Turn your home cooking into a business

MealMesh helps neighbourhood cooks, home chefs and tuck shops manage menus, orders, payment proof and pickups — all from one simple platform.

A home cook handing a packaged meal to a customer over a kitchen counter, with an order phone and receipt nearby

How it works

From your kitchen to your community — four simple steps to run your meal business.

Step 1

Create your menus

Add weekly meals with photos and prices. Update anytime — your customers always see what's available.

Step 2

Receive orders

Customers browse and order online. Set cut-off times so you know exactly how much to prepare.

Step 3

Track payment proof

Customers upload proof of payment (EFT). You verify each one — no payment processing, just clear records.

Step 4

Hand over at pickup

Manage pickup points and times. Customers get reminders so meals are collected fresh.

Everything you need to run your kitchen

Built for home cooks and small food businesses — not big restaurants.

Illustrations of a menu card, order checklist, verified payment receipt and meal hand-off

Menus with photos

Show off your dishes with images. Parents and neighbours order what they can see.

Order cut-offs

Set a daily deadline so you know your numbers before you start cooking.

Payment proof tracking

Track every proof of payment upload. Approve or reject with a reason — no card payments involved.

Pickup points

Offer collection at your home, a stalletjie or a community spot — you choose.

Automatic notifications

Order confirmations, payment updates and pickup reminders — sent by email in Afrikaans or English.

Monthly invoices

Download PDF invoices for your records at the end of each month.

Students enjoying lunch in a warm school cafeteria with meal trays

Also for schools

School meal ordering, sorted

MealMesh also powers multi-tenant school ordering. Each school gets its own branded site with menus, parent accounts and admin tools.

Schools like St Mary's use their own subdomain — e.g. stmarys.mealmesh.app — with separate menus, pickup points and invoicing per school.

Simple, honest payments

MealMesh tracks proof of payment (EFT/bank transfer) only. We do not process card payments or hold your money — you stay in control of every transaction.

The full platform is available in Afrikaans and English. Switch languages anytime — perfect for serving your whole community.