Applications open for home food makers

Start your food business from home

Cakesify is a marketplace for home food makers, and every store on it is selected. Get your own store, an order tool and online payments for your cakes, tiffin, sweets, pickles, snacks or the dishes you grew up with.

Applying is free and takes about 5 minutes. If you are selected, a one-time registration fee applies. No monthly fee.

Example store
AS
Annapoorna Sweets
Festival sweets and bakes · Koramangala
FSSAI registered Delivers within 6 km
Parippu pradhaman, 3 kg
Parippu pradhaman, 3 kg
Order a day ahead
₹1,740
Coconut holige, 4 pcs
Coconut holige, 4 pcs
Order a day ahead
₹140
Olive luxe bento cake
Olive luxe bento cake
Order by 8 pm for tomorrow
₹649
See all 14 items
New order, paid
Parippu pradhaman, 3 kg · ₹1,740
You created an order for
Priya, who messaged on WhatsApp
Payment link sent
Your own store
A link you can share on WhatsApp and Instagram
An order tool
Create orders for customers who message you
Payments collected
Customers pay online before you start cooking
Listed on the marketplace
Buyers looking for food from home find you
Who it is for

You cook well and people already ask for your food

Starting out

You have been thinking about selling for a while. You want a proper place to start, with the paperwork explained.

Selling on WhatsApp already

Orders come through chats and screenshots. You want one place for your menu, orders and payments.

Cooking food from home, far from home

You make the dishes people from your region miss. Cakesify helps them find you in the city you live in now.

Already selling on WhatsApp?

Keep your customers. Lose the chasing.

Today

23 unread chats

With your Cakesify store

All paid

Swap the chasing for a system

Five things that change on day one
  1. 01Orders spread across chats and voice notes Every order in one list, with date and delivery
  2. 02Checking payment screenshots one by one Customers pay when they order
  3. 03Sending your menu again to every new customer One link with your menu, prices and photos
  4. 04Reminding people who said they would pay Create an order for anyone who messages you and send a payment link
  5. 05Only people who have your number can order New buyers on Cakesify can find you too
What you can sell

Almost anything food creators make at home

And much more
Tiffin and mealsDaily lunch, meal passes, weekend specials
Pickles and podisAchar, chutney powders, masalas
SnacksChips, murukku, namkeen, tea-time bites
Food from your regionKerala, Bengali, Tamil, Kannadiga and more
How it works

Three steps to your own food store

  1. 1

    Apply

    Tell us what you make, where you cook and how you sell today.

  2. 2

    We review your application

    We look at your food, your photos and your delivery area.

  3. 3

    Get selected and set up

    Pay the one-time registration fee from the link we send you, then build your store.

Apply to sell Free to apply. No card needed.
On Cakesify now

This is how your products will look

Parippu pradhaman
Parippu pradhaman
Madhuram BLR
3 kg · Order a day ahead
from ₹1,740
Coconut holige
Coconut holige
Madhuram BLR
4 pcs · Order a day ahead
from ₹140
Olive luxe bento cake
Olive luxe bento cake
Bento Cakes
300 g · Order a day ahead
from ₹649
Shortbread niblets
Shortbread niblets
Made With Love
350 g · Ready in 8 hours
from ₹449
What it costs

No monthly fee. One flat fee on each order.

One flat fee on every order, however the customer found you. With GST and payment gateway charges, it comes to about 14% of the order. If you are selected, there is also a one-time registration fee.

Store and order tool
Create your store, list products, take orders
Free
Cakesify fee
On every order, plus 18% GST on the fee
10%
Payment gateway charges
Charged by the payment provider for UPI and cards, plus 18% GST
About 2%
Everything included
What comes off each order in total
About 14%
Registration, one time
Only if you are selected. Paid through the link in your invitation, before you set up your store.
On selection
What you keep

See what you keep on every order

You keep per order ₹944
Your price₹1,100
Cakesify fee, 10%-₹110
Payment gateway charges, about 2%-₹22
GST on fees, 18%-₹24

That is 86% of every order, before your own ingredient and packing costs. No monthly fee.

Seller story

Kerala payasam, made in Bengaluru

“Onam used to mean three phones and a notebook. This year every pradhaman order came through one link, already paid, with the date and address filled in.”
Madhuram BLR · on their first Onam with Cakesify
“Most of my customers are Malayalis in Bengaluru who miss the payasam from home. Now they find me on Cakesify instead of waiting for someone to forward my number.”
Madhuram BLR · on new customers
“I take orders a day ahead and cook only what is paid for. Nothing goes to waste, and I am not chasing anyone for money.”
Madhuram BLR · on payments
What we look for

Every store on Cakesify is selected

It keeps Cakesify a place buyers trust, and it means the stores next to yours are good too.

FSSAI registrationNeeded before your store goes live. Not registered yet? Apply anyway and we help you get it. Do I need it?
GST number or enrolment IDEither one works. Do I need GST?
Real photos of your own foodClear pictures of dishes you made, not images from the internet.
At least 5 dishes you can sellEnough to fill a store when you are selected.
Food you can make again and againBuyers come back for the same dish. Tell us honestly how often you can cook it.
A delivery area you can coverDeliver yourself, use a local rider or offer pickup, within an area you set.
How orders grow

Your regulars first, then new buyers

Most first orders come from people who already know your cooking.

Share your linkOn WhatsApp, Instagram and your status.
Get found on CakesifyAs your store fills up, buyers looking for food like yours find you.
Questions

Before you start

Something else on your mind? Ask us

Is it legal to sell food from home in India?

Yes, once you have FSSAI registration. Most food creators start with the basic registration, which is applied for online.

Do I pay to apply?

No. Applying is free. You pay a one-time registration fee only if you are selected, through a payment link we send you.

Why is there a registration fee?

It keeps Cakesify for people who are serious about selling, so buyers can trust every store they find here. You only pay it once you have been selected.

How much is the registration fee?

It depends on your city and the kind of food you sell. Your invitation tells you the exact amount before you pay anything.

What if I am not selected?

You pay nothing. We tell you what was missing, and you are welcome to apply again once it is sorted.

How do you review applications?

We look at what you make, your photos, how often you can cook and your delivery area. Sometimes we call to ask a few questions.

Can I keep taking orders on WhatsApp?

Yes, keep chatting with them there. Send them your store link, or create the order for them in your dashboard and send a payment link, so payment goes through Cakesify and the order is protected.

Can I also sell on Zomato or Swiggy?

Yes. Nothing stops you selling in more than one place.

Does Cakesify deliver?

Yes, in some areas. Where Cakesify delivery is not available yet, you deliver yourself or use a local rider, within the delivery area you set. Who handles delivery

Is there a monthly fee?

No. Your store and order tool are free. On each order you pay a 10% Cakesify fee and the payment gateway charges, each with 18% GST, which comes to about 14% of the order. Selected sellers also pay a one-time registration fee.

From the journal

Guides for food creators

Read the journal

You make the food. Your store can be too.

Join home food makers bringing the dishes they grew up with to the city they live in now. Applying is free. If you are selected, you pay a one-time registration fee and set up your store.

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