Elbofeh: Free Office Pantry App for Companies in the Gulf and Egypt

Elbofeh (البوفيه) is a free mobile app that runs the office pantry. Instead of calling the office boy or shouting across the floor, employees order tea, coffee and snacks from the company's pantry menu on their own phones. The office boy — or tea boy, or pantry attendant — receives every order on his phone with the employee's note and desk location, delivers it, and the price comes off that employee's wallet automatically.

The app's interface is Arabic, and it is built for Arabic-speaking offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt and 17 other Arab countries.

How does the office pantry app work?

1. The office boy creates the company's pantry in a few minutes. He gets a 4-digit company code and a starter menu of common drinks and snacks with photos, then edits prices and items.
2. Employees join with the code, an invite link on WhatsApp, or a QR code printed next to the pantry. The office boy approves each one.
3. Employees order from the menu on their phones, with a note such as "less sugar". The app remembers the last note for each item.
4. The office boy receives the order with a sound alert, delivers it and taps "delivered" — or rejects it with a reason.
5. The wallet does the accounting. Each delivered order is deducted from the employee's balance. Employees see their balance and every transaction.

The employee's pantry menu (Arabic interface)

What can the office boy do in the app?

The office boy's order queue

• Switch himself available or unavailable, or let the app open and close the pantry automatically by working hours.
• See current orders sorted by time, item or employee, with waiting time and notes.
• Add, edit and hide items, with photo suggestions, and free items priced at zero.
• Approve or suspend employees and see each one's balance and order count.
• Top up wallets in cash, by mobile wallet or by InstaPay.
• Work as a team: several office boys in one company see the same orders.
• Read reports: total orders, sales, active employees, average delivery time, best-selling items, team performance, peak hours and rejection reasons — plus a daily email report.

What do employees get?

The employee wallet

• The pantry menu with photos and prices, sorted by what they order most.
• Order status in real time: in preparation, delivered, or rejected with the reason.
• A wallet with the current balance, this month's top-ups and purchases, and a full transaction history.
• Notifications when an order is delivered, a top-up arrives, or the balance runs low.

Why do companies choose Elbofeh?

• Free, with no subscription and no limit on employees.
• A wallet for every employee, charged only on delivery — no notebook, no month-end arguments.
• On Google Play, Huawei AppGallery and the App Store, so employees on new Huawei phones are included.
• Starts in minutes without a sales call: the office boy sets it up himself.
• 22 Arab countries, each with its own currency and time zone.

Guides for office managers and pantry staff

Running a pantry well is more than an app. Our English guides cover the office boy job description, a complete office pantry items list with a free printable checklist, and an office boy CV template.

Arabic speakers can read the full feature tour with screenshots on the Arabic features page and our Arabic blog.