Contract Catering Business Report | Hwang Yunsang Administrative Office

Procedure

Procedure type

Notification Difficulty Low
You submit the statutory report form and required documents. Once the documents are in order the report is accepted; for some reports the authority checks the contents before accepting it.

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Confirm the business form: Contract catering means contracting with the institution that operates a group meal facility and cooking and serving meals at that facility. It is a different reporting type from a lunch box business that cooks at its own shop and only delivers, so clarify the contract form first.
02
Prepare the office and storage: An independent office for business activity is required. Provide a warehouse and refrigeration (10°C or below) and freezing (minus 18°C or below) facilities to store ingredients hygienically, and store raw materials and finished goods separately.
03
Secure transport: Keep at least one transport vehicle with a refrigerated or frozen cargo compartment, or substitute a transport contract with a food transport business. If you use the facilities of the contracting meal facility, confirm this in the contract.
04
Complete hygiene training and health examinations: The operator completes new operator food hygiene training before reporting (exempt with a cook, dietitian or sanitarian license), and cooking staff have health examinations. If groundwater is used, prepare disinfection equipment and water quality test results.
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Submit the business report: Attach the training certificate and facility documents to the report and submit it to the hygiene department of the district office where the business is located. The report certificate is issued after an official checks the facilities.
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Contract start and after-care: The report certificate must be in hand by the contract start date, so equip the office and warehouse and report before the contract schedule. After reporting, register the business with the tax office, file a change report when location, representative or transport method changes, and manage periodic hygiene training deadlines.

Filing route

Hygiene department of the city, county or district office where the business is located

Confirm the current filing office, jurisdiction, and online availability on the official website.

Official check

Actual processing agencyCompetent Korean authority or official service

Statutory and policy authorityMinistry of Food and Drug Safety

Online routeGovernment24 · Food Safety Korea

Deadlines & processing notes

Check deadlines and next steps against the notice, filing date, and any request for additional documents.Official check

Basic documents

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Food business report form (Food Sanitation Act Enforcement Rule Form No. 37)Food hygiene training certificate (exempt for operators with a cook, dietitian or sanitarian license)ID (corporate registry extract for a corporation)Office lease or other proof of the right to use, and building registerWarehouse, refrigeration and freezing facility status and photosTransport vehicle registration or transport contract with a food transport businessGroup meal facility contract and copy of its establishment report certificate (if requested)Copies of dietitian or cook licenses, staff health examination results, and water quality test report if groundwater is used (as applicable)

식품 영업 신고서(별지 제37호서식)

HWP original PDF

Source: Korea National Law Information Center, 「식품위생법 시행규칙」 별지 제37호서식(effective 2026.09.01.) · checked 2026.10.26. · the form is in Korean; confirm it is the current version before submitting.

If the report certificate is not in hand by the contract start date the contract cannot be performed, so equip the office and warehouse and report before the contract schedule.

Scope of services

Hwang Yunsang Administrative Agent Office prepares and translates documents for administrative agencies, submits them on your behalf, and guides you through permit, application, and notification procedures. Services that require the principal’s personal appearance, principal’s application, or electronic signature may be limited in delegation.