The differences between food business license and food production license are as follows:

1. Different in nature. The fields involved in food production license are mainly food production and processing links and production areas, and it is a certificate of organizational measures for the nature of production. The food business license mainly involves the sales and circulation of food and the sales area. As long as you are engaged in food sales and catering services, you need to obtain a food business license.

2. Different categories. To apply for food production license and food business license, we must first ensure the legality of various documents and equipment of the enterprise, and we need to apply to the local food supervision and management department. Fill in the application certificate of food production or food business license, prepare and submit relevant materials, wait for the verification of relevant departments, and then get the license.

To apply for a food business license, the following conditions should be met:

1. Having a place for food raw material processing, food processing, sales and storage that is suitable for the variety and quantity of food to be operated, keeping the environment of this place clean and tidy, and keeping a prescribed distance from toxic and harmful places and other pollution sources;

2. It has operating equipment or facilities suitable for the variety and quantity of food it deals in, and corresponding equipment or facilities for disinfection, changing clothes, washing, lighting, ventilation, corrosion prevention, dust prevention, fly prevention, rodent prevention, insect prevention, washing, wastewater treatment and garbage and waste storage;

3. Having full-time or part-time food safety management personnel and rules and regulations to ensure food safety;

4. Have a reasonable equipment layout and technological process to prevent cross-contamination between food to be processed and directly imported food, raw materials and finished products, and avoid food contact with toxic and unclean substances;

5. Other conditions stipulated by laws and regulations.

to sum up, if the vending equipment is used to sell food, the applicant should also submit the product qualification certificate of the vending equipment, the specific location, the name, address, contact information of the operator, the publicity method of the food business license and other materials. The applicant shall truthfully submit relevant materials and reflect the real situation to the food and drug supervision and administration department, be responsible for the authenticity of the application materials, and sign or seal the application form and other materials.

Legal basis:

Article 3 of the Measures for the Administration of Food Business License

Food business license shall follow the principles of legality, openness, fairness, impartiality, convenience and efficiency.

Article 4

The principle of one place and one license shall be applied to the food business license, that is, a food business operator shall obtain a food business license when engaging in food business activities in a business place.