How to Register Your Culinary Business with GrabFood

In this digital era, food delivery services like GrabFood have become the main choice for customers to fulfill their culinary needs. 

For home-based business owners or restaurants, joining GrabFood can be a strategic step to increase sales and reach more customers. 

This article will discuss the requirements, registration steps, and reasons why you should register your restaurant or culinary business with GrabFood.

Steps to Register for GrabFood

Follow these steps to register your culinary business or restaurant on GrabFood:

1. Create an Account on GrabMerchant

• Download the GrabMerchant app from Google Play Store or App Store
• Click Register
• Enter your phone number, ensuring the number entered is still active.
• You will receive an OTP code via SMS.
• Then, enter an active email address to be registered for receiving merchant information and GrabFood promotions.
• Click Continue.
• Fill in the full name of the business owner as stated on your ID card (KTP) or Passport.
• Create a password (Ensure the password consists of 8 characters, 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter, 1 number, no spaces, and no characters repeated more than 3 times).

2. Choose the Desired Service Type

• After successfully creating an account, you will be provided with three service type options:

• • GrabFood and OVO QR Payment
  • GrabMart and OVO QR Payment
  • Accept payments with OVO QR Payment.

For those registering a restaurant or culinary business, you can choose the GrabFood service.

• Then, a page will appear regarding the estimated registration duration for your culinary business or restaurant on GrabFood. Click Start.

3. Verification Process

Next, a page for account verification will appear based on the phone number and email you previously filled in.

• Click Verify.
• A page for selecting the type of goods to be provided will appear. You can adjust this to the type of food you will sell later. Then click Continue.
• Next, you will be asked to fill in the Store Name and Business Type; you can select individual business. Then click Create Store.

• On the next page, you will be required to upload several documents related to your culinary business. The documents you need to upload during GrabFood registration include:
  • ID card (KTP)
  • A selfie with your ID card (KTP).
• Still on the same page, you will be asked to fill in:

• • Store information: Fill in the store name, business category, average annual sales, average monthly sales, and store address
  • Bank account
  • Restaurant details: Fill in details about your restaurant or culinary business, including a description, main menu items, halal certification, estimated preparation time, item prices (whether tax-inclusive or not), and upload a store banner and restaurant listing images
  • Delivery time.

After that, you only need to wait for registration verification. Usually, the registration process for your culinary business or restaurant takes 1–3 days.

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Why Choose GrabFood?

GrabFood offers various benefits for culinary business owners, such as:

1. Selected Restaurants

GrabFood features high-quality restaurants that are carefully chosen, making customers more likely to trust the platform for ordering food.

2. Fast Delivery

GrabFood ensures orders arrive quickly by assigning drivers closest to the restaurant and customer.

3. Trusted Service

GrabFood maintains food quality using special thermal bags designed to retain the food's temperature and freshness.

Tips for Success on GrabFood

To ensure your culinary business competes and grows on GrabFood, follow these tips:

1. Optimize Menu Descriptions

Use engaging and informative descriptions to attract customers.

2. Leverage Promotion Features

Create attractive promotions, such as discounts or value-for-money packages, to boost sales.

3. Maintain Quality and Timely Delivery

Ensure your food is always fresh and ready for prompt delivery.

4. Provide the Best Service

Satisfied customers tend to leave positive reviews, which can enhance your business's reputation.

Read more: Use ESB POSLite! Automatically Record GrabFood & GoFood Orders

Conclusion

Source: ESB

Registering with GrabFood is an easy step to expand your culinary business's reach. With a straightforward registration process, your business can start receiving online orders and attracting more customers.

For more practical management, use ESB POS & ESB POSLite, cashier applications directly integrated with GrabFood and GoFood. All orders are recorded automatically, eliminating the need for manual entries. Make ESB POS & ESB POSLite the best solution to manage your culinary business more efficiently!