Co-operative food buying, simplified.
Bulk Buddy gives food co-ops the tools to manage suppliers, coordinate orders, and work together — all in one place.
Why Bulk Buddy
Flexible by design
Configure fees, order workflows, member roles, and delivery rules to match your co-op's unique setup — not a generic template.
Simple for volunteers
No training required. Members can place an order within minutes of joining, and admins can run a full order round without reading a manual.
Built by co-oppers
We've been running our own food co-op for fifteen years. Every feature exists because we needed it ourselves.
Affordable pricing
Tiered plans from $29/month NZD, first month free, and no setup fees. Good tools shouldn't require a big budget.
Transparent finances
See who owes what, record payments, split fees fairly, and keep a clear record for every order cycle.
Local first
Support local producers, keep money in your regional economy, and build food resilience outside supermarket supply chains.
Grows with you
From a kitchen-table buying group to a regional co-op, Bulk Buddy scales from 6 members to unlimited members.
Real support
We answer emails, take calls, and genuinely want your co-op to thrive — because we're co-oppers too.
Secure & private
Secure login, email verification, password resets, and brute-force protection — your members' data stays safe.
Features
From managing suppliers to placing group orders, Bulk Buddy handles the heavy lifting.
Member Management
Invite members, assign roles, and manage permissions for admins, packers, and members.
Supplier & Product Catalogue
Maintain a shared catalogue of suppliers and products with prices and availability.
Streamlined Ordering
Individual orders roll up into a single co-op order. No spreadsheets, no miscounts.
Payment Tracking
See who owes what, record payments, and keep a clear record for every order cycle.
Set up your co-op
Create your co-op, add your branding, and configure settings like timezone and terms.
Product catalogue
Browse and manage products with categories, images, pricing, and availability.
Easy shopping
Members browse what's available, add items to their cart, and submit before the deadline.
Delivery & packing
Check off items as they arrive, note shortfalls, and generate print-ready packing lists.
Built for the way co-ops actually work
Every feature is designed around the real day-to-day needs of community food buying groups.
Set up your co-op
Create your co-op, add your branding, and configure settings like timezone and membership terms.
Invite & manage members
Send email invitations, assign roles (admin, packer, member), and keep track of who's who.
Supplier directory
Keep all your supplier details — contacts, bank accounts, delivery notes — organised in one place.
Product catalogue
Browse and manage products with categories, images, pricing, and availability — no spreadsheets needed.
Price change tracking
Prices automatically update across open orders when they change, with a full history you can look back on.
Order lifecycle
Orders move through clear stages — open, close, send to suppliers, receive deliveries, and complete.
Easy shopping
Members browse what's available, add items to their cart, and submit their order before the deadline.
Order adjustments
Admins can tweak member orders after closing — adjust quantities, add or remove items — with a full record.
Email suppliers directly
Send each supplier their portion of the order by email and track whether it was delivered, opened, or bounced.
Delivery & packing
Packers check off items as they arrive, note any shortfalls, snap photos, and members confirm what they received.
Flexible fees
Add delivery charges, handling fees, or discounts — split evenly, by proportion, or per person.
Payment tracking
See who owes what, record payments one-by-one or import a batch from your bank, and keep a clear record.
Email notifications
Members get notified when orders open, invitations arrive, and passwords are reset — all handled automatically.
AI-powered images & descriptions
Quickly generate product images and descriptions with AI when you don't have your own.
Secure accounts
Secure login with email verification, password resets, and brute-force protection — your members' data stays safe.
Reports & summaries
See fee breakdowns, payment summaries, and order totals at a glance — so the treasurer's job is easier.
Print-ready packing lists
Print order summaries for packing day so your team can work offline with everything they need on paper.
Multiple co-ops
Belong to more than one co-op and switch between them anytime — handy if you're involved in several groups.
Maintained product catalogues
For select suppliers, Bulk Buddy keeps product names and prices up to date on your behalf.
How it works
Create your co-op
Sign up, name your co-operative, and invite your members.
Add suppliers & products
Build your product catalogue from the suppliers you already use.
Open an order round
Members browse products and submit their orders before the deadline.
Pack, pay & distribute
Collated orders, packing lists, and payment summaries — all generated automatically.
Ready to simplify your co-op?
Join co-operatives already using Bulk Buddy to streamline their food buying.