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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
2022	Cheese; Natural and Processed	704
202200	Cheese; natural and processed	173
20220000	Cheese; natural and processed	173
202201	Cheese spreads, dips, pastes, and other cheese products	80
20220100	Cheese spreads, dips, pastes, and other cheese products	64
20220101	Dips, cheese-based	5
20220102	Pastes, cheese	2
20220103	Spreads, cheese	6
20220104	Whey, raw or liquid	3
202299	Cheese; natural and processed, nec	451
20229901	Imitation cheese	9
20229902	Natural cheese	335
20229903	Processed cheese	107