{"id":346,"date":"2023-04-25T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T12:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/?p=346"},"modified":"2023-04-25T12:48:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T12:48:00","slug":"set-up-a-catering-business-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/set-up-a-catering-business-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Up a Catering Business in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Japan<\/strong>\u00a0is one of Asia\u2019s most\u00a0<strong>important food capitals<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>starting a business in the food industry<\/strong>\u00a0here can be a real success. Foreign investors who want to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/most-attractive-industries-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open companies in the food and beverages sector in Japan<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0do not necessarily need to\u00a0<strong>open large restaurants<\/strong>, as they can also operate smaller businesses such as\u00a0<strong>catering establishments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The requirements for&nbsp;<strong>opening a catering company in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;are the same as for a restaurant. Our&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japan company formation agents<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;can offer information on the requisites when&nbsp;<strong>starting a catering business<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/set-up-a-catering-business-in-japan\/#legislation-for-opening-a-catering-business-in-japan\" title=\"Legislation for opening a catering business in Japan\">Legislation for opening a catering business in Japan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/set-up-a-catering-business-in-japan\/#the-restaurant-license-in-japan\" title=\"The restaurant license in Japan\">The restaurant license in Japan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/set-up-a-catering-business-in-japan\/#how-to-obtain-a-license-for-a-catering-business-in-japan\" title=\"How to obtain a license for a catering business in Japan\">How to obtain a license for a catering business in Japan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"legislation-for-opening-a-catering-business-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>Legislation for opening a catering business in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign entrepreneurs who&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/company-incorporation-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open catering companies in Japan<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;must comply with the Food Hygiene Law and the Food Sanitation Act. They must also comply with the&nbsp;<strong>Companies Law<\/strong>, as they will need to register a company with the Trade Register before starting selling and delivering food products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With respect to the company registration procedure, the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/open-a-llc-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">limited liability company<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;is often prepared by foreign investors, however, the sole proprietorship can also be employed for&nbsp;<strong>small or family catering businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-restaurant-license-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>The restaurant license in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if the food is not prepared in a restaurant kitchen, the same rules apply when cooking food in a smaller facility. Also, the same licensing regulations apply to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/most-attractive-industries-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japan catering companies<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business owners must respect the same equipment and sanitation rules when&nbsp;<strong>opening catering businesses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">company registration advisors in Japan<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;can help with the registration process of the chosen business form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-obtain-a-license-for-a-catering-business-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>How to obtain a license for a catering business in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following steps must be completed in order to obtain a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/special-permits-and-licenses-for-your-business-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">license<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;when<strong>&nbsp;setting up a catering company in Japan:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a meeting with a health inspector where the premises will be verified is mandatory prior to applying for the license;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the application for the restaurant license must be completed within 10 days after the inspection;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; once the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/starting-a-business-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>business is opened<\/strong><\/a>, a food sanitation inspector will visit the location and issue the business license;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the employees of the facility must be qualified to handle food products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For assistance in&nbsp;<strong>opening a catering business in Japan<\/strong>, please feel free to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact our local company formation consultants<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u00a0is one of Asia\u2019s most\u00a0important food capitals\u00a0and\u00a0starting a business in the food industry\u00a0here can be a real success. Foreign investors who want to\u00a0open companies in the food and beverages sector in Japan\u00a0do not necessarily need to\u00a0open large restaurants, as they can also operate smaller businesses such as\u00a0catering establishments. The requirements for&nbsp;opening a catering company in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[185,186,9,184],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Set Up a Catering Business in Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find here how to open a catering company in Japan. 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