Division 10 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 2 codes, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
UK food manufacturing runs from big industrial processors down to one-person artisan producers. The codes show that spread. The catch-all 10890, other food products, takes in sauces, snacks and supplements with no code of their own. Bakeries making bread, cakes and fresh pastry use 10710. Many of these companies began on a market stall or a kitchen table. They incorporated once the first wholesale orders came in. So the division mixes long-running factories with very young food brands.
A growing food producer buys chilled and ambient distribution early. That makes this division a staple list for logistics and haulage firms chasing new accounts. Packaging suppliers, food safety consultants and commercial kitchen landlords work it too. Look for a recent incorporation with a retail-sounding name. That often means a brand about to hunt for stockists. It is the exact moment fulfilment and courier deals get agreed. The poor-website filter finds producers whose shop front lags the product. They are a warm audience for ecommerce and branding services.
It depends on what the business mainly does. Bake for shops, cafes or wholesalers, and 10710 manufacturing is right. Run a shop selling what you bake on site, and a retail code from division 47 fits better. Plenty of bakeries list both. A company can hold up to four codes, and mixing manufacturing with retail is completely normal.
No. You must register your food business with the local authority whatever your SIC code says. That is a separate legal duty. Environmental health teams do not work from Companies House data. The SIC code only describes your activity on the public record. Keep it accurate anyway. Wholesale buyers and insurers sometimes check it before taking on a new supplier.
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