How to grow your payments app with grill and barbecue spots
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Grill and barbecue spots are a fixture of evening life in many cities, whether it is a suya stand, a braai joint, a nyama choma bar or a roadside grill. Customers queue for portions, often late and often with only large notes, and many spots also take big orders for parties, weddings and office events. Owners buy meat from butchers and markets almost every day. A payments app that takes quick phone payments at the grill, sends deposit links for party orders and lets owners pay suppliers can win these spots, and every customer in the queue sees your app.
Talk to grill and barbecue spots
Ask local grill and barbecue spots:
- How do customers pay on a busy night, and how often is change a problem?
- Do you take orders for parties and events, and do customers pay a deposit?
- How do you pay the butchers and markets you buy meat from?
- Do customers ever ask to pay by phone?
Take payment at the grill
A QR code at the stand lets customers pay by phone while their meat is on the fire, so the queue keeps moving.
Take deposits for party orders
A payment link for a deposit on a big order confirms the booking and pays for the meat before the day.
Grow through regulars and suppliers
Grill spots have loyal regulars and buy from the same butchers every day. When they pay and get paid through your app, those people see it working.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about takeaways?
The hot food takeaways guide covers busy evening rushes, paying at the counter and orders by phone.
Hot food takeaways →What about butchers?
The butchers and fishmongers guide covers quick counter payments and orders for busy seasons.
Butchers and fishmongers →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.