Deposits, estimates and invoices for commissary kitchens with Square Invoices

Square says you can "send unlimited invoices with flexible payment options" and "set up recurring invoices to send on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly schedule." Monthly rent and storage fees go out as recurring invoices with reminders. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it for commissary kitchens.
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Payment solutions for commissary & shared kitchens

How each solution supports commissary & shared kitchens

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Square Invoices

For commissary & shared kitchens: Send itemized invoices for delivery meals and virtual-brand orders and track deposits, due dates and outstanding balances. Square says you can "send unlimited invoices with flexible payment options" and "set up recurring invoices to send on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly schedule." Monthly rent and storage fees go out as recurring invoices with reminders. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it for commissary kitchens.
  • Build estimate, contract and invoice templates with your terms
  • Set deposit and balance rules that match your booking policy
  • Connect invoices to your customer directory and accounting

Square Appointments

For commissary & shared kitchens: Schedule kitchen-rental tours and catering consultations, collect appointment payments and keep staff calendars aligned. Square describes Square Appointments as booking software to "easily streamline and manage your appointments" and "keep everything synced in real time." Tenants book kitchen stations and hours online. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it for commissary kitchens.
  • Build your bookable services, durations and staff calendars
  • Set deposit, prepayment and cancellation settings that match your policy
  • Embed booking on your website and social profiles
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Square Payment Links

For commissary & shared kitchens: Share a checkout link for delivery meals and virtual-brand orders through messages, email or your website. Square describes Square Payment Links as "the fastest way to get paid via Payment Links, QR Codes, Buy Buttons," shared "through social media, email, text, or on a website." Deposits and one-off fees are collected by link. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it for commissary kitchens.
  • Create reusable links for common orders, deposits and events
  • Set up QR codes for menus, flyers and market stands
  • Match link items to your Square catalog so reporting stays clean
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Recurring Billing

For commissary & shared kitchens: Schedule and manage payments for meal subscriptions and kitchen rental charges, including renewals and customer account balances. Roots sets up recurring billing so memberships, clubs and subscriptions charge on schedule, with tokenized cards and automatic retries. Membership and rent plans charge automatically.
  • Design plans, billing dates and cancellation terms
  • Write clear sign-up disclosures to cut disputes
  • Set up retries and failed-payment notices
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ACH Payments

For commissary & shared kitchens: Offer bank-account payments for delivery meals and virtual-brand orders, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow. ACH lets customers pay directly from a bank account, which usually costs less than cards on large invoices and recurring accounts. Monthly rent paid by ACH costs less than cards.
  • Set up ACH authorization forms and online payment pages
  • Configure verification and return handling
  • Connect ACH to your invoicing and accounting
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Embedded Payments

For commissary & shared kitchens: Put checkout for delivery meals and virtual-brand orders inside your software, keeping payment events connected to customer and operating records. Embedded payments let a software platform accept cards and ACH for its users inside its own product, with onboarding and reporting handled through Roots' partners. Kitchen booking platforms can add payments for their operators.
  • Scope your platform's payment flows
  • Integrate APIs and hosted onboarding
  • Launch with a pilot group of users
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Square Invoices questions

Questions ghost kitchen owners ask us before switching.
Square Invoices lets customers receive and pay invoices. Roots helps configure invoice templates, payment collection and reconciliation.
We review deposits, payment schedules and customer reminders, then configure the invoice workflow around how you bill.
Bring your invoice templates, deposit rules and payment schedule. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for commissary & shared kitchens and prepare a clear setup scope.
See Square’s official pages for current software, hardware and processing prices. Request a quote for your Roots setup or custom project. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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