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 fast daily 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.
Fast payouts to your bank
Automatic daily payouts, plus instant cash-out to an eligible 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 | Daily payouts + instant cash-out |
| 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 |
Get paid the same day — not next week.
Most platforms make you wait a week or more for your money. On Chefry, payouts run automatically every day — and you can cash out to your debit card in minutes.
Automatic daily payouts
As soon as an order is complete, your earnings are queued for payout automatically — every business day. No weekly hold, no waiting until Friday to see your money.
Instant cash-out to debit
Need it sooner? Cash out an available balance to an eligible debit card in minutes, right from your dashboard — handy when you have to restock before the next cook.
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 released once an order is completed. Standard Stripe processing times apply; instant cash-out is available for eligible non-prepaid debit cards.
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?+
Payouts run automatically every business day once an order is complete, so you are not waiting until the end of the week. You can also cash out an available balance to an eligible debit card in minutes from your dashboard.
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