A food business is extremely important in this world, involves various types of businesses and anybody can do the business of food whether in the form of Restaurant, canteen, dhabas, hotels, E-commerce online food services, tiffin services, food joints etc. It does not include a single activity. It can comprise of multiple activities. For example, Processing of food products as well as selling ready-made food products is covered under a food business. The facility of storage, retailing, distributing, and transporting is also including in food business.

If you are beginners and planning for a business which has minimum risks with limited investment, a canteen business is one of the best choices. A canteen can be set up inside a home or compound and a little shop, to serve the basic needs of the people inside the premises. But need to follow safety measures as per Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), because any kind of carelessness in a food can be a disaster for the consumer. Most of the people in India prefer homemade food for their survival. And most of the persons in India are moving from one region to another region for Jobs/ education etc. and for the living they prefer canteen food as a daily meal. Provided that canteen owner must take a Food License so that it ensures the safety measures of food as per FSSAI.

It is very important to know about all the legal formalities and compliances that comes with the canteen business so that you don’t face trouble in future. A person whois running such business is known as Food Business operator or FBO. Every FBO will be required to have food licenses.to ensure that consumers can eat food fearlessly.

FSSAI License is also known as food license require to get it registered by canteen owners. It is one of the most important licenses for the safety measures of food as per Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). It is not just a license also performs as an approval by the authority and ensures the food of that particular canteen is consumable as per safety standards of India.

In present time most of the canteens run without obtaining license i.e. Food license and serve food as per their own standards but it is not legal after some time they will face trouble. So, to protect their personal asset such as canteen premises, shops, compounds etc. by creating a business entity such as Proprietorship concern, Limited Liability Partnership, incorporating a Private Company to get legal validity in the eyes of law which is very simple and easy to get done. By this employment opportunity will be generated in India.

You need a Registration if the annual turnover is not more than INR 12 Lakh.

You need a State License if the annual turnover for your business is more than INR 12 Lakh, but not more than INR 20 Crore.

A food License is granted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) that permit the entity to work on activities related to any stage of processing, manufacturing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution of food and includes food services, catering services, and the sale of food.

-Passport size Photo of the food business operator.

-ID proof such as Voter ID, PAN card, Aadhar, passport, driving license etc.

-No Objection Certificate (NOC) from health authorities or municipality/panchayat (if any)

-Two copies of Form-B signed by the proprietor, partner, or authorized signatory.

-Layout plan of the food processing unit.

-List of directors/partners/members with full name as well as address. However, this is mandatory for companies only.

-ID proof and address proof for the above persons;

-List of food category (for manufacturers).

-Authority letter

-Proof of ownership or possession of business premises, such as electricity bill or rent agreement

-NOC from the municipality or local body.

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