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May 30, 2023

Food52 marketplace affiliate program

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Food52 is a popular online platform and community for food enthusiasts, offering a wide range of recipes, cooking tips, and a marketplace for kitchen and dining products. If you’re looking for a Food52 affiliate program, maybe you’d like to consider starting your own marketplace with 3-5x higher sales commission. Here’s how.

Vendo paves the way for an easy and economical launch of your multi-vendor marketplace. Begin selling products from various vendors rapidly, free from the concerns of inventory and shipping. And the sales commissions hover around 20-30% instead of 6-12%.

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Vendo is your comprehensive solution for marketplace operations, offering an automated operational platform, a variety of brands or the choice to include your own, tools for merchandising and marketing, sales across multiple channels (website, emails, SMS, mobile app, social media), and constant support for marketplace development.

Food52 Marketplace Success Factors

Food52's marketplace has a compelling success story, marked by strategic growth and effective community engagement. Here's a brief overview:

  • Strong Beginning: Food52, founded in 2009 by Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, began as a food blog with weekly recipe contests. Over ten years, it evolved into a media and e-commerce powerhouse, valued at over $100 million.
  • Rapid Growth: In ten years, Food52 attracted 16 million readers and generated about $30 million in revenue in 2018. This impressive growth led to selling its majority stake to TCG Capital for $83 million in 2019.
  • Strategic Expansion: Despite limited funding, the company expanded organically by proving concepts before broader implementation. They started with an advance from a multi-cookbook deal and built buzz through effective online marketing.
  • Diverse Revenue Streams: Food52's success is attributed to its high-quality content, strong community engagement, and ability to monetize these aspects effectively.
  • Future Plans: Post-success, Food52 aimed to open a brick-and-mortar store in 2020, indicating an expansion beyond digital boundaries.

Food52 Affiliate Program

Food52's Affiliate Program offers a lucrative opportunity for influencers, content creators, and publishers. Here are key aspects of its affiliate program:

  • Commission Structure: Affiliates earn a 12% commission on the first $100K of product sales annually and 15% on sales exceeding $100K.
  • Customizable Platform: Affiliates get a customizable digital storefront to showcase favorite products, recipes, and stories.
  • Wide Reach: The program allows sharing through various platforms, including social media, email, and text, maximizing reach and sales potential.
  • Exclusive Benefits: Members receive invites to exclusive events at Food52's Brooklyn Headquarters and virtual events, enhancing community involvement.

These factors demonstrate Food52's innovative approach to content creation, community engagement, and monetization, contributing to its remarkable success in a competitive marketplace​​​​​​.

Get started with a marketplace like Food52 on Vendo. Get 3-5x higher sales commission!

Vendo paves the way for an easy and economical launch of your multi-vendor marketplace. Begin selling products from various vendors rapidly, free from the concerns of inventory and shipping. And the sales commissions hover around 20-30% instead of 6-12%.

START YOUR OWN MULTI-BRAND MARKETPLACE ON VENDO 

  • Book a demo call: We’ll set up your demo marketplace and populate it with products.
  • Customize your Storefront: We’ll help you craft a storefront that aligns with your brand identity, ensuring a cohesive and on-brand shopping experience for your customers.
  • Onboard Brands: Invite your favorite brands or choose brands from the Vendo brand catalog. We can also start reaching out to brands you’d like to sell on your behalf.
  • Select Products: Curate product collections manually or automate the process to efficiently manage your catalog and meet customer demand.
  • Embed products: Make your editorial content shoppable with products embedded right where your customers expect them to find. Simplify and streamline product discovery.
  • Start Selling Programmatically: Push products through multiple touch points: on your website, share it on social media, and include products in your newsletters. 
  • Get Paid: Get paid as soon as products are shipped by the brands. No need to wait 30-60 days or worry about orders not attributable to your affiliate links.
  • Get Repeat Sales: Since you’re not linking out, your customers will keep coming back. We’ll help them with abandoned cart emails and promotional email blasts. 

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