WhatsApp Store for Egyptian Restaurants and Cafes, The Practical Guide
Egypt's food delivery market is enormous, Cairo alone has millions of food delivery transactions monthly. But delivery apps charge 20-30% commission on every order, cutting deeply into already-thin restaurant margins.
The Commission Problem
For a Cairo restaurant doing 200 orders per month at 80 EGP average order value, delivery app commissions eat 3,200-4,800 EGP per month. A Scaanme WhatsApp store moves repeat customers off the app and onto direct ordering, keeping that margin in the restaurant.
How It Works
Product catalog with photos. List your full menu with high-quality food photos, descriptions, prices, and portion sizes. Cairo customers expect to see what they're ordering.
WhatsApp order flow. Customer clicks an item → pre-filled WhatsApp message opens → message arrives directly to your restaurant WhatsApp → kitchen prepares → delivery or pickup.
Special offers and daily promotions. Update your WhatsApp store with daily specials, Ramadan iftar deals, Friday family meals, weekly specials, and broadcast to your customer WhatsApp list.
Repeat customer channel. Once a customer has ordered via WhatsApp, they're in your contact list. Broadcast offers to them directly, a marketing channel with 90%+ open rates vs. 2% on social ads.
Egyptian Food Culture and WhatsApp
Egyptians use WhatsApp for everything, it's the default communication channel. A restaurant that says "إطلب منا على واتساب" (order from us on WhatsApp) aligns perfectly with how Egyptians prefer to shop.
Use Case: Koshary Shop in Giza
A koshary shop in Dokki added a QR code sticker to its counter. Customers scan, see the menu, tap an order, and a WhatsApp message arrives in the kitchen in 10 seconds. No phone calls, no app commissions.
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The Lite WhatsApp store is free. Pro plan adds product photos, categories, and analytics.
