The Top500-Lexicon

· sale of meals for consumption generally on the premises, as well as sale of drinks accompanying the meals, possibly accompanied by some form of entertainment, by:

· restaurants

· self-service restaurants such as cafeterias

· fast-food outlets such as burger bars

· takeaway restaurants

· fish-and-chips stands and the like

· ice cream parlours

· sale of drinks for consumption on the premises, possibly accompanied by some form of entertainment, by:

· pubs, bars, nightclubs, beer halls etc.

· sale of meals and drinks, usually at reduced prices to groups of clearly defined persons who are mostly linked by ties of a professional nature:

· activities of sport, factory or office canteens

· activities of school canteens and kitchens

· activities of university dining halls

· activities of messes and canteens for members of the armed forces etc.

· catering, i.e. activities of contractors supplying meals prepared in a central food preparation unit for consumption on other premises such as the supply of prepared meals to:

· airlines

· "meals on wheels"

· banquets, corporate hospitality

· weddings, parties and other celebrations or functions

· operation of dining cars when carried out by separate units

· restaurant and bar activities on board ships when carried out by separate units

· sale through vending machines, see 5259

· sale of drinks not for immediate consumption, see division 52

· operation of dining cars as integrated activities of railway companies or other passenger transport facilities, see 6010