How to grow your payments app with private chefs
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Private chefs cook in clients' homes, holiday villas and chalets, for dinner parties, birthdays, weekends away and whole holidays. Most take a deposit when the booking is confirmed so they can buy ingredients, then the balance after the event, sometimes with a tip for the chef and any staff. Groups often want to split the cost between several guests. A payments app that sends deposit and balance links, lets a group split the bill, and takes tips with a tap can win these chefs, and every client who pays sees your app.
Talk to private chefs
Ask local private chefs:
- How do clients pay a deposit before you buy ingredients?
- How do they pay the balance after the event?
- How do groups split the cost between guests?
- How are tips for you and your staff paid?
Take deposits and balances by link
A deposit link when the menu is agreed and a balance link after the meal means the chef is never out of pocket for ingredients.
Let groups split the bill
One link that each guest can use to pay their share saves the host from collecting money, and a tip option thanks the chef and staff.
Grow through food and hospitality
Private chefs know caterers, holiday let owners and cookery schools. One chef on your app can introduce the others.
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 caterers?
The caterers guide covers taking deposits for events, buying food up front and chasing final payments.
Caterers →What about cookery schools?
The cookery schools guide covers selling places on classes, gift vouchers and private sessions, and getting paid before buying ingredients.
Cookery schools and cooking classes →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.