For cooks already selling in local groups
Stop selling your food in the comments.
You already sell empanadas, custom cookies, and chocolate strawberries in free local buy-and-sell groups. Chefry turns that hustle into a real business, your own storefront, customers who pay upfront, and instant payouts. Free to start.
Claim Your Free Storefront →Free to list · Keep your customers · Be live today
Sound familiar?
Selling in a free local marketplace works, until it doesn't. Here's the part nobody posts about.
Reposting the same photo every day
You bump your post just to stay visible, and it still disappears under furniture listings and phone cases by lunchtime.
Chasing payment in the DMs
"Is this still available?" times fifty. Then the back-and-forth over cash, transfers, and who is picking up when.
No protection when a buyer flakes
You cook the order, they ghost, and you eat the cost. No deposit, no upfront payment, no one to back you up.
Invisible to new customers
A feed built for selling couches will never help a hungry neighbor find your food when they are actually ready to order.
What you get on Chefry instead
Everything a free group is missing, without giving up the thing that works: selling straight to your local community.
Your own storefront, always up
A permanent page for your food with your menu, photos, and prices. Set it once instead of reposting every single day.
Local discovery built for food
Get found by customers searching for food near them, on a marketplace made only for cooks, not yard-sale clutter.
Secure checkout, paid upfront
Customers order and pay online before you cook. No deposits to negotiate, no chasing, no buyer who disappears.
Instant payouts
Instant payouts to your bank account or debit card. Your money, while it is still fresh.
Reviews that build a reputation
Turn happy customers into ratings and repeat buyers, reputation that follows you, instead of vanishing in a thread.
Preorders and weekly drops
Open a limited drop, take preorders, and sell out on purpose, instead of guessing how much to make.
Free local groups vs. Chefry
Both are free to start. Only one is actually built to help you sell food.
| What matters | Free local marketplace | Chefry |
|---|---|---|
| Your own permanent storefront | Repost daily to stay seen | Yes, always live |
| Discovery built for food | Buried in a general feed | Yes, food-only marketplace |
| Secure online checkout | Cash, transfers & trust | Yes, paid before you cook |
| Get paid fast | Whenever they pay you | Instant payouts |
| Buyer no-show protection | You eat the cost | Paid upfront at checkout |
| Ratings & repeat customers | Lost in the comments | Yes, reviews & regulars |
| Preorders & drops | Not really | Yes, sell out on purpose |
| Cost to list | Free | Free, small fee only when you sell |
Instant payouts, straight to you.
On Chefry you get instant payouts to your bank account or debit card.
Instant payouts
Your earnings are paid out to you automatically. Nothing to request, nothing to chase.
Bank or debit card
Get paid to your bank account or an eligible debit card, set up once from your dashboard.
No invoices, no chasing
Customers pay securely at checkout, so the money is already collected before you cook. No DMs, no chasing cash or transfers, no buyer who ghosts after pickup.
Payouts are processed by Stripe. Debit card payouts need an eligible non-prepaid debit card.
Made for the food you already sell
If you can sell it in a local group, you can sell it better on Chefry.
Questions from sellers like you
I already sell food in local groups for free. Why switch?+
Free local groups give you zero tools and zero protection, no storefront, no real discovery, no secure payment, and no recourse when a buyer flakes. Chefry is still free to list; you only pay a small fee when you actually make a sale. In exchange you get a permanent storefront, customers who pay upfront, local search built for food, and fast payouts.
Can I bring my existing customers with me?+
Yes. You get one share link for your storefront that you can drop anywhere you already post, your groups, your stories, your bio. Your regulars order and pay in a couple of taps, and from then on they can find and reorder from you anytime.
How fast do I get paid?+
Chefry offers instant payouts to your bank account or debit card. Payouts are automatic, so there is nothing to request or chase.
Do I need a license or a commercial kitchen?+
In most US states you can sell certain shelf-stable foods, like baked goods, jams, and dry mixes, from your home kitchen under "cottage food" laws, often with just a short food-safety course or free registration. Other foods may need a permit or licensed kitchen. Always check your state's current cottage food rules before you sell.
What does it cost?+
Listing is free, build your storefront, post your menu, and take orders with no upfront or monthly cost. You only pay a small fee when you make a sale, so your costs scale with your income.
Why we built Chefry
The people who make a neighborhood delicious should be able to make a living from it.
Chefry exists to help home cooks, bakers, and local chefs turn their talent into a real business, with lower fees, fast payouts, and a marketplace built for food instead of buried in a feed. Transparent pricing, a fair cut, and tools that actually help you sell: that's the whole point.
Your food deserves better than a feed.
Set up your storefront in minutes, bring your customers with you, and get paid fast, starting today.
Start Selling Free →No credit card required