Catering service refers to the service activities of providing food and consumption places and facilities to consumers through instant production and processing, commercial sales and service labor.

According to Article 5 of the Standards for Examination of Catering Service License issued by the State Administration of Pharmaceutical Products 20 10, the examination of catering service license shall be conducted according to the following categories:

The first category: super-large hotels, large restaurants, canteens of schools (including kindergartens), canteens of institutions, enterprises and institutions with more than 500 people;

The second category: medium-sized restaurants, fast food restaurants and school canteens with less than 300 people, and canteens of institutions, enterprises and institutions with 50-500 people;

The third category: small restaurants, snack bars, beverage shops, canteens of institutions, enterprises and institutions serving meals for less than 50 people;

The fourth category: site canteen;

The fifth category: collective dining distribution units.

Therefore, the above five types of business units are the business scope of catering services.