Get found online
Your own business page, built to be found on Google, with ordering on it.
Vancouver Island · For Businesses
Sell your food online,
to customers nearby.
Restaurants, grocers, butchers, bakeries, caterers, farms and one-person food businesses on Vancouver Island sell on Local Pass, on the web and in the app, for a lower commission than the big delivery apps.
Find your kind of business
A one-person food business gets the same tools as a grocery store with a thousand products.
- Restaurants & cafesDelivery, pickup and catering from your own restaurant page.
- Grocers & food shopsYour shop online, with delivery, shipping and pickup.
- BakeriesYour bakes online, for pickup and delivery.
- Food hubsSell for many farms from one business, with wholesale and delivery routes.
- Farms & producersProduce, meat and eggs, subscription boxes, and wholesale to restaurants.
- Butchers & delisSell by weight. Customers pay for what you actually pack.
- CateringYour catering menu online, with the invoices sent for you.
Something else? Tell us what you make
Built for food businesses of all kinds and sizes
People open Local Pass to buy from businesses like yours. Here's what you get.
Delivery your way
Our drivers, your own, or pickup. Shops can ship too, and plan routes their own drivers follow in the Local Pass app, with customers told when they’re coming.
Orders at the counter
On a tablet we give you at no charge, and straight into Square if you use it.
Paid every day
Earnings to your bank daily, with statements and a sales-tax report.
Sell surplus
Mark items Soon to Go for a discount, a clearance badge and boosted placement.
Promotions
Discounts, two-for-ones and money off, plus campaigns we run with you.
More ways to sell, from the same account
- Catering Bookings, quotes, deposits and invoices.
- Subscriptions Subscribers pay and skip weeks on their own. You pack.
- Wholesale Order sheets with your wholesale prices for restaurants.
- Food labels Ingredients, allergens and Nutrition Facts, ready to print.
- No setup or monthly fee
- No exclusivity or minimum
- We walk you through your menu, delivery and payments
- A local team in Victoria
Sell outside Local Pass, too
Your Local Pass account isn’t only a place to be found. The same menu, stock and checkout also run your own website, your own customers and the businesses you supply, and every order lands in one place.
On your own website
Paste an order button, your whole menu or shop, or a few products into your site. Customers check out on Local Pass, and the order comes into your account.
To your own customers
Your catering page comes with a button and a QR code. A subscription box goes on your website, and the subscribers you already have can be imported.
To the businesses you supply
Give the restaurants and cafés you already supply an order sheet with your wholesale prices.
With your own drivers
Deliver with Local Pass drivers or your own, in your own zones and at your own fees.
Free food business guide
Permits, bylaws and rule changes, in one place
For any Island food business, on Local Pass or not. Every answer links to its source.
- What you need, by business The permits and licences for your kind of business, in the order you need them.
- Permits & licences Island Health, provincial, federal and municipal — what each costs and how long it takes.
- Local bylaws Business licences, home-business rules and markets in 12 Island municipalities.
- What’s changing New bylaws, rules, taxes and fees coming for restaurants and farms — with dates.
- Can I sell it? A yes or no for over 100 foods — at markets, online, from home or to shops.
- Your checklist Answer a few questions and get every step for your business, to print or share.
Already selling on Local Pass?
Common questions
How much does Local Pass charge?
A commission on each order, lower than DoorDash, SkipTheDishes or Uber Eats. Ask us for your rate.
How long does it take to get started?
Setup takes under 10 minutes and needs no technical experience. We help you with your menu or products, delivery and payments.
What types of businesses can join Local Pass?
Grocery stores, butchers, fishmongers, delis, bakeries, cafes, restaurants, food trucks, caterers, coffee roasters, breweries, wineries, specialty food shops, farms, fishers and food hubs — of any size.
Where can my business sell on Local Pass?
Local Pass is live in Greater Victoria, and coming to Nanaimo, Duncan, Courtenay, Campbell River and Port Alberni. It’s built for Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Based somewhere else? Apply anyway and tell us where you are. We’re starting here, and we want to hear from you.
Who owns Local Pass?
Subash Chandel and Dmitriy Kuleshov, who both live in Victoria, BC. They started Local Pass so local businesses could sell online without giving a large share of each order to the big delivery apps.
Have a question? Just ask.
Ready to sign up, or just looking? We’re happy to talk through how Local Pass would work for your business.
Or email us directly at vendors@imlocal.ca