CAEN Code 1085: Manufacturing of prepared meals and dishes

Includes

This class includes the manufacture of ready-made (ie prepared, seasoned and cooked) meals and dishes These dishes are processed to preserve them, such as in frozen or canned form, and are usually packaged and labelled for re-sale, ie this class does not include the preparation of meals for immediate consumption, such as in restaurants To be considered a dish, these foods have to contain at least two distinct ingredients (except seasonings etc) This class includes: - manufacture of meat or poultry dishes

• manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips
• manufacture of vegetable dishes
• manufacture of frozen or otherwise preserved pizza

This class also includes:

• manufacture of local and national dishes

This class excludes:

• manufacture of fresh foods or foods with less than two ingredients, see corresponding class in division 10 - manufacture of perishable prepared foods, see CAEN 1089
• retail sale of prepared meals and dishes in stores, see CAEN 4711 (unchanged), CAEN 4729
• Wholesale of prepared meals and dishes, refer to: CAEN 4638
• activities of food service contractors, see CAEN 5629