private houses can apply for catering business licenses. The specific methods for obtaining a catering business license are as follows:

1. The competent industrial and commercial registration authority shall register the enterprise name in advance;

2. After the approval, formally file an application for enterprise registration and prepare the registration materials;

3. Submit the registration materials to the industrial and commercial registration authority, and get a notice of approval of establishment registration after approval;

4. Keep the notice of approval of establishment registration, and obtain the business license within the time notified in the notice.

The processing method of catering license is as follows:

1. Get an application for name pre-approval from the local industrial and commercial bureau, and then fill in the form as required;

2. Take the name pre-approval application form to the name registration office and fill in the form as required;

3. First, apply for the environmental assessment to the accreditation office of the Environmental Protection Bureau of the jurisdiction. After accepting it, the staff will go to the door to check and guide;

4. Apply to the fire department for approval;

5. After the approval of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau is confirmed, it shall be submitted to the local industrial and commercial branch for acceptance;

6. within 31 days from the date of obtaining the license, you should apply to the local tax bureau for the local tax registration number.

Legal basis:

Article 8 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Registration of Market Entities

General registration items of market entities include:

(1) Name;

(2) main body type;

(3) business scope;

(4) domicile or main business place;

(5) registered capital or contribution;

(6) the name of the legal representative, executive partner or person in charge.

in addition to the provisions in the preceding paragraph, the following items shall be registered according to the types of market entities:

(1) the names of shareholders of a limited liability company, promoters of a joint stock limited company and investors of an unincorporated enterprise as a legal person;

(2) the name and domicile of the investor of the sole proprietorship enterprise;

(3) the names, domiciles and ways of assuming responsibilities of the partners of the partnership;

(4) the name, domicile and business premises of the operators of individual industrial and commercial households;

(5) Other matters stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.