Your Distributors Are Googling Your Competitors Because Your Catalog Lives in a PDF
If you're a food manufacturer watching buyers bounce after searching 'organic frozen vegetable suppliers near me', your site isn't structured for discovery -- it's structured for obscurity.
Custom web development for food manufacturers. Product catalogs, distributor portals, and compliance-ready sites that drive B2B sales.
Your buyer lands on a site hunting for a specific SKU with clean-label specs. Food manufacturer website development builds searchable catalogs where procurement teams filter by allergen, certification, or case size -- then download spec sheets, request samples, and contact your sales team without emailing. Your regulatory data lives in Sanity CMS with approval workflows. Your nutrition labels render in FDA-compliant format pulled straight from your PIM. Your distributor portal handles RFQs and sample requests with lead scoring attached. It won't fix outdated formulations or replace your ERP -- but it stops high-intent B2B traffic from bouncing because they can't find what ships in refrigerated truckloads.
What is holding your current website back?
Common gaps we find in nearly every audit.
How We Build This Right
Every safeguard, built in from Day 1.
FDA Labeling Compliance
Structured nutritional facts, allergen declarations, and ingredient lists that meet FDA 21 CFR requirements. Content is CMS-managed so your regulatory team can make updates without looping in a developer.
Searchable Product Catalog
Filterable catalog with faceted search by product line, dietary attribute, pack size, and certification. Each product page includes downloadable spec sheets, hi-res imagery, and nutritional data.
Distributor Portal
A gated portal where approved distributors access real-time pricing, place sample requests, download sell sheets, and view order history. Role-based permissions keep sensitive data locked down.
Document Management System
A centralized hub for SDS sheets, certificates of analysis, organic certifications, and kosher/halal documentation. Version control means buyers always pull the current documents.
Distributor Locator
An interactive map and zip-code search tool that connects end consumers and foodservice buyers to your nearest authorized distributor. It sends qualified traffic directly to your channel partners.
Performance-First Architecture
Static generation and edge caching deliver sub-second load times for product pages, even across hundreds of SKUs. Image optimization through Cloudinary keeps visual quality high without bloated file sizes.
What We Build
Purpose-built features for your industry.
Manage product specs and certifications through Sanity CMS with approval workflows
Your marketing and regulatory teams update products in real-time without dev deploys
Deploy instant search across SKUs with allergen and certification filters
Buyers find the right SKU in seconds with typo tolerance and synonym mapping built in
Capture sample requests with multi-step forms routed to your sales team
High-intent leads arrive with volume requirements and ship-to details already attached
Render nutrition labels in FDA-compliant format from your CMS data
Your nutritional data meets FDA formatting standards without manual label design
Run multiple food brands from one codebase with separate visual identities
Your portfolio scales across brands without rebuilding infrastructure for each line
Build trade show landing pages with QR-code lead capture and follow-up automation
Your booth traffic converts into qualified leads with post-show workflows that close deals
Built on a Modern, Secure Stack
Our Development Process
From discovery to launch. Quality at every step.
Product & Catalog Audit
Week 1We start by cataloging your SKUs, certifications, spec sheets, and existing digital assets. Then we map your buyer journey from discovery to sample request and identify where conversions are slipping.
Information Architecture & Design
Weeks 2–3We build wireframes for your product catalog, distributor portal, and lead capture flows. Visual design follows your brand standards, with responsive layouts that work for buyers on both mobile and desktop.
Development & CMS Build
Weeks 4–7Next.js frontend, Sanity CMS backend. Product data models, search indexing, document management, and portal authentication -- all built and tested against your actual SKU data.
Content Migration & QA
Weeks 8–9Product data, images, spec sheets, and certifications get migrated and validated. We run cross-browser testing, an accessibility audit, and performance optimization to hit 95+ Lighthouse scores.
Launch & Distributor Onboarding
Week 10We do a staged rollout with distributor portal training, CMS training for your team, and 30 days of post-launch support. Analytics dashboards track sample requests, catalog engagement, and search behavior from day one.
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