Thailand food & restaurant license

Food and restaurant license application

The Thailand food & restaurant license application consists of the following steps:

• Provide the required documents to the district officer.
• Once the application has been submitted, we’ll contact the officer to make an appointment for him/her to check the restaurant. Based on this, additional documents might be required.

  Note that the employees should be present to explain certain food making processes.

• Every Thai employee additionally will have to go for a test at the district office (50 multiple choice questions, of which 40 have to be answered correctly). It concerns questions about hygiene etc. The officer will provide each employee with a small book which they can study.
• Upon confirmation that everything is in order (both the supplied documents, the restaurant itself and the employees’ tests), the officer will issue the food license (which may take up to one month). At this stage, the government fee will have to be paid.

Timeline & Process

It takes about 4 weeks to complete the entire Food & Beverage License application. The good news is you can start operating your business once you have started your application

Step 1

We'll need to prepare and compile all the required documents and then submit them to the accreditation department. Once they're satisfied with the document, the real work begins.

Step 2

The inspector will visit your restaurant to inspect the space and advise you of any changes necessary to comply with the health regulation guidelines

Step 3

While changes are made (there will be) the Thai presentative has to participate in the online course about food handling and hygeine

Step 4

A final inspection will be done to ensure your kitchen and food handling area meets Thailand Food Safety requirements.

Your F&B License will be issued after your venue meets the inspector requirements and that your Thai Representative has completed the online course.