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Learn more about selling meat online with Freshline.

• Can I sell meat online on Freshline?

  Most definitely! Since 2020, there has been a huge rise in fishers, fish markets, and meat companies selling directly to consumers online.

  Unlike other platforms, Freshline's e-commerce platform for meat allows for custom purchasing increments (i.e. sell 2.5lb fillets while pricing per LB) and allows meat companies to sell variable weight meat products. See all of Freshline's features for selling meat online by visiting our features page.

• Why should I sell meat online to wholesale customers?

  Simply put, fishers and meat wholesalers shouldn't have to deal with time-consuming manual orders in the 21st century. Analog orders can lead to painful issues such as:

  Changing Buyer Preferences: Young chefs and wholesale customers prefer online ordering vs. text/email/voicemail.

  Empowered Sales Reps: Allow sales reps to take back their evenings and focus on building relationships and selling instead of serving as an ordering hotline.

  Streamlined Operations: Automate error-prone tasks like order cutoffs, minimums, and inventory.

  Growth Opportunity: B2B is the fastest growing segment in all of online commerce.

• Why should I sell meat online to home consumers?

  During COVID-19, consumers built thriving, lasting habits during a new normal — championing online meat, perishables, and grocery ordering to the point where it’s now one of the fastest growing segments in e-commerce. In August 2019, U.S online grocery sales (incl meat & meat) totalled $1.2 billion. In June 2020, that total ballooned to $7.2 billion.

  And this trend is not slowing down. Even after COVID is long gone, ordering meat online— will be a permanent fixture in our food ecosystem.

• How do you recommend I ship my online meat orders?

  We suggest starting with local meat deliveries, where you can start to build a following of local customers. This allows you to control and manage the entire customer experience from ordering to delivery. Using our Delivery, Shipping or Pickup feature, you can configure product availability, minimums, and schedules by specific areas.

  Once you start to scale, you can expand your meat business with regional carrier shipping via our ShipEngine integration. meat is a high perishable product, so don't forget your gel packs or dry ice!

• Can I customize the URL domain for my meat e-commerce store?

  Absolutely. You have the option to fully white-label your online meat store. You can choose any URL (i.e. sell-meat-online.com, or shop.meat-online.com), provided you own the domain.

• I’m a meat company. How do I get started?

  Selling meat online with Freshline is easy. First, sign up for an account. Then, book a short walkthrough demo, where a Freshline team member will walk you through all of our features, benefits, and guides to building the best online store for meat.

  Already have an online store or list of meat items? We have an automatic script that allows you to migrate all of your meat items to Freshline in just a few clicks. A Freshline team member will be happy to assist with this process after your demo walkthrough!