It is not difficult to apply for a food business license, and it can be successfully handled after submitting relevant materials and being audited by the health supervision department. The local food and drug supervision and administration department at or above the county level shall examine the license application materials submitted by the applicant. If it is necessary to verify the substantive contents of the application materials, on-site verification shall be conducted.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law

Article 2 Within the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC), the third-party platform providers of online catering services and catering service providers who provide catering services through third-party platforms and self-built websites (hereinafter referred to as online catering service providers) use the Internet to provide catering services and their supervision and management, and these Measures shall apply.

Article 3 The State Food and Drug Administration shall be responsible for guiding the food safety supervision and management of online catering services nationwide and organizing food safety monitoring of online catering services. The local food and drug supervision and administration departments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the food safety supervision and administration of online catering services within their respective administrative areas.

Article 4 An online catering service provider shall have an entity to operate stores and obtain a food business license according to law, and engage in business activities according to the main formats and business items specified in the food business license, and shall not operate beyond the scope.