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Classification
- IATTIVITÀ DEI SERVIZI DI ALLOGGIO E DI RISTORAZIONE
- 56Attività di servizi di ristorazione
- 56.1Attività di ristoranti e di servizi di ristorazione mobile
- 56.11Attività di ristoranti
- 56.11.1Attività di ristoranti, escluse gelaterie e pasticcerie
- 56.11.12Attività di ristoranti senza servizio al tavolo o da asporto, escluse gelaterie e pasticcerie
Description
- provision of food services to customers in self-service or take-away e.g. rotisseries, fry shops, pizzerias
- activities of ghost kitchens
Notes from class 56.11:
- operation of restaurants on transport equipment, if operated by separate units not part of the transport provider, e.g.:
- on trains
- on ships
- operation of restaurants within transport facilities, if operated by separate units not part of the transport provider, e.g.:
- in train stations
- in airports
- operation of restaurants in a hotel, if operated by separate units not part of the hotel
- operation of takeaway restaurants in a supermarket, if operated by separate units not part of the supermarket
- operation of restaurants in shopping malls
Exclusion notes
Excluded from division 56:
- production of meals not fit for immediate consumption, see divisions 10, 11
- production of meals not planned to be consumed immediately, see divisions 10 and 11
- production of prepared food which is not considered to be a meal, see divisions 10, 11
- sale of not self-manufactured food that is not considered to be a meal, see section G
- sale of meals that are not fit for immediate consumption, see section G
- coffee dispenser and vending machines selling food and drinks prepared by the machine itself, see division 47
- business and other management consultancy activities in the restaurant industry, see division 70
Excluded from class 56.11:
- manufacture of ice cream, see 10.52
- manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes, see 10.71
- retail sale of food through vending machines, see 47.2
- operation of railway dining cars as an integrated operation of railway companies, see 49.11
- food delivery by independent units, see 53.20
- mobile food service activities, see 56.12
- event catering activities, see 56.21
- concession operation of eating facilities, see 56.22
- activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transport companies), see 56.22
- activities of tea rooms, see 56.30
Frequently asked questions
Opening a takeaway-only rotisserie with no seating: ATECO code 56.11.12 or 56.11.11?
Usually 56.11.12, which is precisely the code for rotisseries, fry shops, and slice pizzerias without table service or takeaway-only. If you add tables with service, you move to 56.11.11.
I run a ghost kitchen operating exclusively for deliveries — which ATECO code applies?
It falls under 56.11.12, which explicitly includes ghost kitchens, i.e. operations that are takeaway-only and have no public access. It is the code for restaurants without table service.
I do takeaway from a van at markets — 56.11.12 or mobile catering?
No — if you sell from a mobile vehicle, that is mobile catering and falls under 56.12.01. Code 56.11.12 presupposes a fixed premises without table service, not a mobile sales point.
Replaces the following ATECO 2007 code
This 2025 code replaced the code in force until 31 March 2025:
- 56.10.20— Ristorazione senza somministrazione con preparazione di cibi da asporto(corrispondenza diretta)