NAICS code: 722513 — Limited
2022 NAICS code: 722513 — Limited-Service Restaurants
Industry description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing food services (except snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) where patrons generally order or select items and pay before eating.  Food and drink may be consumed on premises, taken out, or delivered to the customer's location.  Some establishments in this industry may provide these food services in combination with selling alcoholic beverages.

Illustrative Examples:

Delicatessen restaurants
Pizza delivery shops
Family restaurants, limited-service
Takeout eating places
Fast-food restaurants
Fast casual restaurants
Takeout sandwich shops
Limited-service pizza parlors


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

NAICS hierarchy: 72 Accommodation and Food Services > 722 Food Services and Drinking Places > 7225 Restaurants and Other Eating Places > 72251 Restaurants and Other Eating Places

ExioML sector: Hotel and restaurant services (55)
Region: US, year: 2022
Value added: 1338424.46053 M.EUR
Employment: 16045.4793333 thousand persons
GHG emissions: 13427041545.7 kg CO2 eq.
Energy carrier net total: 255976.747033 TJ
Carbon intensity: 0.010031975611371488

Companies in this industry:

Company: Pizza Hut Inc
Pizza Hut, Inc. operates as a chain of restaurants. The Company offers pizza, pasta, wings, and other food services. Pizza Hut serves customers worldwide.

Company: YUM CHINA HOLDINGS INC
Yum China Holdings Inc (Yum China) operates a chain of restaurants through sub-licensing the food brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. It also operates restaurants under its own brands including Huang Ji Huang, and Little Sheep.

Company: McDonalds Usa LLC
McDonald's USA LLC operates a chain of restaurants. The Company offers products such as burgers, sandwiches, chicken, salads, shakes, smoothies, coffee, and beverages. McDonald's serves customers throughout the United States.

Company: Yum Brands Inc
(YUM) is a global quick-service restaurant company. The company develops, operates, franchises and licenses a global system of both traditional and non-traditional quick-service restaurants.

Company: McDonalds Corporation
McDonald's Corp (McDonald's) is a food service retail chain operator. The company operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants, which offer a diverse menu of food and beverages tailored to local tastes.

Company: Starbucks Corporation
Starbucks is an American company that operates the largest coffeehouse chain and one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company operates more than 35,000 stores across 80 countries (as of 2022).

Company: Taco Bell Corp
Taco Bell, fast-food restaurant chain headquartered in Irvine, California, U.S., that offers Mexican-inspired foods, most obviously the taco. Founded in 1962 by American entrepreneur Glen Bell, the chain has more than 7,000 locations and over 350 franchisees worldwide.

Company: Mavericks Inc
The Mavericks, Inc. operates as a special purpose entity. The Company was formed for the purpose of issuing debt securities to repay existing credit facilities, refinance indebtedness, and for acquisition purposes.

Company: Hmshost Corporation
HMSHost is a world leader in creating dining for travel venues. We operate locations all over North America, with our unmatched portfolio consisting of proprietary concepts, local, regional, and national brands, and partnerships with award-winning chefs.

Company: Arbys Restaurant LLC
Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. is the franchisor of the Arby's Brand and is part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. Arby's, founded in 1964, is the second-largest sandwich restaurant brand in the world with more than 3,500 restaurants in nine countries.

Company: Papa Johns International Inc
Company Description: Papa John's International operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants and dine-in and delivery restaurants in certain international markets.

Company: Wendys Company
The Wendy's Company is an American parent company for the major fast food chain Wendy's. Originally founded as the Deisel-Wemmer Company, it is sourced in Dublin, Ohio. The company's principal subsidiary, Wendy's International, is the franchisor of Wendy's restaurants.

Company: Quiznos Corporation
Quiznos Corporation owns, operates, and franchises classic submarine restaurants. The Company offers varieties in dinner, lunch, and breakfast menus such as sandwiches, soups, salads, wraps, sub sliders, pizzas, breads, desserts, and beverages. Quiznos serves consumers throughout the United States.