Rules5 min read
How to Sell Food From Home in Ontario: 7 Steps Before Day One
Selling food from home in Ontario is allowed, but your kitchen becomes a food premises. Here are the seven steps to take before your first order.
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Plain answers for people who sell food from their own kitchen in Ontario: what the rules ask of you, how to take pre-orders without living in your messages, and how to get paid.
Rules5 min read
Low-Risk Foods in Ontario: What a Home Kitchen Can Sell
Ontario eases the rules for home kitchens that sell only low-risk foods. Here is what counts, what does not, and the details that change the answer.
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Rules4 min read
Home Food Business in the GTA: Who to Call, Region by Region
Toronto, Peel, York and Durham each have their own way to register a home-based food business. Here is who to notify, how, and what happens next.
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Taking orders4 min read
How to Take Food Pre-Orders on Instagram Without DM Chaos
Taking food pre-orders through Instagram DMs works until the week it does not. Eight habits that keep orders, payments and pickup times in one place.
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Taking orders4 min read
Cut-Off Times for Food Pre-Orders: 7 Rules That Save Your Week
A cut-off time decides how much you shop, cook and waste. Seven rules for setting pre-order deadlines and limits that customers respect.
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Money4 min read
e-Transfer or Card? How Ontario Home Cooks Get Paid
Interac e-Transfer is free and familiar; cards get you paid at the moment of ordering. How home cooks in Ontario can use both without chasing money.
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Money4 min read
How to Price Homemade Food: 6 Numbers Most Cooks Skip
Most home cooks price by what the neighbours charge. Six numbers, from packaging to your own hour, that show what a dish really costs to sell.
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Seasonal5 min read
Holiday Cookie Box Pre-Orders: A Checklist for Home Bakers
A holiday cookie box is a pre-order business in miniature. Nine decisions to make before you post it, from box sizes and allergens to pickup days.
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Taking orders4 min read
Pickup or Delivery? 7 Choices Every Home Kitchen Has to Make
Pickup from your door, your own delivery, or a courier: each changes your day and your costs. Seven choices to settle before the first order.
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Taking orders4 min read
A Weekly Menu Post That Sells: 8 Parts and a Caption Template
A weekly menu post has one job: turn a follower into an order. The eight parts every post needs, in order, with a caption you can copy.
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Create your order page from a photo of your menu. There is no monthly fee.