Sell food products directly over text
Limited batches, seasonal flavors, and holiday specials move fast. Let your customers claim them by replying to a text — then keep them coming back with AI-timed reorders and text-based cart recovery.
14-day free trial | No contract | 500 free messaging credits
Sound familiar?
Food brands face unique challenges turning SMS into revenue. Here's what we hear most.
Seasonal and limited products need speed
Holiday hams, seasonal sauces, small-batch jerky — these products have a narrow window. Email campaigns take too long to drive action, and by the time customers click through, the best items are gone.
Reorder timing varies wildly by product
A jar of hot sauce lasts months. A bag of granola is gone in a week. Fixed replenishment schedules don’t work when consumption pace varies this much across your product line.
Gift and occasion buying is hard to predict
Customers buy food gifts for birthdays, holidays, and special occasions. These sporadic purchases don’t follow a replenishment cycle, making it difficult to capture that revenue with traditional flows.
Three ways AudienceTap drives food revenue
Limited batch drops that sell out over text
Launch seasonal flavors, holiday specials, and small-batch runs directly to your text subscribers. They reply to claim — no product pages, no checkout friction.
- Subscribers get first access to limited products
- Real-time inventory caps prevent overselling small batches
- Build anticipation with recurring seasonal drops
AI-timed reorders for every pantry
AudienceTap learns when each customer runs low on their favorite products — whether it’s hot sauce that lasts months or trail mix that’s gone in days. Reorder prompts match real consumption.
- Personalized timing per customer, per product — not a fixed cycle
- Customers reply to restock their favorites in seconds
- Multi-product reorders handled per-SKU on independent cycles
Recover abandoned food orders via text
When a customer abandons a food order at checkout, AudienceTap follows up with a text showing what they left behind. They reply to complete the purchase.
- Cart contents sent as a text — customer replies to buy
- No redirect back to the checkout that failed
- Pairs with existing email and Klaviyo recovery flows
Why Text to Buy works for food brands
Food purchases are driven by timing, freshness, and habit. Text puts you in the conversation at the moment that matters.
5.5%
Average conversion rate
vs 0.12% for link-based SMS campaigns
98%
SMS open rate
vs 15–25% for email campaigns
28x
Average ROI
across AudienceTap merchants
3 min
Average read time
vs 6 hours for email
How it works for food brands
Schedule your product drop
Pick the products, set quantity limits, write your message, and schedule the send. Launch holiday specials, seasonal flavors, or small-batch runs.
Customers reply to claim
Your text list gets the drop announcement. Customers reply with a quantity or YES. No links, no product pages, no multi-step checkout.
Payment captured instantly
Card on file is charged the moment they reply. First-time buyers complete a one-time secure checkout, then purchase by text from then on.
Order syncs to Shopify
Orders flow into Shopify for fulfillment. Inventory updates in real time. Data syncs to Klaviyo for post-purchase follow-up and segmentation.
Grow your food brand subscriber list
More subscribers means bigger drops and more reorder revenue. AudienceTap makes it easy to capture opt-ins at every touchpoint.
Website signup forms
Branded popups and embedded forms convert site visitors into text subscribers. Trigger on exit intent, scroll depth, or post-purchase.
QR codes on packaging
Print QR codes on boxes, jars, and bag inserts. Every shipment becomes a subscriber acquisition tool — customers scan to join your text list.
Keyword opt-ins
Promote a keyword at farmers markets, food festivals, and on social media. Simple text-based opt-in from any channel.
Works with your existing stack
AudienceTap runs on its own dedicated number — your existing Klaviyo or Postscript flows stay exactly as they are.
Questions about Text-to-Buy for Food & Snacks
Drops & Limited Products
You schedule a drop with your product, quantity cap, and message. When the text goes out, customers reply to claim. Inventory decrements in real time — once it’s sold out, latecomers get an automatic sold-out reply.
Yes. You can schedule drops in advance, reuse templates, and build a cadence around holiday specials, seasonal flavors, or monthly small-batch releases.
Reorders & Replenishment
AudienceTap tracks each customer’s purchase history per product. A bag of granola and a bottle of hot sauce get different reorder timing — each personalized to that customer’s actual consumption pace.
Each product is tracked independently, so reorder prompts arrive when the customer actually needs them. Multi-item reorders can also be bundled when timing aligns.
Getting Started
No. AudienceTap layers on top of your current SMS tools. Keep using Klaviyo, Postscript, or Attentive for promotional campaigns while AudienceTap handles transactions, reorders, and cart recovery.
No long-term contracts. AudienceTap offers a 14-day free trial with 500 free messaging credits. Downgrade or cancel at any time.
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