1. Discovery: We discuss your kitchen’s current operations, location, and objectives.
2. Brand Selection: Using local delivery insights and retail data, we select the perfect brands for your kitchen. Based on your location and customer base, we can tailor concepts to boost on-site sales or delivery orders.
3. Chef Training: Our expert chefs will train your team in food preparation and efficient kitchen operations, ensuring a smooth launch.
4. Ongoing Support: Our dedicated account managers work with you to track
performance and key metrics, providing weekly check-ins and support to help grow
both your on-site footfall and delivery sales.
Once we assess your kitchen’s setup and capacity, you could start making sales within two weeks. We support you throughout the process, ensuring a seamless transition to incorporating SMARTEATS brands.
Launch costs vary depending on the number of brands you onboard. There is an initial
signing fee, and we operate on a performance-based model, so we only earn when you do.
Orders are placed through third-party delivery platforms, including Uber Eats, Deliveroo, and JustEat. Your kitchen prepares the orders, and delivery drivers collect them for your customers. On-site, customers can also enjoy these brands, driving additional footfall and sales.
SMARTEATS brands increase your revenue through either on-site dining, delivery platforms
or both, reducing food waste and expanding your customer base. Our flexible model allows
you to use the same ingredients for multiple brands, keeping operations simple while
maximising profits without the need for new operations.
When you sign up with Smarteats, you’ll receive:
Tailored food brands suited for both on-site and delivery based on local customer insights.
Tech setup, including tablets to manage online orders, Inventory Management , food ordering app, Reporting platform
Training materials, like build guides, videos, and an online platform for staff training.
Marketing support to help promote your launch both on delivery platforms and to on-site customers.
Starting a new location involves no upfront fees, such as franchise fees. We will complete your training for free, all you need to do is ensure you have all the right equipment and order the initial ingredients and packaging, which cost around £900.
Typical kitchens trade up to £8,000 per week depending on their location and the quality of their operations. You can expect sales to be above £2,000 from the 6th week, with growth continuing if you’re cooking the food well and quickly. Margins sit between 18-20%, so you will be profiting upto £1,500 per week.
ou will be charged a percentage of your sales, exactly the same way as delivery apps charge for your own brand. This includes the brand franchise fees and delivery app fees. We handle all payments, and you will get paid every Monday (7 days in arrears )
We provide 24/7 support, whether that’s related to driver, supplier or customer issues. Our AI technology sends daily operational updates and proactive weekly reviews on Whatsapp. Our operations team will visit your kitchen regularly to help with training and management.
We take care of all marketing including social media and in-app advertising with special offers that we pay for. You will contribute £75 per week during the first weeks of launch and a small ongoing percentage to offers and advertising when our data shows that they are bringing you profits despite the cost.
Yes. We are careful to only partner with well established brands that have large followings and a
strong brand name. This means when we open in new locations there is existing demand and
sales from Day 1.
You can go live in as quickly as two to three weeks. Once you sign up, we will order the delivery tablets, introduce you to your account manager, help you place the initial stock order, and schedule training with our launch team at a date that suits you. During training, we ask that all staff attend and pay attention, without major disruptions from your own operations.
Our brands are engineered for delivery operations with simple cooking and negligible food
waste. They come with bespoke, high-quality ingredients, precooked by us. You will just heat
and assemble them into the final product. In many cases the meals can be prepared in two
minutes.
No, our brand partners sit alongside your own operation and you will receive orders through
separate delivery tablets. Only qualified, pre-approved locations can offer the food in person.
You don’t need to hire new people to get started as staff can be cross trained to handle our brands next to your own. As sales grow, some operators find it helpful to hire more people, so they can handle peak hours across multiple brands. However, this tends to be minimal extra resources, mostly limited to peak Friday and Saturday hours.
Yes. Some of our best operators realise that our brands bring larger sales and profits than their own. They tend to cook 3-4 brands and often choose to open a storefront with one or multiple brands.
Yes. All of our partner brands’ food is high quality and we expect our host kitchens to uphold
these standards.
Expect only a negligible increase in utilities. Most of the cooking is done by us, and the remaining processes can be completed with your existing equipment.
Smart Eats was founded by industry veterans with decades of experience, aiming to revolutionize the dining landscape.
The food industry is changing, and Smarteats.io is here to help you stay ahead.