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Shopify for Food Hubs + CSAs

Shopify for Food Hubs + CSAs

Bring products from multiple farms and producers into one online ordering experience, supported by connected inventory, recurring orders, pickup, delivery and food-access workflows.

Bring products from multiple farms and producers into one online ordering experience, supported by connected inventory, recurring orders, pickup, delivery and food-access workflows.

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Multiple producers

Connected product data

Recurring ordering

Pickup + delivery

How Grocerist makes it possible

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Consolidate supported product, inventory, availability and lot number data from multiple farms, producers and spreadsheets.

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Prepare that information for a consistent customer-facing catalog in Shopify.

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Configure recurring orders, pickup locations, delivery options, variable weights and substitution workflows.

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Support defined food-access, reporting and recurring automation requirements.

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Engineered by Grocerist.

Designed for how food hubs and CSAs operate

Distributed supply

Distributed supply

Coordinate products and inventory information originating from multiple farms and producers.

Coordinate products and inventory information originating from multiple farms and producers.

Recurring member orders

Support programs where customers purchase CSA shares, recurring boxes or repeat assortments.

Support programs where customers purchase CSA shares, recurring boxes or repeat assortments.

Multiple fulfillment points

Organize customer orders around configured pickup locations and delivery options.

Organize customer orders around configured pickup locations and delivery options.

The operational challenge

The operational challenge

The operational challenge

A food hub coordinates more than an online storefront.

A food hub coordinates more than an online storefront.

A food hub coordinates more than an online storefront.

Product information, inventory, ordering programs and fulfillment may be distributed across multiple producers, spreadsheets, pickup points and delivery workflows.

Product information, inventory, ordering programs and fulfillment may be distributed across multiple producers, spreadsheets, pickup points and delivery workflows.

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Distributed information

Product and inventory information may arrive from several farms, producers or operational files.

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Different ordering models

One-time purchases, CSA shares, recurring boxes and variable-weight products may require different rules.

3

Coordinated fulfillment

Orders must be organized around pickup locations, delivery options, substitutions and program requirements.

How Grocerist helps

Connect the systems behind a multi-producer food marketplace.

Connect the systems behind a multi-producer food marketplace.

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Producer + Inventory Data

Combine supported product, availability, inventory and lot number information from multiple producers and sources.

Coordinate catalog, pricing, inventory and order data.

2

Pickup + Delivery Coordination

Configure applicable pickup points, schedules and supported delivery workflows.

3

Subscriptions + Recurring Orders

Support CSA programs, recurring boxes and other repeat-order arrangements using the appropriate Shopify configuration.

Support variable-weight product and fulfillment information.

4

Variable Weights + Substitutions

Support configured weight-based products and substitution handling during fulfillment.

Use practical file-based patterns where APIs are unavailable.

5

Food-Access Programs

Support online SNAP/EBT and produce-incentive workflows on Shopify.*

*Availability depends on merchant eligibility, program approval, supported partners and implementation requirements.

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Reporting + Automation

Automate defined data updates, lot tracking records, recurring reports and other repeatable operational work.

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Connect sources

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Consolidate data

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Configure programs

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Accept + fulfill orders

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Report + automate

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Connect sources

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Consolidate data

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Configure programs

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Accept + fulfill orders

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Report + automate

How it works

How it works

From distributed producer data to completed customer orders.

From distributed producer data to completed customer orders.

Frequently asked questions

Food hub and CSA ecommerce questions

Food hub and CSA ecommerce questions

Connect your producers, programs and customers.

Build a Shopify ordering experience around your product data, recurring programs, pickup locations, delivery workflows and food-access requirements.

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Make food inventory easier to control.

Connect your producers, programs and customers.