Any eatery operating in India, from restaurant chains such as KFC and McDonald’s to restaurants within hotels like Bukhara and Swagath to even school canteens and corporate cafeterias — will need a ‘food business operator’ licence from the central food authority, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), to operate from next month.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to randomly check food joints across the country after February 4, 2013 the deadline for obtaining the licences, according to a report by The Economics Times.
If a restaurant is found without the licence, FSSAI can penalise it and even have it shut down.
The move seems to have stirred a hornet’s nest in the country's burgeoning Rs 50,000-crore eating-out industry with some operators suggesting that FSSAI needs to make the procedure more user-friendly and move the deadline.
"On paper, the compliance looks easy, but the FSSAI has to make the documentation user-friendly so it's easy for restaurant operators to comply with the guidelines," said Pradeep Sehgal, CEO, Delhi-based Sub-One Hospitality Services, which holds franchisees for restaurant chains such as Nirula's, Moti Mahal and Muffin Break.
Viraj Joshi, Chief Executive, Ravi Jaiupria group-owned Devyani International, which runs over 300 KFC, Pizza Hut, Costa Coffee and south Indian cuisine chain Vango in the country, said, “Though obtaining licences to operate restaurants already exist, the approvals are much more stringent this time.”
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to randomly check food joints across the country after February 4, 2013 the deadline for obtaining the licences, according to a report by The Economics Times.
If a restaurant is found without the licence, FSSAI can penalise it and even have it shut down.
The move seems to have stirred a hornet’s nest in the country's burgeoning Rs 50,000-crore eating-out industry with some operators suggesting that FSSAI needs to make the procedure more user-friendly and move the deadline.
"On paper, the compliance looks easy, but the FSSAI has to make the documentation user-friendly so it's easy for restaurant operators to comply with the guidelines," said Pradeep Sehgal, CEO, Delhi-based Sub-One Hospitality Services, which holds franchisees for restaurant chains such as Nirula's, Moti Mahal and Muffin Break.
Viraj Joshi, Chief Executive, Ravi Jaiupria group-owned Devyani International, which runs over 300 KFC, Pizza Hut, Costa Coffee and south Indian cuisine chain Vango in the country, said, “Though obtaining licences to operate restaurants already exist, the approvals are much more stringent this time.”
But what about such joints in Delhi. They ( FSSAI ) have not yet started licensing & registration for such establishments in Delhi state & the deadline of 4th Feb is just few weeks away
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