Can you sell food on shopify?

Can you sell food on shopify?
Igor Dovgan

Igor Dovgan

May 6 2023

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Are you exploring Shopify to sell food products, here's the complete guide.

Yes, you can definitely sell food on Shopify! It's an amazing e-commerce platform that makes it easy to create your own online store and sell your delicious treats to customers all over the world. From baked goods to gourmet products, Shopify has everything you need to manage your online food store with ease. So what are you waiting for? Get started today and start sharing your tasty treats with the world!

Here are the steps on how to start a Shopify store?

One great thing about using Shopify to sell food is that it offers a variety of features tailored specifically to food businesses. For example, you can easily create product variants for different flavors or sizes of your food products. You can set up shipping rates based on the weight and dimensions of your products. But how?

Here's a step-by-step process for doing so:

Setting up product variants for different flavors or sizes of your food products on Shopify is a straightforward process. Follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your Shopify account and go to your Shopify Admin dashboard.
  2. Click on the "Products" tab on the left-hand menu.
  3. Click on the product for which you want to create variants.
  4. Scroll down to the "Variants" section of the product page.
  5. Click on the "Add Variant" button.
  6. To add a product image or select an existing one in the "Options" field, enter the name of the variant option (e.g., "Flavor" or "Size").
  7. To set the price of a variant, enter the amount in the "Pricing" field. If desired, add a "Compare-at-price" as well. Indicate whether or not tax should be charged, and include the cost per item. This information will help calculate profit and margin.
  8. You can now add SKUs and barcodes for variants in the Inventory section.
  9. In the shipping section, include the product weight and customs information for international shipping if you want to ship outside the country.
  10. Finally, click on the "Save" button to save your changes.

That's it! your product now offers multiple variants for your customers to choose from. They can simply select their preferred flavor or size from a dropdown menu on the product page, and the price and SKU will automatically adjust. This convenient feature makes it a breeze for your customers to order the exact product they want, while also streamlining your inventory management process.

Igor Dovgan

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Igor Dovgan

Igor Dovgan a digital marketeer, helps research and writes about tactics  that helps online stores implement tactics to reduce Customer Acquisition Costs.