NextDrop
Elevating Takeout
You cook,
We sell,
No commissions.
NextDrop is the leading digital platform for Food Entrepreneurs.
We give you back the time you need to create your next masterpiece by automating the end-to-end logistics of a popup or virtual kitchen operation.
And the best part? It's free. Your customers simply pay $2 per order (+$0.75/mile if DoorDash delivery is used).
Too busy to interface with our self-service platform? No problem, we'll provide all the ongoing support your operation needs for just $75/hour.
We combine a beautiful front end...
Validate every order
Ensure all your pre-order conditions are satisfied before checkout (contact info, credit card details, lead times, order minimums/maximums, inventory, bundles).
Maximize conversions
Adapt to different shopping preferences with a smooth, multi-path checkout that will feel familiar to your customers.
Fulfill orders seamlessly via pick-up, self-delivery, or
Choose any combination of our fulfillment options and get real-time status updates that give you the confidence your products are ending up in the hands of the right people at the right time and place.
Get set-up in 24 hrs
We'll create a visually stunning menu that matches your brand and tells your story. Even if your next drop is tomorrow, you'll be ready.
...with an all-in-one business toolkit.
Build relationships
Grow your mailing list, analyze your audience mix every week, segment your customer base (loyal, one hit wonders, etc.) and deploy targeted marketing campaigns to keep customers coming back. That's right, we've built our own internal MailChimp!
Track inventory
We'll count capacity in whatever terms you'd like (pizza-units, cookie boxes, bushels), just as long as you avoid overselling (long wait times), premature sellouts (disappointed customers), and food wastage (added costs).
Plan your flow
Easily define menu drop and pickup/delivery dates, as well as timeslots, lead times, cutoffs, and delivery surcharges/radius across multiple locations.
Supercharge demand
Promote with gift cards, discount pricing, promo codes, and ambassador programs (i.e. John Doe gets a $5 gift card every time his personalized 10% off code is used).
From Food Entrepreneurs like you
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We found NextDrop at a very crucial time for the business. We were struggling to keep up with demand. DM orders are great, but they are not efficient.
That’s where Chris and his team came in and saved the day. We had one meeting with Chris and knew we was our guy! He is personable, detailed-oriented and goal-driven. Everything we throw at him, he crushes. He listens and has a great attitude. The thing I like most about him is he knows no business is 100% alike. He strives to let your business shine. Every similar pop up POS company we spoke to gave us the same story. NextDrop stood above the rest because Chris and his team really care. Their actions speak for themselves. Even in the midst of Chris’ wedding he was there for my business. I can’t say enough positive remarks about our interactions.
We’ve built out a pretty special backend to help streamline our flow, and 100% credit goes to NextDrop!
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No joke, NextDrop changed my life. Every week I was spending hours and hours just to receive and manage orders using whatever not-quite-fit-for-the-job online tools I could find. It was incredibly exhausting and was really souring me on the entire business. Not to mention the fact that it was frustrating for my customers as well.
Working with NextDrop changed all of that and allowed me to focus my time on the parts of the business I love, like growth and innovation. Honestly, just streamlining the order process was enough, but when I starting using the Customer Analytics features, it opened up a whole new world of possibilities.
Instead of having to rely on Instagram’s finicky algorithm to hopefully push my content to customers, I was able to directly communicate with them and specifically target customer segments with promotions and incentives to increase revenue.
I cannot recommend working with NextDrop enough.
Kyle D., Founder
Los Angeles, CA
Dough Daddy is an LA-favorite, pandemic-born popup serving Detroit-style pizza and craft cocktails for pick-up a few days every week. It has been featured on Well Done (Discovery+), The Kelly Clarkson Show, and written about in the LA Times, Eater, The Infatuation, and several other publications. NextDrop has processed over 850 orders for Dough Daddy since the summer of 2021.
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NextDrop provided an amazing point person who was crucial to getting everything up and running. Their communication was always fast and they made sure to answer every question we had. NextDrop helped us customize our menus for exactly what we needed and made helpful suggestions about how to grow our business.
They were always available for last-minute changes and made sure we were fully prepared for all pick-up days. NextDrop was exactly what we were looking for and their customer service exceeded our expectations!
Leah H., Co-Founder
Charleston, SC
Rosalie's became a pandemic hit in Charleston as a Food Truck before shutting down because it became an unsustainable model for the founders. After receiving constant requests for their pan pizzas, Leah and Jeremy decided to relaunch Rosalie's out of a commissary kitchen, with pick-up at a local brewery. They partnered with NextDrop to facilitate pre-orders and enjoyed dramatic success, as well as a much more sustainable operating model.
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NextDrop is digital freedom! My favorite part is the flexibility. I can schedule promotions, update menu items, and control my entire operation directly from my phone at any moment in the day.
Setting up the menu was super easy. The staff at NextDrop was quick and responsive, and they took our media and created a beautiful menu that stayed true to our brand and aesthetic.
I also love that NextDrop gives me regular feedback about menu performance and automatically captures customer information to use in my weekly targeted email campaigns. We're looking forward to kicking off a loyalty and ambassador program within NextDrop in the near future!
NextDrop has come up big for us on several occasions. Ahead of a recent long weekend, I discovered that we had a surplus of mussels and my chef didn't think they'd keep into the following week. I logged into my NextDrop account, kicked off a dish-specific promotion, and we sold out of the mussels before the weekend even hit. Another time, we created a cocktail in honor of the passing of the actor Chadwick Boseman. We named it Wakanda Forever, put it on the front page of our menu, and within minutes we were selling them like crazy. We actually had to go buy more ingredients for them, and it's been our top selling cocktail ever since. We went from zero to having a hit on our hands within a few hours!
The future of the F&B industry depends on being creative and evolving, and NextDrop helps us do just that! Personally, at my business, I know we're going to be keeping NextDrop for the rest of our existence!
Julian M., General Manager
Jersey City, NJ
Luna is a contemporary Italian restaurant offering made-to-order classic dishes in a rustic-modern space. General manager Julian Muscio prides himself on innovation and creating unique dining experiences (black light 'Full Moon' parties, immersive live music, a wine cellar made out of an old bank vault, etc.). His restaurant was the test bed for NextDrop's early versions, and brought a seasoned owner's perspective to product development. To date, over 50,000 Luna customers have experienced the NextDrop platform.
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The NextDrop platform has been phenomenal for our business since re-opening after the initial wave of the pandemic.
Our customers love the feasibility of the app and are able to navigate through our digital menu with ease. They enjoy being able to visualize what they're about to order, and that combined with the built-in validation logic reduces the risk of ordering errors which minimizes our food loss costs.
The promo pricing and ability to highlight dishes and make announcements is a great help to showcase new items and funnel demand.
Overall, working with NextDrop has been a great experience!
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We're hyped about your next drop!
