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Gourmet and specialty food
Make the jar on your shelf look as good as it tastes.
What sells in a food shop is appetite and where it came from. Snap the product and ShelfSocial sets it on a board or a pantry shelf.
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Illustrative exampleWhat you'll post
Four post ideas for food shops.
Ideas to start from. ShelfSocial drafts each one from your photo, and you edit anything before it goes out.
New in: a small-batch fig preserve. We have been eating it with the aged cheddar all week. Try the pair.
- New on the shelfA maker, a jar, one line on where it comes from.
- Gift hamper of the weekWhat is inside and what it costs.
- Pairing idea: two productsA cheese and a preserve that belong together.
- Holiday order deadlineThe last day to order for the big week.
Looks
Looks made for food shops.
Four scenes picked for what you sell. Each one keeps your product front and centre.
One photo, four looks. Made-up products, styled the way the app styles yours.
CleanClean counter
Marble, soft daylight
AppetiteGrazing board
Wood board, bread, fruit
ShopPantry shelf
Rustic shelves, warm light
WarmKitchen table
Linen, herbs, home cooking
Words we use
Speaks food shops.
Categories, fields and campaign types use the words of the trade. The notes field is called "Taste and origin".
Categories on your Shelf
- Cheese
- Charcuterie
- Pantry
- Chocolate and sweets
- Bread and baked
- Drinks
- Gift boxes
How the app talks
- Producer
- Size or weight
- Taste and origin
- Pairing
- Gift box
- Small batch
Campaign types
- Product spotlightFeature a cheese, a jar or a maker in turn
- New arrivalsShow off what just landed
- Back in stockLet regulars know it's back
- Pairings and boardsWhat goes with what, how to build a board
- Tasting or eventNeeds a date and time from you
Holidays
Days food shops post about.
These sit on top of the shared list, so you hear about them before the day.
- ThanksgivingThe big order week. US and Canadian dates. Asks for your hours.
- EasterA promotional day
Shared list for every shop: Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve. For each holiday you confirm your hours: regular, special or closed. Holidays follow your location in the US or Canada.
Questions
For food shops.
Can I add the maker and the weight?
Yes. Food shops get Producer and Size or weight fields on every Shelf item, and the notes field is called "Taste and origin".
I sell a board of several things. Is that one product?
Add it as a Gift box or any category that fits, or snap each item on its own and build the board in a Pairings and boards campaign.
Same app for every shop, so the steps and the pricing do not change. See pricing
Guides
Guides for food shops.
- How to take product photos for Instagram with your phone
- 52 Instagram post ideas for independent shops
- Holiday Instagram calendar for independent shops, November 2026 to October 2027
- How to connect Instagram to ShelfSocial
- New arrivals and back-in-stock posts, the day they land
- How to post your holiday hours on Instagram
Your shelf, posted.
Start with one photo of your own.
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