Starter
$299/mo
Hire up to 5 Creators
Briefs, rights & payouts handled in-app
1 Job Listing · 30 Invites
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The Numbers That Power SideShift
One Platform for All Your UGC Campaigns
Source Creators.
No more cold DMs. Post once and creators from a 1M+ pool apply to you.
Stop Tracking In Sheets.
Every creator's views, engagement and cost in one place, not a spreadsheet somebody has to update.
Payouts Without The Weekend.
Pay twenty creators in one pass. Contracts, invoices and 1099s handled, so nobody has to own payouts as a job.
Fifteen Steps Down To Three.
Briefs, chat, approvals and payment in one thread per creator, instead of Slack plus email plus IG DMs.
Food & Beverage Creator Content
Authentic UGC from creators driving growth in food & beverage
Food & Bev
Max
Food & Bev
Abby
Food & Bev
Vika
Food & Bev
Dre
Food & Bev
Marcela
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Food & Bev
Max
Food & Bev
Abby
Food & Bev
Vika
Food & Bev
Dre
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Marcela
The Benefits of UGC for Food & Beverage Brands
Why food & beverage brands win with creator-made content.
Recruit, manage, and monitor food and beverage UGC creators from one operating system.
UGC shows your product in real kitchens, routines, grocery hauls and recipes, making it easier for shoppers to picture it in their own lives.
Real-Life Product Context
UGC shows your product in real kitchens, routines, grocery hauls and recipes, making it easier for shoppers to picture it in their own lives.
More Believable Taste and Usage
Creator content makes flavor, texture, portion size, and use cases feel more tangible than packaging or brand copy alone.
Build Repeat Purchase Behavior
When creators feature your product as part of everyday meals and snacks, shoppers are more likely to come back and buy it again.
Inspire recipe ideas.
Food and beverage UGC gives shoppers more ways to use the product, which can increase trial, basket size, and repeat consumption.
Boost shelf appeal.
Creator content helps packaged goods feel more memorable and emotionally resonant than static packaging or generic product shots alone.
Power retail media.
CPG brands can reuse creator content across paid social, retailer pages, email, and product listings to get more value from every asset.
Brands Love SideShift.
See why 3,000+ brands trust SideShift for creator-powered growth.
“Sideshift (and the team) are fantastic and real pros at UGC. They have a great talent network and comprehensive tool to allow someone of any experience level to launch a UGC campaign. The reporting tools are next level - we love having a single interface to see how everything is performing.”
Tyler Farley
Partnerships, Yik Yak
“The applicants have been super high quality! Unlike any platform I've used in the past.”
Luis Ocampo
Founding Team, Partiful
“We had no luck with traditional platforms to find high quality creator talent until we turned to SideShift. We filled all our hiring needs through the platform. SideShift is a cemented go-to for us whenever we need creators.”
Evan Dray
Co-Founder, Astra
“Replit moves fast, and we needed a way to get in front of developers at scale without relying solely on ads. SideShift made that possible. The sheer volume of organic content we were able to push out through their creators turned into real distribution and traction for us.”
Horacio Lopez
Revenue Operations @ Replit
“SideShift was a huge help for us in the gen z hiring process. We were able to fill 100% of our creator hiring needs in just a few weeks through the platform. SideShift is a cemented go-to for us whenever we are in need of creators.”
Edward Tian
Founder, GPTZero
“SideShift has shown us how much of a multiplier authentic, organic short-form content can be. Their creator network helped unlock a new layer of growth that traditional paid channels never could. It's a playbook every high-growth company should have in their arsenal.”
Henrique Dubugras
Founding CEO @ Brex
The new standard for creator marketing
See why SideShift is the smarter choice for high-performing videos.
SideShiftDoing it yourselfHiring an agency
1M+ vetted creators apply to youPost the role and creators apply to you. You choose from people who raised their hand, instead of cold-DMing strangers who ghost.
Cold DMs, 80% ghosting
Small roster, limited options
Briefs, chat, scheduling — one placeBrief, message, and schedule every creator in one place, instead of juggling iMessage, Slack, and IG DMs.
iMessage + Slack + IG DMs
Weeks of back-and-forth
Performance dashboard, updated through the daySee views, engagement, and conversions per creator as they land, not in a monthly report you build by hand.
Spreadsheets
Monthly PDF (maybe)
One-click payouts, automated bonusesPay creators and trigger view-based bonuses from the dashboard. No manual Venmo runs, no chasing transfers.
Manual Venmo / bank transfers
Baked into the 5-figure retainer
Creators post from their accountsVideos go out from the creator's own account, so they read as real content, not an ad you placed.
You coordinate individually
Automated screening + scheduling, every applicant in 24 hrs.Screening and scheduling run automatically, so every applicant gets handled within a day without you in the loop.
Calendly + email + follow-ups
Agency handles it ($$$)
SideShift
Doing it yourself
Hiring an agency
1M+ vetted creators apply to youPost the role and creators apply to you. You choose from people who raised their hand, instead of cold-DMing strangers who ghost.
Cold DMs, 80% ghosting
Small roster, limited options
Briefs, chat, scheduling — one placeBrief, message, and schedule every creator in one place, instead of juggling iMessage, Slack, and IG DMs.
iMessage + Slack + IG DMs
Weeks of back-and-forth
Performance dashboard, updated through the daySee views, engagement, and conversions per creator as they land, not in a monthly report you build by hand.
Spreadsheets
Monthly PDF (maybe)
One-click payouts, automated bonusesPay creators and trigger view-based bonuses from the dashboard. No manual Venmo runs, no chasing transfers.
Manual Venmo / bank transfers
Baked into the 5-figure retainer
Creators post from their accountsVideos go out from the creator's own account, so they read as real content, not an ad you placed.
You coordinate individually
Automated screening + scheduling, every applicant in 24 hrs.Screening and scheduling run automatically, so every applicant gets handled within a day without you in the loop.
Calendly + email + follow-ups
Agency handles it ($$$)
Simple pricing that scales with your creator output
Choose a plan that fits your food & beverage brand.
Most popular
Growth
$499/mo
Hire up to 15 Creators
Briefs, rights & payouts handled in-app
2 Job Listings · 100 Invites
1 Job Boost
Scale
$999/mo
No cap on creators
Built for high-volume output
3 Job Listings · Unlimited Invites
3 Job Boosts
F&B UGC vs Traditional F&B Marketing
Food & Beverage UGC in 2026
Creator-led UGC outperforms traditional food & beverage marketing on cost, speed, authenticity, and scalability — giving brands full creative control without the studio overhead.
Content Ownership
UGCFull usage rights
TraditionalOften restricted
Cost
UGCScalable, output-based pricing
TraditionalHigh per-post fees
Authenticity
UGCNative, organic style
TraditionalOverly polished, sponsored feel
Volume
UGC250+ videos/month possible
Traditional1-2 posts per influencer
Performance
UGCperformance analytics
TraditionalLimited
Rights Usage
UGCUse across organic and paid advertising campaigns
TraditionalCostly usage rights for paid advertising
Food & Beverage UGC
Traditional F&B Marketing
Content Ownership
Full usage rights
Often restricted
Cost
Scalable, output-based pricing
High per-post fees
Authenticity
Native, organic style
Overly polished, sponsored feel
Volume
250+ videos/month possible
1-2 posts per influencer
Performance
performance analytics
Limited
Rights Usage
Use across organic and paid advertising campaigns
Costly usage rights for paid advertising
FAQs
Common questions about UGC for food & beverage brands on SideShift.
What kinds of food and beverage brands use SideShift?
Packaged food, snack, beverage, grocery, and consumer food brands use SideShift to create product-led content that drives trial, awareness, and repeat purchase.
What type of food and beverage content can creators make?
How do I find the right food and beverage creators?
Can food and beverage UGC be used for paid ads?
How quickly can I launch a food and beverage campaign?
How are creators paid?
Post a brief. Creators apply to you.
Free for 7 days. Cancel before your trial ends and pay nothing.
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