Earn from your craft
Turn the cooking you already love into steady income without restaurant overheads.
Start your
home food
business in Göteborg.
You're only three steps away from being launch-ready. Love cooking? Let's turn it into a livelihood.
Local support in GöteborgFlexible schedule
Why cook with SmakaHem
Your kitchen is the only
space you need.
We handle the platform you handle the cooking. No restaurant rent. No commissary. No commute.
Work from home
Your kitchen, your hours. No commute, no commissary, no dress code.
Pick your schedule
Cook three lunches a week or thirty. The calendar is yours to fill.
Reach Göteborg
Listings open to thousands of tasters across the city. You decide how far you want to deliver.
Built-in tools
Allergen labels, food-safety templates and easy messaging, already in the app.
Local 1:1 onboarding
A real person in Göteborg walks you through paperwork and your first listing.
The essentials
Three things to set up.
Before your first order.
A home kitchen can work when your food business is registered and your space, equipment, and routines meet food safety requirements.
01
Set up your business
Choose the business structure that best fits your situation, whether it's a sole trader (enskild näringsverksamhet), limited company (Aktiebolag), or hobby activity (hobbyverksamhet). Then register for the taxes that apply to your business. If you're starting on your own, a sole trader is often the simplest and most suitable option.
- Register with Skatteverket through Verksamt
- Apply for F-tax, or FA-tax if you are also employed
- Check whether you need VAT registration or qualify for an exemption
When
Before selling
Main task
Tax setup
You finish with
Business registration
02
Register your food business
Register the food business you plan to run from your home with Göteborgs Stad. Registration must be completed before you begin selling food.
- Choose the registration service that matches your type of food business
- Prepare your contact details, business details, and operating address
- Make sure your kitchen and equipment can support safe food handling
When
Before selling
Main task
Municipal form
You finish with
Registration confirmation
03
Prepare your food safety routines
Create practical routines for the meals you prepare and how you store, pack, collect, or deliver them. You should be able to explain and follow these routines during a food control.
- Keep the kitchen, equipment, and food-contact surfaces clean
- Control temperatures during storage, cooking, cooling, and transport
- Keep ingredient records and provide accurate allergen information
When
Before and during sales
Main task
Kitchen routines
You finish with
Safe food handling
Rules, fees, and processing times can change. Check the official source before completing each step.
That's it
Three steps done.
You're ready to sell.
Apply to join SmakaHem and we'll review your kitchen, help you write your first listing, and add you to the directory.
Apply as a cookYour kitchen. Your schedule. Your income.
Important to know
The grown-up bits.
Allergens
Allergen responsibility
Declare any of the 14 EU mandatory allergens in every meal and disclose cross-contamination risks. SmakaHem ships built-in labels.
- All meals must declare allergens
- Cross-contamination risks must be disclosed
- Sellers are responsible for accurate information
Insurance
Product liability cover
Not always mandatory, but strongly recommended. It protects you if a customer becomes ill, if a claim is filed, or if legal costs arise.
- Covers customer illness claims
- Covers product-liability disputes
- Around 100-300 kr per month
Help
Local support in Göteborg
Two free programs and a friendly office answer your questions as you start.
- Business Region Göteborg, free advice for new entrepreneurs
- Yesbox Göteborg, startup programs & mentoring
- Miljöförvaltningen, kitchen registration questions
Cook FAQ
Quick answers from cooks already here.
Follow our three-step checklist: register your food business, set up your tax profile, and create a food safety plan. Most cooks finish everything within 1-2 weeks.
No. Your home kitchen is fine, you register it as a food facility with Göteborgs Stad and keep proper hygiene standards.
An Egenkontroll (self-monitoring plan) covering ingredient traceability, temperature control, cleaning routines, and allergen management. You don't submit it; you show it to inspectors.
Most cooks start with under 3,000 kr, kitchen registration (1,000-2,000 kr), free business registration, and optional insurance (100-300 kr / month).
Declare all 14 EU mandatory allergens in every meal. SmakaHem includes built-in allergen labeling tools so it's a tap, not a course.
Product liability insurance, recommended, not always required. It protects you if a customer becomes ill or files a claim.
Local pickup from your home is always an option. You can also arrange delivery, SmakaHem helps you coordinate with customers in your area.
Yes. You set your menu and your pricing. We give you a suggestion based on ingredient cost and time, but the final number is yours.
Your move
Your kitchen.
Your schedule.
Your income.
Join the cook waitlist and we'll walk you through every step.