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How pause, skip & rollover works — so you never waste a meal

Updated 9 July 2026 · SpoonWell

Travelling, eating out, or working late? With SpoonWell you can pause or skip any meal before its cut-off, and it simply rolls over — extending your plan instead of being wasted.You never lose money on a meal you don't take. Here's exactly how it works.

Pause & skip

From your dashboard you can pick specific days to pause on a calendar (only your plan's delivery days are selectable). Skip a single meal or pause a stretch of days — whatever suits your week.

The cut-off times (important)

Because every meal is cooked fresh, changes must be made before the kitchen starts:

After the cut-off, that meal is already being prepared, so your change applies from the next eligible delivery. The same cut-offs apply to restoring a meal you'd paused, and to changing your delivery address.

Rollover — why nothing is wasted

A paused or skipped meal isn't refunded and isn't lost — it rolls over and extends your subscription by that many meals at the end. If you skip 3 lunches this month, your plan simply runs 3 lunches longer. You always get every meal you paid for.

How much can you pause?

Restoring a meal

Changed your mind before the cut-off? Just restore the paused day from your dashboard and it's back on your schedule. Full details are in the Refund & Cancellation Policy and FAQ.

New to how it all works? Start with how SpoonWell works, then pick a plan.

Frequently asked

What are the cut-off times to pause or skip a meal?

Lunch: by 7:00 AM the same morning. Dinner: by 2:00 PM the same day. Before the cut-off you can pause, skip or restore a meal; after it, the meal is already being prepared so the change applies from the next delivery.

Do skipped meals get wasted or refunded?

Neither — they roll over. A paused or skipped meal isn't lost; it extends your plan by that many meals at the end, so you never pay twice and never waste money.

How many meals can I pause?

Weekly plans allow 2 meal pauses per cycle and monthly plans 5 — doubled to 4 and 10 if you take both lunch and dinner. The trial pack can't be paused.

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