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@de There are lots of people already selling homemade meals, cakes and such from their kitchen - complying with food standards. In the UK It just requires you to fill out a form, arrange a visit and you are good to go, you get a rating just like restaurants do, but the checklist for your kitchen isn't quite as extensive, so it should be an easier task. That teamed with user verification processes (like ID scans) and user reviews should help keep the marketplace healthy, no Bobs.

@liammckay Excellent! That sounds great, I guess for someone like me that doesn't know this regulation exists for home cooks it just needs to be clear that these things are in place to make me feel comfortable :)

@de Duly noted, we'll make sure this is clearer. Thanks for your input!

@benmlevy nice idea there

@benmlevy Definitely a fantastic idea. We'd love to see cooks giving away their unsold meals and produce for free through the app for one, but I love your idea of taking it a step further and putting unsold food from larger producers in the hands of cooks in the first place. Anything we can do along the way to facilitate and encourage this we will. Thanks!

@kristijan94 First think I thought when I saw the name and logo was "oh, a new Yummly endeavor!"

@kristijan94 I respectfully disagree, we're working on something completely different. They share recipes, we sell food on demand. Yes we both have "Yum" in the name and use colours that are often used for food branding, but beyond that we're not offering anything that they offer.

@kristijan94 @liammckay Hey guys. Happen to be the CEO at Yummly, and I was even confused. We do have the trademark for the term Yum, and not only are you using the orange color, your logo has an extremely similar script shape too. I can see how others are finding it confusing.

@mitchwongho Thanks for the question! There's no simple answer - it's going to be different in every location, we're just going to have to work together as a community to help each other out finding the best solutions. In most cases, home cooks will likely have to register as a food business, and receive the required certificates. I've spoken to my local council in the UK and this process is very cheap, quick and easy. As long as you know what you're doing in the kitchen (even at an amateur level) you shouldn't have problems getting approved.

@marcperel Yeah, I think everyone knows at least one friend who's incredible in the kitchen, we're just providing them with an outlet for that creativity :)

@danmatthews Great minds for sure. I think I've seen a video very similar to what you're talking about: - And yes, this definitely struck a chord with me too! The spirit of what happens here is great, if we could capture a little bit of that we'd be off to a good start. I think there's a lot of opportunities to turn some spare time into a second income this way. I don't think our idea is unique, so we're glad you had a similar thought, we're just working hard to make sure we 'do it well' as you say. I think each cook would have to get the required food standards certificates rather than us as a company. We are just facilitating the transaction between cook and customer. That's likely how other fast food marketplaces operate too.

@rohillion It's going to be a fun challenge for sure. We certainly have the patience and work ethic to see it through, we just hope we can get enough interest from cooks and customers to match. Thanks for checking it out, great to have your support.