What a third-party food delivery and technology platform offers homebased food businesses
There are many benefits to partnering with a third-party home-based food delivery platform in Canada. For one, it instantly boosts your online accessibility and exposure. And perhaps the greatest benefit: it takes the logistical burdens of actually coordinating delivery software, processes, and personnel off of your plate. It also provides useful customer data for your home-based food business, which […]
Starting a Home-Based Food Business in Alberta is Still a New Market with Low Competition
As of June 1, 2020, the Food Regulation allows Albertans to make low-risk foods in their home kitchen for sale to the public, subject to certain restrictions and safe food handling. What does this mean for you? It means that joining the homemade food economy now would make you an early adopter in navigating this […]
Opening a Home-Based Food Business is a Low Risk Business Model
On average, opening a brick and mortar restaurant can cost upward of $375,500 (RestautantOwner.com). In comparison, the cost to get started on home-based food business is FREE! Platers Inc. does require all cooks on the platform to have Food Handler Certification, which only costs $19.99 to get started. By opening a microenterprise home-based low risk […]
Why Now is the Right Time to Start a Home-Based Food Business in Alberta
Do you have a passion for cooking and have ever thought about starting a culinary business? We have an amazing news for you! Thanks to the new Low-risk Home Prepared Foods Law (June 1, 2020) in Alberta, you can start a home-based food business and make money doing what you love by selling meals to […]
Platers On-Demand Delivery Service
It has been a busy year at Platers Inc. and the team is ready to add further value to the services we offer. Logistics of homemade food is where most homemade food startups often fail. This is due to the fact that many home cooks are selling food from home as a second source of […]
6 SIMPLE TIPS FOR MENU PRICING FOR PLATERS HOME CHEFS
So you’re thinking about becoming a home chef? Or maybe you are, but have never taken the time to sit down and calculate your food costs. Menu pricing for home chefs isn’t something that most home chefs jump up and down to do; but it is a critical part of running a successful, profitable home […]
How to Calculate the Price of Homemade Desserts
When you make desserts for Platers, one of the most difficult tasks is figuring out how to price it out. It is important to determine if you are making a return on your investment. To help you out, we put together some recommendations on how to price out your delicious sweet treats. What to consider […]
Start Your Homemade Food Business in Alberta
Under Alberta’s new regulations in 2020, Albertans can sell low risk home prepared foods without requiring a permit, commercial kitchen, or routine inspection! Finally! What are Low Risk Foods? Low-risk foods are shelf-stable such as; bread, biscuits, cereals, cookies, honey pies, pickled vegetables, dried fruits, popcorn and cakes (not cream or cheesecakes). Whole fresh fruits […]
Edmontontonian’s Garbage Contains Nearly 25% Food Waste
In Canada, approximately 47% of all food waste is produced at the consumer level. Amounting to over $31 billion in losses or about $1,760 annually per family of four. This is wasting natural and human resources used to grow, produce, process, and transport the food. Leading to environmental, economic, and social implications. Environmentally, food waste […]
9 Simple Steps to Keep Your Home Kitchen Clean
Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘A clean home is a happy home?’ Well this phrase especially applies to the heart of the home, better known as the kitchen. Whether you’re cooking for your loved ones or cooking for hungry customers who ordered from your menu on the Platers App, maintaining a clean kitchen is […]
Food Photography for Home-Based Chefs – Complete Guide
Have you ever scrolled through your Instagram feed and immediately stopped at the sight of a mouth-watering image of food? Well, that’s exactly how you want people to feel when they see photos of your food on your Platers app menu! Good food photography speaks a thousand words, and in order to guarantee success for […]
Studies Show Homemade Food is Healthier
A Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research study shows that people who frequently cook meals at home eat healthier and consume fewer calories than those who cook less. Researchers evaluated more than 9,000 meals prepared at home. On average, homemade meals contain more vegetables, less carbohydrates, and less fat than any other meal. Study researchers […]
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