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Instant Food Manufacturing and Processing Business Report (Side-Dish Shops and Shared Kitchens)

The instant food manufacturing and processing business sells food made at its own premises directly to final consumers, and it is reported to the city, county or district office where the business is located under Article 21 of the Food Sanitation Act Enforcement Decree. In-store sales and online sales such as parcel delivery are allowed, but supplying marts or distributors and consignment sales through platforms fall under the food manufacturing and processing business registration. Before reporting, complete 6 hours of new operator food hygiene training, and cooking and sales staff must have a health examination before starting. Reporting from a private home is not allowed in principle, facility standards are in Table 14 of the Enforcement Rule, and for side-dish shops or shared kitchens that may supply distributors later it is better to design for food manufacturing and processing standards from the start to avoid building twice.

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🌐 How to Report an Instant Sale Manufacturing and Processing Business
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Procedure

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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    Decide the sales method: Selling directly to consumers in store or by parcel is an instant food manufacturing business, while supplying distributors or consignment sales on platforms falls under the food manufacturing and processing business registration. If you run a general restaurant and also sell packaged side dishes, add an instant food manufacturing report.

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    Check the premises use: Check that the building register use, such as a neighborhood living facility, allows the business. A private home is not allowed in principle, and checking before the lease and interior work avoids rebuilding.

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    Meet the facility standards: Separate the cooking and processing area from the sales area and provide washing and disinfection equipment and refrigeration and freezing facilities. For a shared kitchen, define the scope of facility use in the contract with the operator and first confirm with the hygiene department whether reporting is possible.

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    Complete hygiene training and health examinations: New operators complete 6 hours of food hygiene training and attach the certificate to the report, and cooking and sales staff have a health examination before starting.

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    Submit the report: Submit the business report, manufacturing method description and facility layout to the hygiene department of the district office. The business report certificate is issued after the facility standards check, and a change report is required if products are added or facilities change.

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    Prepare online sales and labeling: To sell online, file a mail-order business report separately and label packaging with the product name, manufacturing date and consumption deadline. After starting, check periodic obligations such as annual hygiene training.

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Filing route

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
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Deadlines & processing notes

Deadlines & processing notes

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

Basic documents

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식품 영업 신고서(별지 제37호서식)

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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 you do not check the building use and facility standards before the lease and interior work, the report may not be accepted and construction may have to be redone.

Scope of services

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.