Industry: 2022—Natural, Processed, and Imitation Cheese
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing natural cheese (except cottage cheese), processed cheese, cheese foods, cheese spreads, and cheese analogs (imitations and substitutes). These establishments also produce by-products, such as raw liquid whey. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cottage cheese are classified in Industry 2026, and those manufacturing cheese-based salad dressings are classified in Industry 2035.
| Cheese analogs | Cheese, processed |
| Cheese products, imitation or substitutes | Dips, cheese-based |
| Cheese spreads, pastes, and cheese-like preparations | Processed cheese |
| Cheese, except cottage cheese | Sandwich spreads, cheese |
| Cheese, imitation or substitutes | Whey, raw: liquid |
| Codes |
Titles | Total Marketable US Businesses |
| 20220000 | Cheese; natural and processed | 187 |
| 20220100 | Cheese spreads, dips, pastes, and other cheese products | 69 |
| 20220101 | Dips, cheese-based | 5 |
| 20220102 | Pastes, cheese | 2 |
| 20220103 | Spreads, cheese | 8 |
| 20220104 | Whey, raw or liquid | 4 |
| 20229901 | Imitation cheese | 10 |
| 20229902 | Natural cheese | 337 |
| 20229903 | Processed cheese | 122 |
