Everything you need to run your cottage food business online
Batch52 is the e-commerce platform built for home bakers and cottage food businesses. Whether you sell sourdough, cakes, cookies, or jams from your home kitchen, Batch52 gives you a hosted online shop with pre-orders, pickup scheduling, payments, customer notifications, loyalty rewards, and reports — all in one place.
Your own online shop — no website needed
Every Batch52 shop is a full website hosted on your own batch52.com subdomain, and Pro shops can connect a custom domain instead. Customers can browse your products, read about your business, and place orders without downloading an app or creating an account.
Customize how your shop looks and works: your branding and photos, a links page you can use everywhere you promote your bakery, and — on Pro — your own custom pages. Batch52 handles hosting, mobile layouts, and search-engine basics like sitemaps for you.
Read the docs →Products built for bakers
Add and organize everything you sell: photos, descriptions, categories, pricing, and product options like sizes and flavors. Control what is available and when, so your menu always matches what you are actually baking.
Read the docs →Orders and online payments
Customers order and pay online — through the cart or a Buy Now checkout — and every order lands in your dashboard, where you track it from placed to picked up. You can also record manual orders you take in person or over social media, so everything lives in one place.
Read the docs →Pickup windows and batch scheduling
Cottage food businesses run on batches, not same-day shipping. Define pickup windows — the dates and times customers can collect orders — and set minimum lead times so every order arrives with enough notice to bake. Customers pick their window while ordering, and you bake to a predictable schedule.
Read the docs →Customers, email, and SMS updates
Batch52 keeps a customer list for you automatically, with each customer’s order history and communication preferences. Order events trigger email notifications, and Pro shops can send SMS text updates — including order confirmations and pickup reminders — so customers always know when to show up.
Read the docs →Marketing and loyalty rewards
Grow repeat business without extra tools: publish announcements as website banners and share them to social media for free. Pro shops get more — email announcements to subscribers, an email capture signup to grow that list, and a loyalty rewards program (punch cards or points) so regulars earn their way to free items automatically.
Read the docs →Reports and your dashboard
Your dashboard is home base: what needs baking, what is selling, and how the shop is doing. Reports break down sales and revenue over time so you can see what is working.
Read the docs →Getting started takes minutes
Sign up, add your products, set your pickup windows, and share your shop link — no code, no plugins, no separate payment setup headaches. The Help Center walks through every step, and the Learning Center covers the business side, including state-by-state cottage food law guides.
Read the docs →Frequently asked questions
Does Batch52 work for cottage food businesses?
Yes — Batch52 is built specifically for cottage food businesses and home bakers. You get a hosted online shop for taking pre-orders and payments, plus pickup scheduling that fits a batch-based baking workflow. Batch52 also publishes state-by-state cottage food law guides to help you stay compliant.
Can my customers order and pay online?
Yes. Customers browse your products, add them to a cart or use Buy Now, and pay online at checkout. You see every order in your dashboard and manage it through its full lifecycle.
Does Batch52 handle pickup scheduling?
Yes. You define pickup windows — the dates and times customers can collect orders — and set lead times so orders always arrive with enough notice to bake. Customers choose a pickup window while ordering.
Does Batch52 send order notifications?
Yes. Batch52 sends email notifications for order events, and Pro shops can send SMS text updates — including order confirmations and pickup reminders.
Do I need my own website or domain?
No. Every Batch52 shop is a hosted website on your own batch52.com subdomain, ready in minutes. Pro shops can connect a custom domain whenever they want one.
Can I run a loyalty program?
Yes. Pro shops can offer a rewards program — punch-card or points based — so repeat customers earn their way to free items automatically as they order.