Cost + timeline + your credentials, what does a foodservice Magento build run?
Realistic ranges for a foodservice distributor at $1M, $10M GMV:
- Audit: 5 business days. Catalog + LTL freight + Net-30 + drop-ship + NSF flagging gap analysis. Written platform-fit recommendation + roadmap PDF.
- I quote every job in writing before any work starts. Message me on WhatsApp with a short brief and you get scope, price and timeline within one working day. Catalog + 1 drop-ship distributor + LTL freight checkout + Net-30 underwriter + 5-state tax + subscription auto-ship for consumables. Hyvä theme. Ready for live orders day 1.
- Custom enterprise: quoted in 24h. Multi-distributor drop-ship (5+ manufacturers), 50-state LTL + tax compliance, hotel-chain procurement portal with PunchOut, school-district bid system + state-contract pricing, restaurant-group multi-location approval chains, PIM integration. Typical range: $30k, $150k. Timeline: 12-24 weeks.
- Hosting: $300, $1,500/mo on Cloudways / dedicated. Drop-ship-heavy stores don’t need over-provisioned compute (no inventory + low concurrent traffic). CDN (Cloudflare) optional but recommended.
- Ongoing: retainer for new-distributor onboarding, Net-30 collections review, LTL carrier-mix optimisation, subscription expansion.
My credentials: Adobe-Certified Magento + Hyvä developer, 8+ years shipping B2B trade-supply Magento stores (restaurant + janitorial + industrial + packaging). Catalogs at 20k+ SKUs, drop-ship to 15+ manufacturers, LTL freight with appointment scheduling, Net-30 + multi-buyer procurement. I work solo; you get me on every build, not a junior. Fixed quote on request. Public Upwork reviews on the testimonials slider above.