for sellers
Finally, a shop built for home sellers.
Cravers Eats is a new local marketplace for people who make and sell from home: bakers, cooks, florists, crafters and makers. Customers near you browse, order and pay by card, and you keep 95%. Join before we launch and be one of the first shops they see.
Check your email
You’re in. We’ve sent a link to . Tap Confirm my account and you’ll go straight to setting up your shop.
What happens next (about 15 minutes of your time, all from your phone):
- Add your shop details and your items with photos and prices (and allergens for food)
- We check your shop and approve it: that what you sell is allowed and, for food sellers, that you’re registered with your council and your allergen information is complete. We email you either way.
- Connect your bank through Stripe before launch. Stripe asks for your name, date of birth, address and photo ID, as it does for anyone taking card payments.
- We email you before launch day, so you’re ready to take orders from the start
Can’t see it? Check your Junk or Spam folder (Outlook and Hotmail often put new senders there), and tap Not junk so our emails reach your inbox. Still nothing? Send it again.
Made for home sellers
Home bakers and cooks, street food traders, caterers, florists, gift and craft makers, and anyone else who can legally sell what they make from home. Whether it’s your full-time job or a weekend thing.
Customers find you
From launch, people nearby browse home sellers on Cravers Eats. You also get your own shop link to share on Instagram and WhatsApp.
Orders arrive paid
Every order is paid by card before you start. No more checking bank transfers or chasing anyone. (Card disputes are rare; here’s how they work.)
You keep 95%
Free to join and no monthly fee. We take 5% of each sale, and the card fees are on us.
See it on a phone
Real screens from the Cravers Eats app. Customers browse your menu, pick a size and pay by card, with your allergens and notice time shown on every item.
Screens from our example shop, Sparkle & Crumb. Its drawn pictures stand in for your own photos.
We bring the customers. You bring what you make.
Getting noticed is the hardest part of selling from home. Marketing Cravers Eats is our job, and we pay for it, not you.
We pay for the advertising
Our launch campaign brings customers to Cravers Eats with paid social media ads and local promotion. You never pay for ads or placement.
Featured from day one
Shops that join before launch are the first ones customers see, and we’ll feature founding sellers in our launch posts.
Photos and words that sell
Snap a picture and our tools tidy it up, draft your description and flag likely allergens for you to check. You approve everything before it goes live. Social posts for your own pages too.
Nothing to pay until you sell
No sign-up fee, no monthly fee, no contract. We only earn our 5% when you make a sale, so we only do well when you do.
No more orders in your DMs
On Cravers Eats, the questions are answered by your shop. Customers pick what they want, add a note (like when they’d like it) and pay. You get one clear order with everything on it, tap Accept and confirm the time with them.
Sell like a creator
Tools that turn your followers into orders, built into your shop. All included, at the same 5%.
Stories
Post today’s bakes, fresh bouquets, new stock or your last few boxes. Your story sits at the top of the Cravers home screen for 24 hours with a “Shop this” button that goes straight to the item. One tap shares it as a ready-made image to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook or WhatsApp, with your link copied for the Link sticker.
Go Live
Bake, decorate or pack orders live from your phone. Customers watch, chat and tap through to your shop while you’re on. A “Live” badge puts you first on the home screen.
Auction a one-off
Put a showstopper cake, a one-off piece or the last tray of the day up for auction during your stream. Viewers bid against the clock, a late bid adds time, and the winner’s card is charged automatically. The order lands in your app, already paid.
Virtual high street
Your shop as a 3D shopfront on a virtual street that customers can stroll down and step inside. This is still being built and is coming later.
How it works
Start now, and you can do all of it from your phone.
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Sign up and add your items now
Add your items with a photo and a price (and allergens for food). Snap a picture and we’ll help tidy it up and write the description.
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Connect your bank
Payments go through Stripe, a payment company trusted by millions of businesses. We’ll ask you to connect your bank before launch, and your money is paid straight to your account.
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Go live on launch day
Approved shops go live when we launch. Each order arrives by email with an Accept button; customers collect or you deliver.
The app is coming to iPhone and Android
Cravers Eats will be on the App Store and Google Play, so you can accept orders and run your shop from your phone. Join now and we’ll email you when it’s ready to download. You can set up your shop today in your phone’s browser.
Simple pricing
No sign-up fee, no monthly fee and no contract. We only earn when you do.
- 5% per sale on collection orders and orders you deliver yourself.
- Card fees are on us. Customers pay by card and we cover the processing.
- Customers pay a 99p service fee (plus £1 on baskets under £15) at checkout, like other ordering apps. Neither comes out of your price.
- Cravers delivery riders are coming later. Orders they deliver will be 15%; everything else stays at 5%.
Example: a £38 birthday cake
Paid every Wednesday, for sales up to the Tuesday of the week before.
Questions sellers ask
Is there an app for iPhone and Android?
It’s coming to the App Store and Google Play. Until then, you can set up and run your shop in your phone’s browser, and we’ll email you when the app is ready to download.
When do you launch?
We open to customers across the UK in early 2027. We’re signing up sellers first, so customers have plenty to choose from on day one. Sign up wherever you are and we’ll email you the exact date.
Does it cost anything to join early?
No. Joining is free, there’s no monthly fee, and the advertising and the first-order discount for customers are paid by us. We only take 5% when you make a sale.
How much does Cravers Eats charge sellers?
5% of the item price on each completed sale, with card fees covered by us. There’s no sign-up fee, monthly fee or contract. Customers pay a 99p service fee (plus £1 on baskets under £15) at checkout, which doesn’t come out of your price.
Can I keep selling on Instagram?
Yes. Put your Cravers Eats shop link in your bio and send it in DMs. Customers order and pay through it, at the same 5%.
When do I get paid?
Every Wednesday, straight to your bank through Stripe. Each Wednesday’s payment covers your sales up to the Tuesday of the week before, so money arrives one to two weeks after each sale. We hold each sale for at least 7 days (through Stripe) so a refund can be covered if an order goes wrong.
Do I need to be registered?
If you sell food, yes. Register with your local council at least 28 days before you start trading; it’s free and can’t be refused. When you apply, we ask whether you’re registered and for your food hygiene rating if you’ve been inspected. Florists and makers don’t register with the council, but other rules can apply (for example labels on scented candles): see our crafts guide.
What if I can’t take an order?
Tap Decline and the customer is refunded in full. You have 15 minutes to accept or decline each new order; if you don’t answer in time, it’s declined and refunded for you. If you’re busy or away, switch off Taking orders on your shop’s Home screen so customers can’t order until you’re back.
Who delivers?
Today, customers collect from you or you deliver yourself; you set the area, the fee and the minimum order. Cravers delivery riders are coming later.
What if a customer disputes a card payment?
It’s rare, but any card payment can be disputed with the customer’s bank (a chargeback). We answer the bank through Stripe and may ask you for evidence, such as photos of the order and your messages. If the bank sides with you, you keep the money. If it sides with the customer, that order’s payment comes back out of your earnings, as our seller terms say. Clear photos, notes and collection times are your best protection.
I’m registered but haven’t been inspected yet. Can I sell?
Yes. Once you’ve registered with your council (at least 28 days before you start), you can trade while you wait for your first inspection. Tell us you’re registered when you apply; you can add your hygiene rating once you have one.
How do I get help?
Email hello@craverseats.co.uk. A real person reads every email, and we aim to reply within one working day.
Starting out? Read these first
Plain-English guides to the rules and the money, for UK home kitchens, florists and makers.
- How to make money from home by selling what you make
- How to sell food from home in the UK (legally)
- Do I need to register to sell food from home?
- How to start a cake business from home
- Allergen rules and Natasha's Law, explained simply
- Is selling food from home a good side hustle?
- How much do home bakers make?
- Cravers Eats vs Instagram DMs and bank transfer
- Can home bakers sell on Deliveroo or Uber Eats?
- How to sell flowers from home
- How to start a gift hamper business from home
- Selling handmade crafts: candles, soaps, jewellery and furniture
- Cravers Eats vs Etsy for selling locally
Be there on launch day.
Founding sellers are the first shops customers see. It’s free, and it takes a couple of minutes.
* 20% off the item prices (before fees), up to £5, of a customer’s first Cravers Eats order, when they use our launch code at checkout, on any type of order on the Cravers Eats marketplace: collection or delivery, food or non-food (not live-auction wins or orders on a seller’s own website). One per customer and one per card, for our first 500 customers, while the offer lasts. Paid by Cravers Eats: the seller receives their full price, less the usual 5%.