legal analysis: to open a dessert shop, you need to apply for a business license for individual industrial and commercial households and a food business license. It is suggested that the business license for self-employed households is simple and low-cost, only 21 yuan is needed, and the annual license examination procedure is convenient. Business license is the legal proof of the legal subject's qualification to conduct market transactions. At present, there are legal person business license, sole proprietorship business license, partnership business license and individual industrial and commercial business license. The business license is issued by the industrial and commercial bureau and inspected annually. Business license is the proof that certain industries must be licensed by the law, but the license is operated by the competent department, such as tobacco monopoly license.

legal basis: article 54 of the civil code of the people's Republic of China, a natural person is engaged in industrial and commercial operations, and is registered as an individual industrial and commercial household according to law. Individual industrial and commercial households can have a font size. Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China Article 35 The state practices a licensing system for food production and operation. Engaged in food production, food sales, catering services, shall obtain a license according to law. However, sales of edible agricultural products and sales only in prepackaged foods do not require permission. Only selling prepackaged foods shall be reported to the food safety supervision and administration department of the local people's government at or above the county level for the record.