topic you will find the North American Industry Classification System definition of the Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying (NAICS 31142) 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.

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Definition of the Industry

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in preserving fruits and vegetables by canning, pickling, brining and dehydrating (including freeze-drying). Canning uses heat sterilization; pickling uses vinegar solutions and brining uses salt solutions. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing mixtures of dried ingredients, such as soup mixes and salad dressing mixes, are included provided they dehydrate at least one of the ingredients.

Example Activities:

• Baby foods (including meats), canning
• Baked beans, canning
• Beans, baked, canning
• Bouillon, canning
• Bouillon, made in dehydration plants
• Brining of fruits and vegetables
• Canning fruits and vegetables
• Canning soups (except seafood)
• Dehydrating fruits and vegetables
• Dried fruits and vegetables, manufacturing
• Freeze-drying fruits and vegetables
• Fruit juices, canning
• Fruit juices, fresh, manufacturing
• Fruit, brining
• Fruit, canning
• Fruit, dehydrating (except sun drying)
• Fruit, pickling
• Infant and junior food, canning
• Jam, manufacturing
• Jelly and jam, manufacturing
• Juice, fruit or vegetable, canned, manufacturing
• Juice, fruit or vegetable, fresh, manufacturing
• Ketchup, manufacturing
• Marmalade, manufacturing
• Meat bouillon, made in dehydration plants
• Meat, baby food, canning
• Pasta-based products, canning
• Pickles, manufacturing
• Pickling fruits and vegetables
• Pork and beans, canning
• Potato products (e.g., flakes, granules), dehydrating
• Potatoes, canning
• Preserves, jams and jellies, manufacturing
• Raisins, made in dehydration plants
• Relishes, canning
• Salad dressing mixes, dry, made in dehydration plants
• Salsa, canning
• Sauce mixes, dry, made in dehydration plants
• Sauces, tomato-based, canning
• Sauerkraut, manufacturing
• Soup mixes, made in dehydration plants
• Soups (except seafood), canning
• Spaghetti sauce, canning
• Sulphured fruit and vegetables, manufacturing
• Tomato juice, manufacturing
• Tomato paste, manufacturing
• Vegetable juices, canning
• Vegetables, brining
• Vegetables, canning
• Vegetables, dehydrating
• Vegetables, pickling
• Vegetables, sulphured, manufacturing

Exclusions

Establishments primarily engaged in:

• manufacturing canned dairy products (31151, Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing)
• manufacturing canned meat products (31161, Animal Slaughtering and Processing)
• manufacturing canned seafood products, including soups (31171, Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging)
• mixing purchased dehydrated potatoes, rice, pasta and other ingredients; canning or dehydrating eggs; or canning puddings; (31199, All Other Food Manufacturing)
• manufacturing canned fruit-flavoured drinks (31211, Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing)