Souschef
souschef.co.uk
Sous Chef is a specialized online retailer offering hard-to-find international ingredients, world foods, and cooking equipment for home cooks and professional kitchens. The store positions itself as a one-stop culinary destination, curating premium pantry staples including oils, vinegars, chocolate, spices, and specialty items alongside cookware and tableware.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 31/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
6,756
+229Collections
959
+4Pages
21
Blog Posts
1,347
+7CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
60/100
Top Recommendations
- Migrate from legacy OS 1.0 theme to OS 2.0 for better performance and features
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 25 points below Food & Drink category average (56)
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
- Consider BNPL options to increase average order value
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 22 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#15466 / 16375
Faster than 6% of stores
Food & Drink Ranking
#1276 / 1334
Top 96% in category
Category Avg Performance
56
-25 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Slower than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.9s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
129ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
1.3s
First Contentful Paint
332ms
Time to First Byte
10.6s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1794 Food & Drink stores
#8 in Food & Drink
Top 0% of stores
2775% above average
6,756 products vs 235 avg
Slower than 96% of Food & Drink stores
PageSpeed score: 31/100
+229 products
Over the past month
No BNPL options
52% of Food & Drink stores offer PayPal
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1794 stores in Food & Drink
2775% above average
avg
2721% above average
avg
17% above average
avg
2828% above average
avg
Category Intelligence
How Souschef compares to other food & drink stores
11%
of Food & Drink stores use this theme
Insights
- 52% of Food & Drink stores offer PayPal
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
No additional integrations detected
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Growing (+4%)
Added 229 products last month
1+ year
Since Dec 2024
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 0% by catalog size
high
Strong content (1347 blogs, 21 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Basic stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Mar 2025
Mar 2025
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About Souschef
Souschef is a food & drink ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 6,756 products organized across 959 collections, making it larger than average for the food & drink category.
Theme and Design
Souschef uses the Debut theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 11% of food & drink stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Souschef achieves a performance score of 31/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 78/100 for accessibility and 85/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Souschef has not implemented a third-party review platform. Compared to other food & drink stores, 52% of food & drink stores offer paypal
Competitive Positioning
Within the Food & Drink category, Souschef ranks #8 out of 1794 stores we track. This places them in the top 0% of food & drink stores by product catalog size. Over the past month, the store has grown its catalog by 229 products.
Last scanned
Feb 18, 2026
