Going self-employed
Running a peak Friday service is one thing: get the menu pricing, food-business admin and delivery-platform side organised before your first busy weekend.
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Cooking the food and running a peak Friday service is one thing; running the takeaway as a business is another. Once it's your name over the door you're pricing the menu to actually make money after the delivery apps take their cut, juggling those platforms against your own collection trade, keeping on top of suppliers, stock and waste, and rota-ing staff for the evenings that pay the bills. LaunchKit is a set of UK-focused, downloadable templates and guides to help you think through that setup side and get organised. Registering your food business with your local authority and sorting the food hygiene and allergen side are things to look into and sort yourself — these templates don't replace them. It's a practical starting point, not a substitute for professional advice.
What to sort first
Work out your real cost per dish and what each delivery app takes, so your menu prices still leave a margin on every order.
Registering with your local authority and meeting food hygiene and allergen requirements are things to look into and sort yourself — get them on your list early.
Plan how you'll take orders across the delivery apps and your own collection and phone trade, and how you'll keep them straight.
Set up a simple way to track stock, ordering and waste so a heavy weekend doesn't leave you guessing where the money went.
Get a basic system for what's coming in across platforms and collection, and what's going out on stock, rent and staff, so tax time isn't a scramble.
Plan how local customers find you on the delivery apps, on Google and on local Facebook, and how you'll turn first orders into regulars.
Recommended LaunchKit tools
Walks you through the practical first steps of setting up a self-employed takeaway so you're not guessing what to sort first.
See what’s inside Your paperworkReady-to-use templates for the day-to-day paperwork behind a food business, from staff and supplier records to customer-facing documents.
See what’s inside Your pricingHelps you work through your dish costs and menu pricing with delivery-platform commissions factored in, so your prices actually cover the work.
See what’s inside Getting foundContent templates to help you get your takeaway found locally and keep regulars coming back between orders.
See what’s inside Your wordsHelps you write clear menu descriptions, special-offer posts and local listings without staring at a blank screen after service.
See what’s inside Money adminA set of forms to help you keep takings, supplier costs, stock and staff hours organised across a busy week.
See what’s insideNot sure where to start? See everything for takeaway owner or browse all LaunchKit products.
Suggested starter stack
The same tools, grouped in the order most people pick them up. You don’t need everything at once — start with the essentials, then add the rest as your business grows.
Common questions
Get the admin side organised so you can focus on the work. Browse the tools built for takeaway owner businesses.
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