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Food & drink businesses: pickup, delivery and shipping options

Food & drink businesses: pickup, delivery and shipping options

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In this video, you’ll learn 3 key tips for selling specialty food online:

  1. Offering local delivery & pickup
  2. The logistics of shifting focus
  3. Safe shipping

You’ll also get useful advice from established food and drink businesses, including how to:

  • Gain work/life balanceby offering pickup during hours that are reasonable for you.
  • Use durable shipping materialsfor anything fragile by using boxes that are twice as strong as what you think you might need.
  • Do it yourselffor deliveries.
  • Communicateon multiple platforms for shipping methods and updates.
  • Change it upby adjusting existing business models or adding new products to your catalogue.
  • Do researchso you’re offering the best shipping options to keep goods safe and fresh.
  • Try something, tryanythingto help you lean into the uncertainty of right now.You can then keep what works, and explore other options for what doesn’t.

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