Home-Cooked sri lankan takeaway

Sri Lankan families and students, plus neighbours and colleagues who want something different from the usual takeaway.

Per-dish and meal-box prices, with extra from party platters and weekend specials. Pre-orders help you buy only what you need.

• Confident Sri Lankan home cooking
• Cooking to a consistent standard in batches
• Food hygiene and allergen awareness
• Social media and customer messaging

• Food business registration with your local council and a later food hygiene inspection
• Allergen rules: you must be able to tell customers about the 14 major allergens, and labelling rules may apply to pre-packed food
• Check your tenancy agreement, mortgage terms and home insurance before trading from home
• Public liability insurance, and check whether your home insurer needs to be told
• Delivery by you means food safety in transport, so check how to keep food hot and safely packed

Startup costs are typically around £300 to £1,500, depending on equipment, packaging and ingredients. Monthly revenue is typically around £400 to £2,000, depending on how many orders you take each week.

Things to check: food business registration with your local council and a later food hygiene inspection. Check your tenancy agreement, mortgage terms and home insurance before trading from home, and whether you need public liability insurance.

You must be able to tell customers about the 14 major allergens, and labelling rules may apply to pre-packed food. If you deliver yourself, check how to keep food hot and safely packed in transport. It typically needs around 8 hours a week or more.