Running a tiffin kitchen in Canada
Short, practical guides on licences, pricing, GST, e-transfers and knowing whether your kitchen is making money.
Getting started · Canada
How to start a tiffin service in Canada
Where you can cook, what to price, where to deliver and how to find customers. What it takes to go from cooking for friends to running a meal-plan kitchen in Canada.
· 5 min read
Pricing · Margins
How to price a tiffin service (with the actual math)
Many tiffin kitchens copy the price down the road and then wonder where the money went. Here is the simple maths that tells you what to charge.
· 4 min read
Reports · Margins
The nine numbers every tiffin kitchen should track
A kitchen can have money in the bank and still be losing customers. These nine numbers show you which one you are.
· 4 min read
Tax · Canada
GST/HST for tiffin and meal-prep businesses in Canada
Rice and lentils are not taxed. A cooked meal delivered to a door usually is. Here is the difference, and what it means for every tiffin you sell.
· 4 min read
Payments · Canada
Collecting Interac e-Transfers without losing track
Your customers pay by e-transfer because it is free and fast. Then you spend an evening at month-end working out who psharma.92@gmail.com is.
· 3 min read