The qualifications required to start a catering company are as follows:

1. Business license. Go to the market management office of the jurisdiction where you are located to apply for a business license. Materials for obtaining a business license:

(1) Legal identification (ID card).

(2) the legal business place or residence (real estate license, if there is no real estate license, provide the certificate of the village or street Committee).

2. catering service license. Go to the window of the market administration bureau of the district administrative service center. Application materials for administrative license of catering service license: (1) written application;

(2) a copy of the pre-approval certificate or business license;

(3) a copy of the identity certificate of the person in charge;

(4) Relevant certificates of catering service place (copy of lease contract, landlord's ID card and real estate license);

(5) the plan and orientation of the catering service place;

(6) a copy of the health certificate of the employees;

(7) food safety rules and regulations;

(8) health management system;

(9) Disinfection and cleaning system for catering;

(11) monitoring report on drinking water safety or water bill;

(11) Set up full-time food inspectors and full-time food poisoning reporters;

(12) key link food processing regulations;

(13) emergency handling data of food safety emergencies;

(14) certification materials that do not belong to the restricted personnel;

(15) food safety commitment;

(16) the management system of food procurement in catering industry.

Legal basis: Article 7 of the Company Law of the People's Republic of China

A company established according to law shall be issued a business license by the company registration authority. The date of issuance of the business license of the company is the date of establishment of the company. The company's business license shall specify the company's name, domicile, registered capital, business scope, legal representative's name and other matters. Where the matters recorded in the company's business license change, the company shall register the change according to law, and the company registration authority shall issue a new business license.