How Lake House Group built a custom Shopify website for Sushi Taxi, with a bilingual Canadian experience and a focused US presence.
The Challenge
Sushi Taxi needed to redesign its website to showcase its brand and menu while giving its catering services, franchise opportunities, and merchandise store clear visibility.
The website had to serve two distinct needs: a complete bilingual experience in Canada and a more focused English-language presence in the United States. It also needed to guide visitors toward the right services while keeping food orders on the existing ordering platform.
What We Did
Lake House Group built a custom Shopify website that brings Sushi Taxi’s activities together in one cohesive experience. We structured the content and navigation so visitors can explore the menu, find a restaurant, shop for merchandise, or inquire about catering and franchise opportunities.
The website combines a market-specific setup with a custom theme developed for the entire site.
An Experience Tailored to Each Market
We configured Shopify Markets to deliver different content for each market: a complete Canadian website with French as the primary language and an English option, alongside a focused English-language landing page for the United States.
Navigation and content depth reflect each market’s needs while maintaining a consistent brand identity.
A Custom Shopify Theme
We developed a theme covering the entire website: homepage, brand story, menu, merchandise store, franchise opportunities, catering, blog, and restaurant locator.
Reusable sections and page templates allow the team to manage content in Shopify while maintaining a consistent look and feel.
A Catalog Organized Like a Menu
We structured Shopify collections into categories that make Sushi Taxi’s food offering easy to explore. The navigation and collection templates follow the familiar structure of a restaurant menu.
Merchandise has dedicated product pages and a Shopify purchase journey. Visitors looking to order food are directed to the existing ordering platform.
Dedicated Paths for Each Service
We built dedicated pages and forms for catering and franchise inquiries, along with a restaurant locator.
A blog also allows Sushi Taxi to publish news and brand stories within the same Shopify environment.
The Result
Sushi Taxi now has a web presence tailored to both markets, bringing its brand, menu, merchandise, and services together.
In Canada, visitors can access a complete experience in French and English. In the United States, a dedicated landing page introduces the brand through more focused content. The team can manage website content in Shopify, while food orders continue through the existing platform.
What Sushi Taxi Had to Say
“Very satisfied with my experience with Lake House Group! The team really took the time to understand our needs for the redesign of our website and the result is exactly what we were looking for. Communication was easy and efficient from start to finish. A big thank you to the whole team for your work!”
Marie-Pierre Guignard, Marketing Director, Sushi Taxi
Shopify Development FAQ
Yes. Shopify Markets helps businesses manage international experiences, including market-specific domains, languages, currencies, and product availability. The configuration depends on the business’s needs and Shopify plan. For Sushi Taxi, Lake House Group used it to support distinct Canadian and US experiences.
A custom Shopify theme is useful when a business needs layouts, navigation, or functionality that an existing theme cannot adequately support. It can accommodate multiple services and customer journeys while keeping the website’s design consistent.
Yes. Shopify can combine brand content, service pages, blogs, inquiry forms, and ecommerce within one website. This makes it an option for businesses that need to showcase their offering and sell selected products through the same platform.
Yes. A Shopify website can direct customers to an existing ordering platform while handling other purchases within Shopify. Connecting data between the two systems requires a separate integration assessment.
Yes. A custom theme can include editable sections and reusable templates so internal teams can update content through Shopify’s admin and theme editor. Changes to functionality or layouts beyond those built-in options may require a developer.
Technology Stack
| Technology | Role in the Project |
|---|---|
| Shopify | Website, content, catalog, and merchandise store management |
| Shopify Markets | Configuration of the Canadian and US experiences |
| Custom Shopify theme | Consistent design, navigation, and page templates across the website |
| Restaurant locator | Helping visitors find Sushi Taxi locations |
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