How Instacart Is ‘Meeting People When Food Inspiration Strikes’

TikTok isn’t just for discovering the latest dance craze. Through Instacart’s new Shoppable Recipes, TikTok users—as well as those of Tasty and Hearst Magazines’ properties such as Delish and Good Housekeeping—can now discover new recipes and add the ingredients to their carts at the same time. “See it, cart it and eat it,” Instacart says.

"At Instacart, we're passionate about food and we're invested in unlocking that passion for others," said Asha Sharma, COO of Instacart, in a release. "By making popular recipes … easily shoppable in a few taps, we're helping people put that passion into action by picking up a few items from their favorite local store so they can create exciting new meals. We’re expanding our touchpoints beyond the weekly grocery shop or late-night cravings, and meeting people when food inspiration strikes and they want to discover new meals and cooking experiences."

Shoppable Recipes uses real-time AI-driven modeling to find in-stock items available to shoppers for quick delivery. The product comes to life via an embedded "See Recipe" button featured on recipe videos on TikTok and via a "Shop with Instacart" button on recipes on Hearst Magazines’ food culture properties that adds all of the ingredients to their Instacart cart in just a few taps.

"With nearly 60 billion views of the hashtag #FoodTikTok, the food community on TikTok is massive and highly engaged, and we've seen creators build global audiences by sharing their favorite recipes with our users in unique and creative ways," said Isaac Bess, head of global distribution and product partnerships for TikTok.

Beginning March 16, select food creators on TikTok can start using Instacart's Shoppable Recipe functionality in their videos and earn payouts based on engagements and Instacart orders placed. Creators will be able to choose from recipes available on Tasty.co and other selected sites. Tasty will also be among the first creators with access to the functionality.

Hearst, meanwhile, will integrate Shoppable Recipe buttons onto all of its own recipe content on Delish.com, ThePioneerWoman.com, GoodHousekeeping.com and CountryLiving.com, allowing at-home cooks to add all the necessary ingredients to their Instacart cart, place an Instacart order and get cooking.

"We are keen to identify opportunities that enhance our audience experience and, with Instacart, we found just that," said Kristen O'Hara, chief business officer for Hearst Magazines. "With the convergence of content and commerce, we are moving toward a world where inspiration and action go hand in hand.”

Instacart, which offers offer same-day delivery and pickup services, has partnered with more than 750 national, regional and local retailers to deliver from more than 70,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America.