At Kaláka Konyha, there is no fine print and no hidden profit margins. Since we work with food and community, absolute clarity is our top priority. Here you can find out how our model works and how we are funded.

1. No Trading in Food (The Cost-Sharing Principle) The most important principle first: We are not a supermarket and not a retailer. We do not sell products for profit. When we preserve food together, the principle of cost sharing applies: We buy raw materials (e.g., fruit, sugar, spices) together in bulk in order to act more sensibly on a regional level and to achieve better prices and quality. The total costs are divided by the number of produced units at the end.

• Example: If ingredients and energy for 100 jars of goulash cost 200 Euros, each member pays exactly 2 Euros per jar. Not 2.50 Euros, not 3.00 Euros. There is no markup.

2. Infrastructure & Development Servers, domains, software licenses, and the technical development of this platform cost money. Currently, the setup of Kaláka Konyha is pre-financed by private funds to make the launch possible. No money from the food cost-sharing flows into the technology. In the long term, the platform will have to sustain itself through voluntary community contributions or fair membership fees—but never by selling your data.

3. The Legal Future Currently, the platform operates as a private initiative. Our goal is to found an official organization (likely an association) here in Hungary, which will act as the legal entity. Sobald dieser Schritt vollzogen ist, werden alle Vermögenswerte und Verantwortlichkeiten an diese Gemeinschaftsorganisation übertragen. Once this step is completed, all assets and responsibilities will be transferred to this community organization.

We don’t open our books because we have to—but because we believe that a true community can only grow on honesty.