diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/customers/controllers/customers_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/customers/controllers/customers_controller.js.coffee
index 8ebe07d456..d2e6d58562 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/customers/controllers/customers_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/customers/controllers/customers_controller.js.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-angular.module("admin.customers").controller "customersCtrl", ($scope, Customers, Columns, pendingChanges, shops) ->
+angular.module("admin.customers").controller "customersCtrl", ($scope, CustomerResource, Columns, pendingChanges, shops) ->
   $scope.shop = {}
   $scope.shops = shops
   $scope.submitAll = pendingChanges.submitAll
@@ -10,8 +10,24 @@ angular.module("admin.customers").controller "customersCtrl", ($scope, Customers
 
   $scope.$watch "shop.id", ->
     if $scope.shop.id?
-      Customers.loaded = false
-      $scope.customers = Customers.index(enterprise_id: $scope.shop.id)
+      $scope.customers = index {enterprise_id: $scope.shop.id}
 
-  $scope.loaded = ->
-    Customers.loaded
+  $scope.add = (email) ->
+    params =
+      enterprise_id: $scope.shop.id
+      email: email
+    CustomerResource.create params, (customer) =>
+      if customer.id
+        $scope.customers.push customer
+        $scope.quickSearch = customer.email
+
+  $scope.deleteCustomer = (customer) ->
+    params = id: customer.id
+    CustomerResource.destroy params, ->
+      i = $scope.customers.indexOf customer
+      $scope.customers.splice i, 1 unless i < 0
+
+  index = (params) ->
+    $scope.loaded = false
+    CustomerResource.index params, =>
+      $scope.loaded = true
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/customers/services/customer_resource.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/customers/services/customer_resource.js.coffee
index 523e0c1495..5b6c1ab205 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/customers/services/customer_resource.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/customers/services/customer_resource.js.coffee
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 angular.module("admin.customers").factory 'CustomerResource', ($resource) ->
-  $resource('/admin/customers.json', {}, {
+  $resource('/admin/customers/:id.json', {}, {
     'index':
       method: 'GET'
       isArray: true
       params:
         enterprise_id: '@enterprise_id'
+    'create':
+      method: 'POST'
+      params:
+        enterprise_id: '@enterprise_id'
+        email: '@email'
+    'destroy':
+      method: 'DELETE'
+      params:
+        id: '@id'
   })
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/customers/services/customers.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/customers/services/customers.js.coffee
deleted file mode 100644
index 9acfa317d2..0000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/customers/services/customers.js.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-angular.module("admin.customers").factory 'Customers', (CustomerResource) ->
-  new class Customers
-    customers: []
-    customers_by_id: {}
-    loaded: false
-
-    index: (params={}, callback=null) ->
-    	CustomerResource.index params, (data) =>
-        for customer in data
-          @customers.push customer
-          @customers_by_id[customer.id] = customer
-
-        @loaded = true
-        (callback || angular.noop)(@customers)
-
-    	@customers
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/customers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/customers_controller.rb
index b1ceb88c2f..14712662b6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/customers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/customers_controller.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ module Admin
       end
     end
 
+    def create
+      @customer = Customer.new(params[:customer])
+      if spree_current_user.enterprises.include? @customer.enterprise
+        @customer.save
+        render json: Api::Admin::CustomerSerializer.new(@customer).to_json
+      else
+        redirect_to '/unauthorized'
+      end
+    end
+
     private
 
     def collection
diff --git a/app/models/spree/ability_decorator.rb b/app/models/spree/ability_decorator.rb
index c234cf1358..867d3c9e2b 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/ability_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/ability_decorator.rb
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ class AbilityDecorator
     can [:print], Spree::Order do |order|
       order.user == user
     end
+
+    can [:create], Customer
+    can [:destroy], Customer do |customer|
+      user.enterprises.include? customer.enterprise
+    end
   end
 
   def add_product_management_abilities(user)
diff --git a/app/views/admin/customers/index.html.haml b/app/views/admin/customers/index.html.haml
index 1b2dc11547..e33b871df4 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/customers/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/customers/index.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 = admin_inject_shops
 
 %div{ ng: { app: 'admin.customers', controller: 'customersCtrl' } }
-  .row{ ng: { hide: "loaded() && customers.length > 0" } }
+  .row{ ng: { hide: "loaded && customers.length > 0" } }
     .five.columns.alpha
       %h3
         =t :please_select_hub
@@ -13,24 +13,23 @@
       %select.select2.fullwidth#shop_id{ 'ng-model' => 'shop.id', name: 'shop_id', 'ng-options' => 'shop.id as shop.name for shop in shops' }
     .seven.columns.omega &nbsp;
 
-  .row{ 'ng-hide' => '!loaded() || customers.length == 0' }
+  .row{ 'ng-hide' => '!loaded || customers.length == 0' }
     .controls.sixteen.columns.alpha.omega
       .five.columns.alpha
         %input.fullwidth{ :type => "text", :id => 'quick_search', 'ng-model' => 'quickSearch', :placeholder => 'Quick Search' }
-      .five.columns &nbsp;
-      .three.columns &nbsp;
+      .eight.columns &nbsp;
       = render 'admin/shared/columns_dropdown'
-  .row{ 'ng-if' => 'shop.id && !loaded()' }
+  .row{ 'ng-if' => 'shop.id && !loaded' }
     .sixteen.columns.alpha#loading
       %img.spinner{ src: "/assets/spinning-circles.svg" }
       %h1
         =t :loading_customers
-  .row{ :class => "sixteen columns alpha", 'ng-show' => 'loaded() && filteredCustomers.length == 0'}
+  .row{ :class => "sixteen columns alpha", 'ng-show' => 'loaded && filteredCustomers.length == 0'}
     %h1#no_results
       =t :no_customers_found
 
 
-  .row{ ng: { show: "loaded() && filteredCustomers.length > 0" } }
+  .row{ ng: { show: "loaded && filteredCustomers.length > 0" } }
     %form{ name: "customers" }
       %table.index#customers
         %col.email{ width: "20%"}
@@ -61,3 +60,11 @@
           %td.actions
             %a{ 'ng-click' => "deleteCustomer(customer)", :class => "delete-customer icon-trash no-text" }
       %input{ :type => "button", 'value' => 'Update', 'ng-click' => 'submitAll()' }
+
+  %form{ng: {show: "loaded", submit: 'add(newCustomerEmail)'}}
+    %h2= t '.add_new_customer'
+    .row
+      .five.columns.alpha
+        %input.fullwidth{type: "text", placeholder: t('.customer_placeholder'), ng: {model: 'newCustomerEmail'}}
+      .eleven.columns.omega
+        %input{type: "submit", value: t('.add_customer')}
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 40926259f7..7b5f9b168f 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ en:
 
     whats_this: What's this?
 
+    customers:
+      index:
+        add_customer: "Add customer"
+        customer_placeholder: "customer@example.org"
     inventory:
       title: Inventory
       description: Use this page to manage inventories for your enterprises. Any product details set here will override those set on the 'Products' page
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 6293117a3f..8d8d6d27c3 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Openfoodnetwork::Application.routes.draw do
 
     resources :inventory_items, only: [:create, :update]
 
-    resources :customers, only: [:index, :update]
+    resources :customers, only: [:index, :create, :update, :destroy]
 
     resource :content
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/customers_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/customers_controller_spec.rb
index bb2e4888c2..2f9b2024e9 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/customers_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/customers_controller_spec.rb
@@ -94,4 +94,37 @@ describe Admin::CustomersController, type: :controller do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "create" do
+    let(:enterprise) { create(:distributor_enterprise) }
+    let(:another_enterprise) { create(:distributor_enterprise) }
+
+    def create_customer(enterprise)
+      spree_put :create, format: :json, customer: { email: 'new@example.com', enterprise_id: enterprise.id }
+    end
+
+    context "json" do
+      let!(:customer) { create(:customer, enterprise: enterprise) }
+
+      context "where I manage the customer's enterprise" do
+        before do
+          controller.stub spree_current_user: enterprise.owner
+        end
+
+        it "allows me to create the customer" do
+          expect { create_customer enterprise }.to change(Customer, :count).by(1)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "where I don't manage the customer's enterprise" do
+        before do
+          controller.stub spree_current_user: another_enterprise.owner
+        end
+
+        it "prevents me from creating the customer" do
+          expect { create_customer enterprise }.to change(Customer, :count).by(0)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/customers/controllers/customers_controller_spec.js.coffee b/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/customers/controllers/customers_controller_spec.js.coffee
index 22777a6528..215f2834ed 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/customers/controllers/customers_controller_spec.js.coffee
+++ b/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/customers/controllers/customers_controller_spec.js.coffee
@@ -1,25 +1,49 @@
 describe "CustomersCtrl", ->
-  ctrl = null
   scope = null
-  Customers = null
+  http = null
 
   beforeEach ->
-    shops = "list of shops"
-
     module('admin.customers')
-    inject ($controller, $rootScope, _Customers_) ->
+    inject ($controller, $rootScope, _CustomerResource_, $httpBackend) ->
       scope = $rootScope
-      Customers = _Customers_
-      ctrl = $controller 'customersCtrl', {$scope: scope, Customers: Customers, shops: shops}
+      http = $httpBackend
+      $controller 'customersCtrl', {$scope: scope, CustomerResource: _CustomerResource_, shops: {}}
+    this.addMatchers
+      toAngularEqual: (expected) ->
+        return angular.equals(this.actual, expected)
+
+  it "has no shop pre-selected", ->
+    expect(scope.shop).toEqual {}
 
   describe "setting the shop on scope", ->
+    customer = { id: 5, email: 'someone@email.com'}
+    customers = [customer]
+
     beforeEach ->
-      spyOn(Customers, "index").andReturn "list of customers"
+      http.expectGET('/admin/customers.json?enterprise_id=1').respond 200, customers
       scope.$apply ->
         scope.shop = {id: 1}
+      http.flush()
 
-    it "calls Customers#index with the correct params", ->
-      expect(Customers.index).toHaveBeenCalledWith({enterprise_id: 1})
+    it "retrievs the list of customers", ->
+      expect(scope.customers).toAngularEqual customers
 
-    it "resets $scope.customers with the result of Customers#index", ->
-      expect(scope.customers).toEqual "list of customers"
+    describe "scope.add", ->
+      it "creates a new customer", ->
+        email = "customer@example.org"
+        newCustomer = {id: 6, email: email}
+        customers.push(newCustomer)
+        http.expectPOST('/admin/customers.json?email=' + email + '&enterprise_id=1').respond 200, newCustomer
+        scope.add(email)
+        http.flush()
+        expect(scope.customers).toAngularEqual customers
+
+    describe "scope.deleteCustomer", ->
+      it "deletes a customer", ->
+        expect(scope.customers.length).toBe 2
+        customer = scope.customers[0]
+        http.expectDELETE('/admin/customers/' + customer.id + '.json').respond 200
+        scope.deleteCustomer(customer)
+        http.flush()
+        expect(scope.customers.length).toBe 1
+        expect(scope.customers[0]).not.toAngularEqual customer
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/customers/services/customers_spec.js.coffee b/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/customers/services/customers_spec.js.coffee
deleted file mode 100644
index 7123055d63..0000000000
--- a/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/customers/services/customers_spec.js.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-describe "Customers service", ->
-  Customers = CustomerResource = customers = $httpBackend = null
-
-  beforeEach ->
-    module 'admin.customers'
-
-    inject ($q, _$httpBackend_, _Customers_, _CustomerResource_) ->
-      Customers = _Customers_
-      CustomerResource = _CustomerResource_
-      $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_
-      $httpBackend.expectGET('/admin/customers.json?enterprise_id=2').respond 200, [{ id: 5, email: 'someone@email.com'}]
-
-  describe "#index", ->
-    result = null
-
-    beforeEach ->
-      expect(Customers.loaded).toBe false
-      result = Customers.index(enterprise_id: 2)
-      $httpBackend.flush()
-
-    it "stores returned data in @customers, with ids as keys", ->
-      # This is super weird and freaking annoying. I think resource results have extra
-      # properties ($then, $promise) that cause them to not be equal to the reponse object
-      # provided to the expectGET clause above.
-      expect(Customers.customers).toEqual [ new CustomerResource({ id: 5, email: 'someone@email.com'}) ]
-
-    it "returns @customers", ->
-      expect(result).toEqual Customers.customers
-
-    it "sets @loaded to true", ->
-      expect(Customers.loaded).toBe true