no. The catering license can only prove that you are qualified to engage in this industry, and the business license is the legal proof of opening business.

the purpose of the catering service license is to prove that you are qualified to engage in catering services. The premise of this license is that you have legal business qualifications. In the past, it was a pre-license, that is, you can apply for a business license before you can start business. Now the catering service license has been changed into a post-license, that is, you can apply for it after or at the same time.

the catering service license is not a business license. The two are different.

the food and beverage service license is a document issued by the food and drug administration, and it is a document that must be handled by catering operators.

Extended information:

A business license is a certificate issued by the administrative department for industry and commerce to industrial and commercial enterprises and individual operators to engage in a certain production and business activities. Its format shall be uniformly stipulated by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

catering service license, the business license of China catering industry. According to the Food Safety Law, which came into effect on June 1, 2119, China officially launched the catering service license on June 1, replacing the food hygiene license that has been used for decades.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia _ Catering License