An online store for selling home-cooked food
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- What a home-cooked food store needs, and how ArabyBot Store covers it
- Selling home-cooked food on WhatsApp: the AI seller answers from your products
- Payment and shipping for a home-cooked food store
- Mistakes that cost a home-cooked food store
- Frequently asked questions
- In more depth
- Stores for other products
The short answer
What matters most in a home-cooked food store is that you cook a limited amount: never take more orders than you can handle, and know them before you start. In ArabyBot Store the customer picks the delivery day and window, each window has a maximum number of orders, so a full window does not show to the next customer, and you set the last hour for same-day orders and the days you do not cook. Each dish has its quantity, so it shows sold out when it runs out, and the AI seller answers «what is on today?» from your product list and records the order in the chat.
What a home-cooked food store needs, and how ArabyBot Store covers it
The customer picks the day and window, and each window has a maximum number of orders; a full window does not show to anyone else.
Details ‹You set the last hour for same-day orders, the earliest delivery time, and the days you do not cook.
Each dish has its quantity; when it runs out it shows sold out, and you may allow pre-orders for another day.
Delivery zones with a price for each, or «pickup from the branch» for those who drop by.
Details ‹Quantity offers for party trays, or «price on request» for large banquets so the question reaches you on WhatsApp.
Details ‹Selling home-cooked food on WhatsApp: the AI seller answers from your products
The commonest question at a home-cooked food store is tomorrow's menu, and the AI seller answers from your products:
Hello, what food is available tomorrow?
Hello. Tomorrow: stuffed vine leaves at EGP 180 a kilo, and molokhia at EGP 120 a box. Delivery 1 to 4 pm, and orders for tomorrow are open until 9 pm.
I want a kilo of stuffed leaves — do you deliver to Maadi?
Yes, delivery to Maadi is EGP 30. Send your name and address to record the order in the 1–4 window.
An illustration. The AI seller reads prices, sizes and stock from your store at the moment of the question and records the order inside the chat. How the AI seller works.
Payment and shipping for a home-cooked food store
Food does not survive long-distance shipping, so keep delivery within your city with clear zones and prices, or pickup. Confirming the order on WhatsApp before cooking stops you cooking for an order refused at the door.
In Egypt
Cash on delivery with a fee and a ceiling you set, Kashier and Paymob for cards and wallets, bank instalments through Kashier, and transfer, InstaPay or Vodafone Cash with a receipt. Shipping with an automatic waybill and tracking through Bosta, Aramex, J&T, Mylerz, ShipBlu and others.
In Saudi Arabia and the Gulf
Cash on delivery, Moyasar and Tap for mada, cards and Apple Pay, Tabby and Tamara for instalments, and bank transfer with a receipt. Shipping with an automatic waybill and tracking through SMSA, Aymakan, RedBox, J&T, Naqel and OTO, and Aramex across the Gulf.
Every gateway and courier runs on your own contract and account, and the money reaches you directly. Details in payment gateways and couriers.
Mistakes that cost a home-cooked food store
- Taking orders without a cap
You cook more than you can handle and everyone waits; cap each window.
- A menu that is never updated
A dish that is gone still shows and gets ordered; give each dish its quantity.
- Ignoring food rules
Selling food from home has health requirements and licences that vary by country; check them before you start.
Frequently asked questions
Can I take orders only for the coming days?
Yes; set the earliest delivery a day or more ahead, so customers order in advance and you know the quantities before cooking.
How do I show today's menu?
Each dish is a product with its photo, price and quantity; show what you cook this week and hide the rest.
Does the bot answer menu questions?
Yes, from your products and their prices, and it records the order in the chat.
In more depth
Stores for other products
Your store and the bot that sells from it — in one account
One account for the store and the bot, with a trial before you pay.