Perishable product. Precise delivery logic.
85+ food and beverage brands run on Flare — meat, seafood, dairy, bakery, drinks, meal kits and pet food. Cut-off times, weekend blocking, postcode transit rules and per-product lead times, all enforced at checkout automatically.
When product goes off, a wrong date costs money.
Carriers won't move perishables over weekends. Cut-off times shift by product and method. Transit times vary by postcode. Shopify doesn't enforce any of these rules natively — so customers pick dates you can't fulfil, and your team spends hours every week fixing orders, issuing refunds and answering "where's my order?" emails. The cost isn't just operational — it's the customer who doesn't come back.
Six rules your checkout enforces automatically.
Set them once. Flare runs them on every order — 195ms average response, native Shopify checkout extension.
Next-day and same-day cut-offs
Set cut-off times by product, shipping method and postcode zone. Customers ordering after cut-off see the next valid date automatically — no stale dates, no manual overrides.
Weekend and holiday blocking
Block Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays when carriers won't move perishable goods. Customers never see dates you can't fulfil.
Postcode-based transit rules
Different postcodes mean different transit times. Flare calculates the earliest valid delivery date per zone — so a customer in London and a customer in the Highlands see different calendars.
Per-product lead times
Frozen, chilled and shelf-stable products have different prep windows. Flare sets lead times per product so mixed carts show only dates valid for every item.
Capacity limits per day
Cap the number of orders per delivery day to match your fulfilment capacity. Dates close automatically before they oversell.
Order tagging and 3PL automation
Delivery date, ship date, zone and method are written to every order automatically — feeding ShipStation, WMS and 3PL workflows without manual intervention.
From perishable meat to subscription juices.
Every one of these brands runs Flare's delivery logic at checkout — cut-offs, postcode rules, lead times and order tagging, all without a developer.
Verbatim from the Shopify App Store.
"Flare has been nothing short of transformative. One of the standout features is its ability to set location-specific shipping rules tailored to our needs — live products often require specific handling, delivery windows, and adherence to regional regulations. With Flare, we can create custom schedules that ensure our deliveries are planned with these factors in mind."
"We moved our high-volume perishable food business to Shopify and needed a sophisticated checkout calendar for gifting and perishable food logic. Flare is by far the best Shopify app partner we've worked with — they customised aspects of the app for our needs, and our first holiday season on Shopify was a huge success."
Common questions from food brands.
Can I block weekend deliveries for perishable food?
Yes. Block any combination of days globally or per shipping method. Most food brands block Saturday and Sunday for carrier-shipped perishables while keeping local delivery available.
Can I set different lead times for frozen vs chilled vs shelf-stable?
Yes. Lead times are set per product or product collection. A frozen item with 3-day prep and a shelf-stable item with 1-day prep will show different available dates — and mixed carts show only dates valid for every item.
Does Flare work with subscription apps like Skio or Recharge?
Yes. Flare integrates natively with Skio, Recharge and Utterbond so recurring orders use the same delivery rules as one-time purchases. Subscription renewal dates reflect your postcode zones, cut-offs and blocked dates automatically.
How does postcode-based transit work?
You define zones by postcode prefix or range, set transit days per zone, and Flare calculates the earliest valid delivery date for each customer. A customer in zone 1 (1-day transit) sees different dates than a customer in zone 3 (3-day transit).
Shipping perishable food on Shopify? Try Flare free.
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