FSSAI Food License Registration for Bars and Beverages

What are Bars and Beverages? 

Beverages are nothing but the liquid that is consumables like tea, milk, coffee, juices, soft drink, hard drinks, even water. These consumables are served in hotels, restaurants, bars, and any juice shops. Serving and trading of the above-mentioned beverages require an FSSAI license or FSSAI certificate. 

Bars serve hard drinks like beer, whisky, rum, vodka, etc. Bars and other beverage providers must follow the food safety protocols of the food safety authority of India. FSSAI license/ FSSAI certificate is necessary to run a Bar. Bars should have registered under state license authority or central license authority. 

Why is FSSAI License Important for Bar and Beverages? 

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a government body that acts under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. FSSAI regulates and supervises food standards and safety. It states that any business that relates to food, need to undergo FSSAI registration. The business can be a food preparing business, food handling, serving, trading, importing, and exporting business. 

Beverages are consumables indeed. To produce beverages or to trade, to serve beverages FSSAI certificate is necessary. Bars and other providers should get FSSAI registration to be aligned with regulations of the food safety act. FSSAI certificate will help the owner to face all the legal requirements to run the business and provides the following benefits, 

• Build your bar and beverages as a quality and entrusted brand.    

• FSSAI registration will make any legal process regarding your business easy and effective. 

• You can easily open more branches for your bars without hassle.    

• You can use the FSSAI license logo to establish your concern on quality to customers.    

• FSSAI license can bring you investments and makes any loan process easy.  

How to get FSSAI License for Bars and Beverages?    

There are three types of FSSAI food license certificates. Based on your business cap, you must apply. Those three types of licenses are,     

• Basic FSSAI Registration     

• State FSSAI Food License Registration     

• Central FSSAI Food License Registration      

Basic FSSAI Registration:    

If your bar and beverages business turnover is below Rs.12 Lakhs, you fall under a small business cap. For small businesses, a Basic food license is enough. You must register for Form A for Basic FSSAI registration/ FSSAI certificate. As the business turnover reaches Rs. 12 lakhs, you must upgrade the food license from Basic FSSAI registration to state FSSAI registration.    

Documents required:    

• Address proof     

• Passport size photos     

• Business details     

• FSSAI declaration form     

State FSSAI Food License Registration:     

If your bar and beverages business turnover is between Rs. 12 Lakhs to Rs.20 crores, you fall under the State food license category. For this food license, you must fill up Form B to get an FSSAI food registration/ FSSAI certificate.    

Documents Required:    

• Documents of business premises (Rental/Lease agreement)     

• ID proof of the business owner (Aadhar/ Voter ID/ Driving License/ Passport)     

• Incorporation Certificate/ GST Registration/ Trading License     

• MOA and AOA     

• Trade license/ Establishment registration/ Panchayath License/ Corporation License/ Municipality License. Any one of them.    

• Business details     

• FSSAI declaration forms     

Central FSSAI Food License Registration:      

If your bar and beverages business turnover is over Rs. Rs.20 crores, then you should register for a Central food license. If your mid-cap business crossed Rs.20 crores you must upgrade from State food license to Central food license. For this food license, you must fill Form B.    

Documents Required:    

• Documents of business premises (Rental/Lease agreement)     

• ID proof of the Business Owner (Aadhar/ Voter ID/ Driving License/Passport)     

• Incorporation Certificate/GST Registration/Trade License     

• Import and Export code     

• MOA and AOA     

• Trade license/ Establishment registration/ Panchayath License/ Corporation License/ Municipality License. Any one of them.    

• List of business partners, if applicable.    

• Business details     

• FSSAI declaration forms     

Procedure to get FSSAI Certificate for Bar and Beverages    

• Get your business plan.    

• Determine your yearly turnover.    

• Determine which type of license is essential for your bar and beverages business.    

• Fill out the application and complete documentation.    

• Paying the charge     

• Submit the application     

• You should be careful if there is any incorrect information in your application. FSSAI may cancel your registration. If there is any update requires in the form, then it must be updated. The updated form must be sent back within 30 days (about 4 and a half weeks).    

• FSSAI may need 15 – 45 days (about 1 and a half months) to approve the license. You must continuously follow up the process and sort out if there are any discrepancies.    

You may think that completing all these steps and getting an FSSAI certificate is hard. But it can be made easy by approaching a consultancy. LegalDocs is the leader in the market provides services related to FSSAI license certificate registration. Our expert will take care of everything that you must do to get FSSAI registration. You can complete the FSSAI registration and get your FSSAI food license at your doorstep. How?    

Three-step procedure to get FSSAI registration through LegalDocs    

• Discuss with our expert and fill out the easy form on the LegalDocs website.    

• LegalDocs expert will fill out your FSSAI form, resolve all queries and get approval from government authority.    

• Get delivered your FSSAI food license at your doorstep