Hey all, can anybody suggest me what are all legal formalities/procedures i need to take care before starting up any food related business. Do i need to register my company for the same? I am into online food delivery in Gurgaon region.
Legal formalities for any food industry start up
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Aman Jha
Hi Mukat,
You will need following permissions/licences:
1) Shop & Establishment licence,
2) If you are going to use gas cylinder then you will need Fire licence from Fire brigades department,
3) Most important you will need a licence from FDA or licence from any state authority in Haryana that provides licence for food safety.
4) You can start with registering as Sole proprietorship or partnership firm, it would hardly cost you 1k-2k.
5) Once you cross the revenue of 5 lacs, you would require to register for sales tax number and Vat tin no., till then happy selling!
I’d suggest to contact Rahul Dev for accurate tax and licence policies prevailing in Haryana.
Regards,
Aman Jha
Business Consultant,
9892621090
Rajeev Roy
Dear Mukat,
In case you only facilitate online food delivery like Justeat. ; Foodpanda or Tastykhana than to my knowledge you need not require to take below license to run your company as you are not preparing food but facilitating home delivery of food prepared by “others (read restaurant)”. In this case “OTHERS” need to obtain the requisite licenses.
However, in case you yourself are engaged in preparing food from raw material and then delivering online, below are the additional licenses required over and above what AMAN has shared above. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list though and you need to check the criteria of such licenses based on “YOUR SPECIFIC BUSINESS”
Nature of the License
Issuing Authority
Mandatory / Optional
Food Safety License
FSSAI ( Last date extended to 4th Aug, 2014)
MANDATORY
Health / Trade License
Municipal Corporation / Health Department of the concerned State
MANDATORY
Eating House License
Police Commissioner – Licensing
MANDATORY
NOC from Fire Department
Fire Department of the concerned state
MANDATORY
Signage License
Municipal Committee /
Corporation of the City
MANDATORY
Environmental Clearance
Concerned authority in the state. For Delhi it is DPCC ( Remeber the now famous Hauz Khas Village Restaurant cases)
MANDATORY
Shop and Establishment Act
As prescribed in the Act and
as applicable to the state
MANDATORY
Playing of Music in restaurants – License
Performance
Limited / Indian Performing
Right Society
MANDATORY when recorded /
live music of the two copyright
holders is played in the
restaurant.
Liquor License L-4(L-17 as
per new Excise Rule)
Excise Commissioner
MANDATORY for service of Liquor in the Restaurant otherwise not
Approval / Re-Approval
of Restaurants
Department of Tourism of
Government of India in the
State concerned / Delhi
Government
MANDATORY – Only for
obtaining L –4 License
Lift License
Concerned authority – Electrical
Inspector, Office of the Labour
Commissioner
If lift is to be installed
Insurance required to be taken.
There are other insurance
policies also which are not
mandatory but useful
Any insurance company Consult your insurance company
Nominations under PFA Act
1954 Section 17 (2) and Rule
12 B of the Rules 1955
Director Prevention of Food
Adulteration of the State
MANDATORY – To be applied
in the prescribed form.
Hope this is helpful to you at this stage. You would also come to know of many others license as you start your business e.g you might as well come under the previews of Weights & Measure Act, Labour Laws or under Regional Health Departments etc.
Few links that might be of help to you.
1) Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
2)FHRAI
3)The Hotel & Restaurant Manufactures Association of India
4) Hoteliers Talk
…….& & do share your venture BRAND name !
All the very best of luck on the never ending Roller Coaster ride of a FOODpreneur.
Mukat Jain
thnks Rajeev sir for this guidance….hope u might remember me we met at Gurgaon ppen house while leaving……i was talking about entering into food startup….would like to know some more things, pl let me know ur email address if possible….
asha chaudhry
did you miss aman’s comment mukat?!
Rajeev Roy
Yes Mukat I remember you.
You can reach me at : rajeev@zephyr.in
thks & all the very best
Mukat Jain
No asha mam, actually rajeev sir’s reply was covering aman’s points as well. but i have gone thru both replies ….will contact rajeev sir overall clarifications…
Nishant Agrawal
May I know which kind of Certificate/Document required to start E commerce website in retail industry like Bigbasket,Local Banya etc. .?