Food sellers, home cooks, small cafés, caterers and food entrepreneurs, this is for you.

Running a food business is not easy. Between ingredients, packaging, rent, utilities, staff, delivery and marketing, your costs can add up quickly.

And then there are platform commissions and fees.

When a customer places a RM100 order and a delivery platform takes a significant percentage before you even cover your own expenses, every order becomes harder to make profitable.

That is why we created Curvasia Eats. ❤️

💰 The difference is simple: 0% commission

With Curvasia Eats, sellers pay from just RM50 per store per year, with zero commission on your food orders or sales.

Your RM50 annual fee includes our assistance in setting up your food business page with up to 10 menu items.

No percentage taken from every order.

No commission deducted from every dish you sell.

No requirement to use our delivery service.

But there is another side of the story that both sellers and customers should understand.

🍽️ High Platform Commissions Don't Just Affect Sellers

Food delivery platforms can charge restaurants a substantial commission on every order.

For a small food business already operating on tight margins, giving up 25%, 30% or more of an order can be a major expense.

And the reality is that these costs don't always stay with the restaurant.

1️. Sellers often have to increase their online prices

To avoid losing money on every platform order, many restaurants and food sellers increase their online menu prices, sometimes by 10%–30% or more, to help absorb platform commissions and other costs.

So that RM10 meal you see online might cost more than RM10 when you buy it through a delivery app.

The seller isn't necessarily trying to charge customers more.

They're trying to protect their already-thin margin.

2️. Customers can also pay additional fees

On top of the menu price, customers may encounter platform fees, service fees, delivery charges and other checkout fees.

These costs can make an online order significantly more expensive than buying directly from the restaurant or seller.

So ultimately, the cost of high platform fees can become a problem for both sides:

👨‍🍳 Sellers: Lose a percentage of every order or have to raise prices to protect their margins.

🧑‍💻 Customers: May pay higher menu prices plus additional fees at checkout.

💸 Everyone pays more.

And that's exactly where direct ordering can make a difference.

📊 Let's put the numbers into perspective

Based on publicly available information and current published fee structures:

Grab confirms that merchant service fees apply, while Malaysian competition reporting has previously cited food-delivery platform commissions commonly reaching 25–35%.

ShopeeFood's own published example is straightforward: on RM100 in sales, a 30% commission plus 8% SST on that commission results in RM32.40 deducted, leaving RM67.60.

TikTok Shop works a little differently because it is primarily an e-commerce platform rather than a food-delivery marketplace. Its Malaysian fees vary by category. Current Food & Beverage marketplace commission rates differ by subcategory, while a 3.78% transaction fee and RM0.54 platform support fee per successfully delivered order may also apply. Affiliate commissions may be additional when sellers work with creators.

Foodpanda and GrabFood give sellers access to large customer bases and delivery infrastructure, and that convenience has real value. But for small businesses operating on tight margins, the percentage taken from every order can become a significant cost.

🧮 Now imagine 100 orders

If you sell 100 orders worth RM100 each:

Total sales = RM10,000

At a 30% commission:

➡️ RM3,000 goes to platform commission

With Curvasia Eats:

➡️ RM0 commission

➡️ Your platform subscription is only RM50 for the year

That's a huge difference for a small food business.

And when sellers don't have to build the cost of platform commissions into their menu prices, there is also more opportunity to offer customers competitive direct-order prices.

🤝 Curvasia Eats works differently

Curvasia Eats is designed to connect buyers and sellers directly.

✅ Get your own food business page
✅ Receive setup assistance for up to 10 menu items
✅ Pay a minimum store fee of RM50 per year
✅ Enjoy 0% commission on orders and sales
✅ Receive orders directly through WhatsApp
✅ Communicate directly with your customers
✅ Handle payments directly with buyers
✅ Choose your preferred delivery provider
✅ Use Lalamove or another delivery service of your choice
✅ Clearly communicate delivery charges before confirming the order
✅ Keep control of your pricing and margins

Most importantly:

Your customer. Your order. Your relationship. Your money.

🧑‍🍳 For sellers

You shouldn't have to give away a large percentage of every order just to receive it.

Curvasia Eats gives small food businesses another option:

Pay a simple annual store fee. Sell directly. Keep 100% of your food sales.

🍴 For buyers

Curvasia Eats gives you another way to discover and support local food sellers, home-based businesses, small eateries, caterers and independent food entrepreneurs.

And when you order directly, you can communicate with the seller, see the actual delivery arrangement and know exactly what you're paying before confirming your order.

🍱 We're not trying to replace every food-delivery platform

We're creating another option.

An option for the seller who says:

“I work hard for every ringgit I earn. I don't want to give away 25–35% of every order just to receive it.”

An option for the home chef who wants to start selling without taking on a large platform cost.

An option for the small food business that wants to protect its margins.

And an option for buyers who want to discover, order from and support local food businesses directly.

🚀 Curvasia Eats is now open

If you're a food seller, home chef, café, caterer or food entrepreneur:

Don't just sell food. Build your customer base.

👉 Join Curvasia Eats: curvasia.com/become-a-food-seller

Sell directly. Keep more. Give your customers another way to order. Grow your food business.