FSSAI Food License Registration for Food Vending Machines

What are Food Vending Machines? 

Food vending machine is a technological advancement that helps food business owners to save money to the extent. People rent or buy food vending machine to sell their food products. Food vending machine stores the food and eliminates the cost of staff. You need not spend lakhs of money on renting a shop or on staffing a person. 

A ridiculously small place in the busiest place is enough. Food vending machines do the sales for you. Food vending machine comes with all kind of payment options. These machines accept cash, coins, cards as well as online payments. 

Why is FSSAI License is important for Food Vending Machines? 

Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) regulates and supervises food safety in India. It states that every business related to food should undergo FSSAI registration. It includes food preparing, handling, delivering, serving, retailing, and marketing industries. 

So, a Food business operator who owns or rents the food wending machine must get an FSSAI certificate. If you fail to get an FSSAI certificate, your food vending machine will not be allowed in public. If you are already running a food vending machine without FSSAI registration, then that is illegal. You may get sued for that. 

There are a lot of benefits that you will avail yourself of with FSSAI registration. These advantages make your food vending machine business a success. They are, 

• It makes your food product quality and entrusted brand.       

• FSSAI registration will make any legal process regarding your business easy and effective.       

• You can expand and scale your business without hassle. You can place multiple food vending machines with a single registration.    

• You can use the FSSAI license logo on your food vending machine to establish your concern on quality to clients.      

• FSSAI license can bring you investments and makes any loan process easy. 

How to Get FSSAI License for Food Vending Machines?

There are three types of FSSAI food license certificates. Based on your business cap you must apply. Those three types of licenses are,       

• Basic FSSAI Registration       

• State FSSAI Food License Registration       

• Central FSSAI Food License Registration       

Basic FSSAI Registration:       

If your food business turnover is below Rs.12 Lakhs, you will fall under a small business cap. For small businesses, a basic food license is enough. You must register for Form A for basic registration or basic FSSAI certificate. As the business turnover reaches Rs. 12 lakhs, you must upgrade the food license from basic registration to state FSSAI registration.       

Documents required:       

• Address proof       

• Passport size photos       

• Business details       

• FSSAI declaration form       

State FSSAI Food License Registration:     

If your food business turnover is between Rs. 12 Lakhs to Rs.20 crores, you fall under the State food license category. For this food license, you must fill up Form B to get FSSAI food registration.       

Documents Required:       

• Documents of business premises (Rental/Lease agreement)       

• ID proof of the owner (Aadhar/ Voter ID/ Driving License/ Passport)       

• Incorporation Certificate/ GST Registration/ Trading License       

• MOA and AOA       

• Any one of the following is compulsory (Trade license or Establishment registration or Panchayath License or Corporation License or Municipality License)       

• Business details       

• FSSAI declaration forms       

Central FSSAI Food License Registration:      

If your food vending machine business turnover is over Rs. Rs.20 crores, then you must register for a Central food license. If your mid-cap business crosses Rs.20 crores, you must upgrade from a state food license to a Central food license.       

Documents Required:      

• Documents of business premises (Rental/Lease agreement)       

• ID proof of the business owner (Aadhar/ Voter ID/ Driving License/Passport)       

• Incorporation Certificate/GST Registration/Trade License       

• Import and Export code       

• MOA and AOA       

• Any one of the following documents is compulsory (Trade license/ Establishment registration/ Panchayath License/ Corporation License/ Municipality License)       

• Business details       

• FSSAI declaration forms       

Procedure to get FSSAI Certificate for Food Vending Machines Business

• Get your business plan.       

• Determine your yearly turnover.       

• Determine which type of license is essential for your food vending machines business.    

• Fill out the application and complete documentation.       

• Paying the charge       

• Submit the application       

• You should be careful if there is any incorrect information in your application. FSSAI may cancel your registration. If there is any update requires in the form, then it must be updated. The updated application form must be sent back within 30 days (about 4 and a half weeks).       

• FSSAI may need 15 – 45 days (about 1 and a half months) to approve the license. You must continuously follow up the process and sort out if there are any discrepancies.       

These long step processes may delay your starting of the Food business with food vending machines. But it can be made easy by approaching a consultancy. LegalDocs is the leader in the market provides services related to FSSAI license certificate registration. Our expert will take care of everything that you must do to get FSSAI registration. You can complete the FSSAI registration and get your FSSAI food license at your doorstep. How?

Three-step procedure to get FSSAI registration through LegalDocs:       

• Discuss with our expert and fill out the easy form on the LegalDocs website.       

• LegalDocs expert will fill out your FSSAI form, resolve all queries and get approval from government authority.       

• Get delivered your FSSAI food license at your doorstep.