Sell your home-cooked meals.
Build something yours.
DineDash gives qualified independent cooks a modern storefront for prepared meals. Set your menu, price, and availability — and keep 82% of each completed order.
Apply to cookNo signup fee. Food-safety onboarding applies — you're responsible for your local requirements.
Upload photos and a short video so neighbors can taste it with their eyes.
You set the plate price the diner sees. DineDash keeps 18% of that price; you keep 82%.
Pick the windows you'll be in the kitchen and how many plates you'll make.
Reviews from neighbors turn one-off orders into Sunday regulars.
Full fee breakdown, payout timing and a payout calculator are on the pricing and fees page. See the current home-cooked food market guide to review where qualifying cooks can operate.
Prepared-meal rules depend on the food and the jurisdiction
There is no single nationwide permit for selling prepared meals. Requirements depend on your jurisdiction, food type, and kitchen. DineDash surfaces the rules that apply to you and verifies cook identity on request; meeting your local requirements is your responsibility.
Cottage food frameworks generally cover lower-risk, shelf-stable products. Their allowed foods, sales channels, labels, and revenue limits vary by jurisdiction.
Foods that need time or temperature control for safety — including many hot or refrigerated meals — may require permits, inspection, and an approved home, shared, or licensed commercial kitchen.
Learn from the FDA Food Code and the USDA's shared-kitchen resources. The FDA Food Code is a model; your state and local regulator set the rules that apply.
This is general information, not legal advice or a statement that DineDash or any cook is licensed in a particular jurisdiction.
Built for independent food businesses
You create the food, menu, pricing, and availability. DineDash provides the storefront, discovery, ordering, payment, and marketplace tools that help qualified cooks turn signature dishes into repeatable local businesses.
Questions cooks ask
Create a cook account, then complete food-safety onboarding and the compliance acknowledgements in your cook application. You're responsible for meeting your own state and local requirements for the food you sell. You set the menu, price, quantity, and pickup or delivery window.
Requirements vary by state and local jurisdiction. Time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods — including many hot or refrigerated prepared meals — may require permits, inspection, and an approved home, shared, or commercial kitchen. DineDash does not claim one universal home-kitchen pathway.
DineDash is built for independent cooks selling food they make. You control your menu, price, availability, and production; DineDash provides discovery, ordering, payment, and marketplace tools.
Only food allowed by your local rules and approved kitchen or permit. Cottage food frameworks usually cover lower-risk shelf-stable products, while TCS prepared meals often fall under different rules. Some cooks may need a licensed shared or commercial kitchen.
Food-safety onboarding and the compliance acknowledgements in your cook application. Identity verification is optional but recommended — verified cooks display a blue ID Verified badge. Depending on your state and the food you sell, you may also need a permit, an inspection, or an approved kitchen; those requirements are yours to meet, and DineDash does not verify them on your behalf.
See exactly what you earn
Enter any plate price. DineDash's 18% platform fee comes out of your payout — payment processing is included, so nothing else is deducted.
Payment processing is included in the 18% — no separate Stripe fee comes out of your payout. Tips go 100% to you.