Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Some full-service restaurants managed to pivot and find a way to offer their multi-course meals for delivery. Many quick-serve and fast-food restaurants thrived using delivery and drive-thru channels. Technologies like digital menus, QR codes , contactless ordering, and payment at the table suddenly became the norm.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 22, 2024

It’s no secret that consumers enjoy ordering takeout they can effortlessly pick up. They eliminate the risk of orders being taken by the wrong person, which in turn saves workers the time of having to remake missing orders. This helps save space for dine-in patrons while further streamlining the order pickup process.

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Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Some full-service restaurants managed to pivot and find a way to offer their multi-course meals for delivery. Many quick-serve and fast-food restaurants thrived using delivery and drive-thru channels. Technologies like digital menus, QR codes , contactless ordering, and payment at the table suddenly became the norm.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2024

Rethinking Beverages The typical drink upsell—soft drinks and coffee or tea—has decreased over the past few years as customers increasingly eat restaurant food at home. In its place, we’ve seen an explosion of specialty beverages that serve as enticing add–ons or stand-alone orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Food that naturally travels well—chicken wings, burritos, Chinese food—was bound to have a leg-up. Food that naturally travels well—chicken wings, burritos, Chinese food—was bound to have a leg-up. Now, as we enter 2022, predictions indicate a big shift back to sit-down dining. (We’ve

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 28, 2020

Q: Would delivery work for my concept? A: Delivery –of all things– is a hot topic. Consumers demand it and the market has responded by offering several delivery options, from independent delivery companies to national firms. consumers order delivery or takeout once a week. Projected U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

As consumers expect more convenient ways to get their favorite meals – even more so than ever before amidst the pandemic – adding delivery has enabled restaurants to meet those demands and grow digital sales. In fact, delivery has become mission critical. Launching and scaling delivery involves a lot of moving parts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Some of those challenges, particularly for smaller, local restaurants, include implementing online ordering, creating a digital presence, and offering delivery for the first time. Even before current events arose, online ordering capabilities and digital touchpoints were becoming nearly ubiquitous.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 5, 2023

When people think of the way AI is currently used in quick service restaurants – such as fast-food chains – they might think of AI-powered voice bots utilized at drive-thrus or AI tools to forecast inventory needs based on demand. Restaurant owners agree, as nearly half of hospitality operators in the U.S.

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EATER

JUNE 5, 2020

Food delivery might be necessary for some during the pandemic, but when there’s a curfew involved, think twice before you click “order” Last night, a Caviar deliverer was arrested on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, about a half hour after the city’s 8 p.m. Photo: Tricky_Shark /Shutterstock. curfew went into effect.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

India’s love for their favorite food be it Mughlai, South Indian , Kashmiri , Rajasthani, or Gujarati thali has continued despite the pandemic. Food has always been something that our social fabric has been woven around. Over the years dining in India has seen a gradual shift from occasional dining to convenience-based dining.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

India’s love for their favorite food be it Mughlai, South Indian , Kashmiri , Rajasthani, or Gujarati thali has continued despite the pandemic. Food has always been something that our social fabric has been woven around. Over the years dining in India has seen a gradual shift from occasional dining to convenience-based dining.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2021

The pandemic has created unprecedented demand for online ordering platforms. Customer demand for delivery is 135 times higher than before COVID-19, according to Yelp. Contactless ordering has become an integral part of business rather than just a tool to navigate this crisis. The Ups and Downs of Ordering Apps.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Many have started offering their menus on third-party delivery websites. Some have white-labeled those same delivery services for integration within their organizations, and others have built out programs for pick up or delivery entirely in house. Looking at the data proves much of what we already know.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Diners are second-guessing their holiday plans, according to the third installment of BentoBox’s Restaurant Delivery Consumer Trend Report. consumers’ delivery and takeout habits evolve through COVID-19 recovery. This could be sign that takeout and delivery ordering could rebound in Q4.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Delivery, takeout and drive-thru. In RMS’ third consumer survey assessing US consumers’ attitudes toward dining , fielded Aug. 5-11 with 800 US respondents, one in three (36 percent) consumers reported using delivery, takeout and drive-thru “more or much more” vs. pre-pandemic. Chief among those habits?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2021

But as reality of the pandemic sunk in and dining rooms remained closed, it became apparent that ordering delivery and takeout was the best way to help restaurants weather the storm — and there was a significant consumer appetite to do so. By August 2020, Americans reported ordering takeout 2.4

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Yet the restaurant industry has been mostly silent about its similar problem: off-premise orders that are lost due to customer pickup mistakes, delivery driver errors and the restaurant version of shoplifting. Lost orders increase food costs, since they require a complete remake in most cases.

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Delaget

MAY 10, 2024

Did you know that Mother’s Day is one of the most popular holidays for food delivery – more than the Super Bowl? The National Restaurant Association says 43 percent of Americans plan to enjoy a restaurant meal with Mom this year, with 34 percent planning to dine out and 12 percent expecting to order takeout or delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2020

Restaurants are scrambling to accommodate a new kind of market – the frenzied and fearful delivery customer. People are self-quarantining at home, on edge and ordering in. What does the delivery customer expect now? Delivery customers want restaurants to follow CDC guidelines (and be vocal about it!).

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24/7 Waiter

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

With many foodies ordering meals online or taking them to-go instead of dining in, it is more important now than ever to cash in on this type of customer. A software program that makes online food ordering easy adds to your restaurant marketing strategy and helps boost your sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 23, 2023

For lengthy periods over the course of two years, businesses were forced to operate solely on a take-out and delivery basis, and it soon became evident that everybody would need to up their game. But with the growth in off-premise dining comes extra pressure for businesses.

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Deliverect

AUGUST 20, 2020

The US restaurant delivery market is projected to reach $32 billion by 2024 , growing at an annual rate of 5%. Since COVID-19 hit the industry this year, it’s become even more obvious how central food delivery is to restaurant operations. It’s become essential to optimize for delivery. Create an order packing area.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mobile orders were expected to drive $38 billion in restaurant revenue in 2020. Although mobile ordering isn’t the new kid on the block, it has certainly become the most popular because it’s one of the safest – and easiest – ways to order and pay for food. Dining/fast food/take out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This marks the first time the restaurant industry and third-party delivery companies have come together to create guidelines and culminates a year-long effort by the Association to develop national policies based on the experiences of restaurant operators of all sizes.

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Focus POS

MAY 24, 2021

Delivery Apps: They Matter to Restaurateurs. If you’re a restaurant owner, you may find yourself wondering why you should expend time, energy, and expense on integrating with third-party delivery apps like DoorDash or Uber Eats. Before the pandemic began, many restaurants offering delivery directly employed their drivers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Hospitality operators are rapidly turning to contactless ordering and payment solutions to help navigate the long road back to normal from COVID-19’s impacts. " While contactless ordering and payment is here to stay, many operators remain concerned about how this new service model will impact their guest experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

That system needs access to the internet in order to keep functioning. However, if you don't have an internet connection to support this, you can end up with frustrated guests who don't have a way to pay for their orders. Your delivery management and online ordering will also be impacted.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

Food delivery aggregators: You’re well past your expiration date. While there are a slew of challenges facing both diners and restaurants as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, one notable element often omitted from conversation are the delivery drivers who actually make these services work, but we’ll get to that in a moment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced thousands of traditional restaurants to transform themselves into order ahead restaurants; pre-pandemic, only 15 percent of restaurants offered curbside pickup; today, that’s up to 70 percent. Automating Order Ahead Logistics. But they lacked a piece of technology to manage it.

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Deliverect

JANUARY 18, 2021

2020 was a huge year for off-premise dining. For some that meant stepping up their already hot delivery game using the latest tech. Many had never thought about offering delivery as a channel before because it just wasn’t right for their brand of food and service. Many found a way to convey this even for takeout orders.

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Focus POS

MARCH 18, 2022

5 Restaurant Online Ordering Facts All Restaurateurs Should Know. The last few years have been rough on the restaurant business, which has weathered supply chain issues, labor shortages, rising food costs, a pandemic, and cutthroat competition. Of course, loyalty programs shouldn’t be reserved just for dine-in customers.

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Focus POS

APRIL 16, 2020

Though your regular in-house dining may be closed down, you can leverage pickup and delivery services to stay in business while ensuring the safety of employees and customers alike. . Set up Designated Pickup and Delivery Space. This can also streamline your pickup and delivery operations. . Choose the Right Packaging.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 4, 2023

Despite inflation taking its toll, many people are continuing to prioritize and enjoy the convenience of takeaway and food delivery with recent Deliverect data revealing that more people are purchasing delivery orders today than they were before the recent increase in the cost of living.

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Cheetah

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

On October 5 a new bill was approved by the governor of California requiring 3rd party delivery apps to be more transparent about charges and tips. Can restaurants reshape their relationships with 3rd-party delivery apps for the better, or will they be buried under incomprehensible charges and over-itemized bills?

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Cheetah

APRIL 12, 2021

In this article, we dive into the food delivery boom and how it could change how the industry does business for years to come. To say that ghost kitchens and third-party delivery services are experiencing a boom would be a gross understatement. Increased Demand for Food Delivery. Reading Time: 4 minutes.

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ChowNow

APRIL 18, 2022

One of the easiest ways to raise awareness of your online ordering with your current customers is using in-store marketing materials, like promo cards and targeted signage. when ordering online versus ordering in person or on the phone–so it’s well worth encouraging your regulars to embrace your restaurant’s digital side. .

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