FoodCoopShop

FoodCoopShop is an open-source, web-based shop and management system designed for food cooperatives, local shops and producers. It provides members, manufacturers and admins with tools to manage products, orders, deliveries and cashless account-based payments.

Key Features

• Web shop optimized for selling food from multiple producers with per-product delivery rhythms (weekly, biweekly, specific days)
• Manufacturer and admin areas for product management, order lists, and automated order notifications
• Decentralized network plugin to synchronize products between installations (master/replica setups)
• Cashless payment system based on member account balances and bank account transfers
• Order adaptations (cancellations, weight/price adjustments) and automatic weekly order handling
• Self-service mode for stock products including optional barcode scanning for quick checkouts
• Multilingual interface (German and English) and Docker-based development/production setups
• System requirements include Apache with mod_rewrite, PHP 8.4+, PHP intl/Imagick/GD, MySQL 8+, shell access and cronjobs

Use Cases

• Local food cooperatives running regular member ordering cycles with varied delivery rhythms
• Small farm shops or community-supported agriculture programs managing producers, stock and member accounts
• Networks of connected shops needing product synchronization across multiple installations

Limitations and Considerations

• Relies on traditional LAMP-style infrastructure and requires cronjobs and shell access for backups and scheduled tasks
• Designed for cooperative workflows; it lacks built-in gateway-based card payments by default (bank-transfer/account-based flows are primary)

FoodCoopShop is focused on the operational needs of food coops and small producer networks, offering inventory handling, scheduled deliveries, and member-centric payment workflows in a lightweight, self-hostable package.