SIC Industry Description

Industry: 2026—Fluid Milk

Establishments primarily engaged in processing (e.g., pasteurizing, homogenizing, vitaminizing, bottling) fluid milk and cream, and related products, including cottage cheese, yogurt (except frozen), and other fermented milk. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dry mix whipped toppings are classified in Industry 2023; those producing frozen whipped toppings are classified in Industry 2038; and those producing frozen yogurt are classified in Industry 2024.

Buttermilk, cultured	Milk production, except farm
Chocolate milk	Milk, acidophilus
Cottage cheese, including pot, bakers', and farmers' cheese	Milk, bottled
Cream, aerated	Milk, flavored
Cream, bottled	Milk, reconstituted
Cream, sour	Milk, ultra-high temperature
Dips, sour cream based	Sour cream
Eggnog, fresh: nonalcoholic	Whipped cream
Flavored milk drinks	Whipped topping, except frozen or dry mix
Half and half	Yogurt, except frozen
Milk processing (pasteurizing, homogenizing, vitaminizing, bottling)

Codes	Titles	Total Marketable US Businesses
2026	Fluid Milk	692
202600	Fluid milk	239
20260000	Fluid milk	239
202601	Milk and cream, except fermented, cultured, and flavored	196
20260100	Milk and cream, except fermented, cultured, and flavored	10
20260101	Cream, aerated	0
20260102	Cream, sour	7
20260103	Cream, sweet	4
20260104	Cream, whipped	3
20260105	Half and half	4
20260106	Milk processing (pasteurizing, homogenizing, bottling)	167
20260107	Milk, reconstituted	0
20260108	Milk, ultra-high temperature (longlife)	1
202602	Fermented and cultured milk products	204
20260200	Fermented and cultured milk products	28
20260202	Bakers' cheese	2
20260203	Buttermilk, cultured	2
20260204	Cottage cheese	2
20260205	Farmers' cheese	22
20260206	Kefir	4
20260207	Pot cheese	1
20260208	Yogurt	138
202699	Fluid milk, nec	53
20269901	Dips, sour cream based	5
20269902	Eggnog, fresh: non-alcoholic	3
20269903	Milk drinks, flavored	17
20269904	Milk, chocolate	11
20269905	Whipped topping, except frozen or dry mix	17