Run your meal-prep business in one place.
Customer picks, automatic payments at the weekly cutoff, and every list the kitchen needs — one connected workspace.
No monthly fee · No PrepRail selling fee · Standard Stripe processing applies
How it works
One weekly cutoff, from menu to fulfillment.
No more orders scattered across texts, DMs, and a spreadsheet — one menu, one cutoff, one set of locked counts.
- 01
Menu
Publish the week's meals, prices, and cutoff.
- 02
Orders
Customers pick on their phones; at cutoff, saved cards charge together.
- 03
Prep
Cook and shop lists from the locked counts.
- 04
Pack
Per-order checklists and labels.
- 05
Hand off
Delivery and pickup views, frozen addresses.
- 06
Complete week
One button at the end, then clone next week.
Product
Customers pick. Cards charge. Kitchen counts are ready.
Receive every pick in the same week.
Picks land in the week workspace as they arrive — with projected meals, money, and who still needs a reminder.
Open this step in the sample week →Receive money automatically, in one financial record.
Saved cards charge together at the cutoff — successes and exceptions land in the same place, with a recovery window.
Open this step in the sample week →
Reuse the meals you sell often.
The meal library keeps your permanent collection — each week's menu picks and prices from it.
Open this step in the sample week →Turn paid orders into counted kitchen work.
Production, shopping, and packing come from the locked orders the cutoff charged — through to every handoff.
Open this step in the sample week →What PrepRail handles
Everything the week needs.
Customer ordering
A branded storefront at your own address, where customers pick meals or weekly plans from their phones. Reminders, skips, and chef's choice are built in.
Weekly money
Saved cards charge together at the cutoff, for the exact totals customers confirmed. Failures get a recovery window, and every payment lands directly in your Stripe account.
Kitchen execution
Production, shopping, and packing lists come from the same locked orders — with labels, browser printing, and CSV export on every list.
Fulfillment
Delivery and pickup views carry frozen addresses and clear done-versus-remaining status. When the week is out the door, clone it and go again.
Also handled: labels & packing slips · per-meal caps & sold-out · manual and phone orders · CSV import with preview · order minimums · tipping · branded emails · custom domains
For your customers
Simple for customers, structured for your kitchen.
Your kitchen at its own link, in one of three looks — customers pick from their phones in under a minute.
- One link to your menu — no app to install, no account juggling.
- Reminders before picks close, an itemized confirmation after — and skipping a week takes one tap.
- Their card saves once and charges only at the cutoff, for the exact total they confirmed.
harvesthearth.preprail.com · or your own domain
Try it — this is the whole customer experience.
Pricing
$0
per month for kitchens
PrepRail is paid by a small service fee your customers see on their meals — never by your kitchen.
- No PrepRail subscription, selling fee, or cut of your menu prices.
- Customers see a 4% service fee on the food subtotal — delivery, tax, and tips stay outside it.
- Payments go directly through your kitchen's connected Stripe account — standard Stripe processing fees apply.
Setup and migration
Move in without disrupting next week.
Bring your current customer list and build the first week in one guided setup. Imported customers keep their plan pricing and add a card when they accept your invite.
- 01Name your kitchen, set your weekly plans and your schedule — when picks open, close, and meals go out.
- 02Connect Stripe so cutoff can charge cards (optional until you launch).
- 03Add your meals — four make a menu; ingredients feed the shopping list.
- 04Share your storefront link or invite customers by email; paste a CSV from Customers to bring your current list over.
- 05Review and publish your first week.
FAQ
What does PrepRail cost?
Nothing from your kitchen — no subscription, selling fee, or cut of your menu prices; standard Stripe card-processing applies. Customers pay your menu prices plus a small 4% service fee on their meals — that's how PrepRail gets paid.
Is PrepRail a fit for my business?
PrepRail is built for independent kitchens running a repeating weekly menu with a known cutoff — per-meal, weekly plans, or both, with pickup or delivery on scheduled days. It's not the main fit yet for on-demand delivery, guest checkout, catering quotes, POS and inventory costing, or international currency and complex tax needs.
How and when do cards charge?
Customers save a card once. When picks close at your weekly cutoff, every saved card charges automatically for the exact total each customer confirmed — no invoices, no chasing.
What happens when a card fails?
The customer hears about it immediately with a link to fix their card, and PrepRail retries before your payment deadline. Failures show up on your Payments page as exceptions, and you decide whether to cook that order anyway.
What happens if a customer does not pick?
Your call, per customer: skip them for the week, or fill their order with your chef's choice. Either way, reminders go out before the cutoff.
Can I offer weekly plans and per-meal ordering?
Both, side by side. Weekly plans charge a flat rate for a set number of meals; à-la-carte customers pay for exactly what they pick.
Does it support pickup and delivery?
Both. Each customer is set to delivery or pickup, and your lists split to match — the delivery list carries addresses, phone numbers, and notes.
Can I bring my existing customer list?
Yes — paste a CSV to import customers and send invites in one step. Imported customers keep the plan pricing you set, and add their card when they accept.
Does my kitchen get its own brand and domain?
Yes. Your kitchen gets its own preprail.com address automatically — like harvesthearth.preprail.com — styled with your name, colors, and photos. If you own a domain, you can point it at your storefront instead.
Can I change a published week — and who handles refunds?
You can edit a published menu (customers are emailed when something they picked changes), move the cutoff earlier, or cancel the week; confirmed picks keep the prices they were shown. Your kitchen is the merchant of record: refunds and disputes run through your own Stripe account, and a full refund returns the customer's service fee too.
Make next week’s menu the last one you run from a spreadsheet.
Start your kitchen freeBuild a storefront and first week in one guided setup