FoodStorm: Maximize your perimeter counters
Bring your order ahead and foodservice operations online, increase sales, enhance the customer experience, and improve in-store processes.
Powering the leaders in grocery order ahead and foodservice
Live at thousands of stores across North America, FoodStorm is helping grocers grow their perimeter counters through digitization.
Get acquainted with FoodStorm
Learn what makes FoodStorm so powerful and what it can do for your business.
Multiple use cases powered by one order management system
No matter how you sell freshly prepared food items, FoodStorm can help.
Made-to-Order & Foodservice
Power your made-to-order counters and service lines with one streamlined system across your store.
Holiday catering
Own peak holiday catering periods, maximizing your sales without overloading your capacity.
Everyday catering
With purpose-built catering functionality you automate and simplify your everyday workflow.
Deli ordering
Unlock ordering ahead for your Deli, Meat and Seafood departments with weighted item support.
Custom cakes
Offer a delightful ordering experience for your customers as they build custom cake orders.
Bakery ordering
Enable order ahead for your pies, breads and sweet and savory treats from your Bakery.
An order management system to support your entire perimeter business
Here’s how the FoodStorm OMS can take your business into the future of foodservice.
Omnichannel ordering
Customer expectations are rapidly evolving, so ensuring you’re meeting potential customers when and where they want to shop is crucial. That’s why our software provides a central location for all your order channels so you never miss a sale.
E-commerce
Instacart App
Email & phone
Service counter
Kiosk
Caper Cart
How FoodStorm fits into your operations
Allow your customers to order online or in-store while providing your team with tools to improve the production process from order placement to fulfillment.
Feel confident in FoodStorm’s expertise We obsess over our technology so you don’t have to. Homegrown system FoodStorm |
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Built for grocery |
20+ years of order ahead experience |
Integrated online and in-store experiences |
Omnichannel ordering |
Support for all prepared foods use cases in one system |
Industry leading feature enhancements |
Seamless system maintenance |
Backed by Instacart |
FoodStorm made our guest experience much simpler this year. It gave our guests a streamlined ordering process that we did not have with our previous program. The FoodStorm team was extremely helpful in bringing our holiday catering program to life for us in about a month, which was a very short timeline. We saw an increase in online orders YOY. The feedback tool also was great, providing us with opportunities for quick follow up with our guests, a feature we did not have with our previous system.
We’ve been using FoodStorm for our Holiday Catering Reservations for a few seasons now, and each year, it continues to perform well for us. The biggest win from last year was the new out-of-stock feature, which allows customers to see which stores have inventory of their desired OOS item, and then seamlessly switch their cart to the new store. This reduced the labor and guess work of reassigning dwindling inventory to stores, and resulted in the best sell-through we’ve ever had.
FoodStorm is really a logistical dream come true. In the past year we were able to do 10,000 orders in a short period and we’re having a fraction of the percentage of any type of negative feedback.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to get set up and start using FoodStorm?
FoodStorm can be up and running as quickly as a couple of weeks. Ultimately the timeline depends on your requirements, and how quickly you can provide the information about your business to us to set it up, and your availability to support the transition.
If my business upgrades to FoodStorm, does my kitchen workflow need to change?
FoodStorm works with your existing processes, and our team is happy to tailor production reports to match what your kitchen is currently working from.
When I purchase FoodStorm, what comes out-of–the-box?
FoodStorm pricing is all-inclusive of features and does not require the purchase of additional modules. All feature enhancements and maintenance are included in your licensing fee.
What type of systems do I need in place to run FoodStorm?
A basic Internet connection is required to run FoodStorm. So as long as you can browse the internet and check emails you can use FoodStorm. FoodStorm also works on mobile and tablet devices so you can use the internet connected devices you already own.
What do I need to provide FoodStorm to set up my system?
We ask for details such as your catering menu (including great menu item photos), key reports and any other details you can share about your process.
Do I need an existing website?
No, we can set up an online e-commerce website built for catering from scratch for you. Some of our clients engage a third party designer. But if you do have a website we can set up the e-commerce website to match your existing branding.
What will be my return on investment?
With FoodStorm you will immediately begin to see a return on administration overheads. FoodStorm will help you work faster, more efficiently, find more customers, furthermore FoodStorm will:
Increase online ordering revenue
Consolidate your orders into one place
Provide better oversight of your catering business
Bring all of your software together
Handle payments securely
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