Maya
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
Will the Takeout Surge Cause a Supply Shortage?
Restaurants have enjoyed a massive uptick in takeout orders during this past year and a half. It’s one of the few options available to consumers that don’t potentially open them to COVID-19. Delivery, curbside pickup and takeout didn’t just grow during the pandemic, but new technologies abounded to make these channels more efficient. Since takeout wasn’t always a priority, the burst of interest has the potential to create a shortage of necessary supplies, like boxes, napkins
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Maya
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
Why Does Uber Eats Have a Driver Shortage?
Uber Eats Is Losing Drivers During the pandemic, restaurants relied on third party apps to deliver their food. Uber Eats is one of the major businesses that restaurants relied on throughout COVID-19. Now, however, even the delivery giant has a driver shortage. The reasons for this are multifold. Consider the difficult job of an essential food service worker. They’re busy as the face of both Uber Eats and the restaurant for every customer. When problems occur, they’re the one
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Maya
- Sep 19, 2021
- 3 min
Domino’s Thrives with Unexpected Tech Solutions
In the wake of COVID-19, restaurants big and small seek solutions to problems they never had before. Social distance, cleanliness and transparency are a must. Throughout the pandemic, digitization became increasingly relevant as mobile solutions advanced to meet customers’ new expectations. As new problems crop up during restaurant recovery, Domino’s Pizza is taking extra measures and relying on technology in innovative ways New Problems, New Tech From the Delta variant to th
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Maya
- Sep 12, 2021
- 2 min
Drone Delivery: The Future of Takeout?
El Pollo Loco is a chain of Mexican-style restaurants with nearly 500 locations nationwide. Like many others, they experienced a sharp rise in delivery orders during COVID-19. Now El Pollo Loco is launching a drone delivery service to take takeout to new heights. On June 24th they launched the pilot program. “Air Loco,” as it’s called, makes what’s already convenient even easier. It’s cheaper to use drones than people, and better for the environment since it produces less emi
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Maya
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
Good News for Restaurants: Uber and Menufy Team Up
Better Delivery Services Delivery and takeout took off during COVID-19 because customers love the convenience and speed that online ordering affords. That’s why apps like Uber have enjoyed such popularity. It’s safe and contact-free, but just as delicious as going to the restaurant to eat. Lots of restaurants signed up with third party services to get their food to customers, especially since opening your own delivery channel is expensive upfront. Menufy is a small online ord
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Maya
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
Delivery Co-Ops: The Answer to High Commission Fees?
Why Join Third Party Services? During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, food delivery took off. With dine-in restrictions in place, restaurants needed a surefire way to make money. Meanwhile customers still enjoy the ease and efficiency of ordering their favorite restaurants right to their door. As one of the few socially distant options available, takeout and delivery have grown enormously this past year. For restaurants who maybe never offered delivery before, or at leas
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Maya
- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
Are Delivery Fee Caps Here to Stay?
How Delivery Fee Caps Came to Be During the pandemic, online orders surged. After local restaurants closed dine-in seating, they had to find socially distant alternatives to avoid going into the red. Meanwhile customers grew used to ordering delivery straight to their door. It was one of the few safe, convenient and legal options besides cooking, which many were too busy to do with a newly-full house to manage. Thus the online ordering industry thrived—and so did third party
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Maya
- Jul 24, 2021
- 2 min
After COVID-19, Online Ordering Still Grows
Online Ordering After COVID-19 Restaurants around the country opened this summer after more than a year of pandemic-related complications. To adapt, many opened contactless dining options. Delivery was by far the most popular option, as it was a convenient way for guests and restaurants to safely continue doing business together. Yet despite service floors reopening to sit-down customers, online ordering continues to flourish. Why is that? The obvious benefits of food deliver
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Maya
- Jul 5, 2021
- 2 min
Why Restaurants Want Direct Delivery
The Problem With Third Parties When COVID-19 first began, restaurants learned to turn their attention to off-premise ordering channels. By summer, takeout services reigned supreme. From their end, customers got used to the ease and efficiency of scrolling through the apps. During this surge in popularity, restaurants continued to struggle with razor-thin profit margins. Now, they’re looking at direct delivery instead. Although pickup and curbside also got more popular this ye
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Maya
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
8 Tips to Improve Online Ordering
Online ordering has thrived this past year thanks to social distance regulations and more stringent sanitation procedures. Two-thirds of consumers report ordering takeout every week, and most of them would much rather come directly to you rather than use third party services. Restaurants want the same thing. Third parties tend to take hefty commissions, so you save profit by building your own online ordering platforms. Customers want to support their favorite businesses as lo
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Maya
- Apr 16, 2021
- 3 min
Increase Food Orders with Online Channels
Takeout and delivery channels have become extremely important to restaurants since COVID-19. Now two-thirds of consumers regularly rely on off-premise dining, and they would overwhelmingly prefer to come directly to you rather than go through third party channels for their food orders. Photo courtesy of eatOS To generate more sales, learn how to direct the bulk of your customers to these profitable online channels. Here’s what you need to know. 1. Get Listed in Local Director
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Maya
- Apr 2, 2021
- 3 min
Safer Food Delivery.
Over the past year, restaurants have contended with shifting safety regulations and reduced capacity restrictions. Instead restaurants began focusing on their off-premise channels instead. Restaurants who never tried food delivery before opened these services for the first time, in an effort to make back some of the profit lost by closing the service floor. In times like these, social distance is critical. COVID-19 necessitates prioritizing safety and sanitation, and that mea
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Maya
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Can Beer and Food Delivery Save Restaurants?
Restaurants, even those that never relied on off-premise ordering solutions, have spent the past year opening up never-before-used revenue streams to contend with the harsh restrictions wrought to fight the pandemic. In fact, over the past year, COVID-19 has cost restaurants an average of 20-30% of their usual revenue just from stopping alcohol sales. As a result, states all around the U.S. have loosened the rules on alcohol delivery so restaurants can sell cocktails in conju
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Maya
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
The Upsides of Mobile Ordering Apps
As the country’s response to COVID-19 changes and consumer attitudes shift in reaction to new policies, restaurants and other hospitality businesses have to adapt to meet changing expectations toward health, safety and the food service experience in general. When the pandemic forced restaurants to shift primarily to off-premising dining solutions like takeout, delivery and curbside services, many were unprepared for the unexpectedly heavy strain on their resources and inexper
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Maya
- Jan 28, 2021
- 3 min
In-House Delivery Changes the Game for Restaurants
Since COVID-19 touched down in the U.S. and effectively flipped life upside-down, the restaurant industry has had to make some massive changes to how they do business. Delivery and other off-premise ordering streams have taken off this year as a result, with restaurants finding smarter ways to get customers their favorite meals without risking anyone’s health or safety. It’s no wonder that so many restaurants turned to third party services. They provide all the monetary benef
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Maya
- Jan 14, 2021
- 3 min
5 Tips to Increase Online Orders
COVID-19 has completely changed how customers view trips to their favorite restaurants. Introducing new concerns about safety, health, and social distance, 2020 has been the year of off-premise online order solutions. From delivery to takeout and curbside services, restaurants of all kinds have let online ordering save their business. Even after the viral threat eventually passes, these new mindsets have irrevocably changed the future of the industry landscape. Off-premise or
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Maya
- Jan 12, 2021
- 2 min
Does Your Food Delivery Meet COVID-19 Safety Standards?
Food delivery: Since the pandemic began, it’s been the saving grace of the restaurant community and become such a strong customer favorite that it’s set to remain a hot trend long after we’re all vaccinated. Contactless service options have become prolific enough that customers expect online ordering solutions that safeguard them against COVID-19. Why not be part of the answer? Streamlining the delivery system at your restaurant means making safer business decisions for every
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Maya
- Dec 24, 2020
- 3 min
A Merrier Christmas On-the-Go
Christmastime: When restaurants usually have to pack in waitstaff to handle the onslaught of vacationing families, honeymooners, and college kids off from school, all ready to splurge during the holiday season. This year changed it all when a global pandemic rocked the restaurant industry, unlike any other. Unsafe dining out and missing their loved ones, many families seek ways to bring themselves together this season and inject a little bit of Christmas tradition into some u
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Maya
- Dec 7, 2020
- 3 min
Improve Your Restaurant Delivery System in 3 Steps
With the COVID-19 pandemic still a huge threat and states reinstituting old lockdown orders as a result of rising case numbers, more and more restaurants are turning to online ordering platforms as reliable revenue streamsone of the few left since dine-in services keep being forced to reduce their capacity or shut down entirely. Takeout and delivery actually make up a significant portion of sales now. Since the pandemic began, more than half of all customers have downloaded
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Maya
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
How Are Delivery Service Workers being Helped
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, food delivery has thrived like never before. Most restaurants previously placed their focus on dine-in operations and didn’t pay as much attention to this area of the business, but now, with so few other revenue streams coming in, more and more restaurants have begun improving the efficiency of their delivery services. For those new to delivery, partnering with a third party app is a great place to start. These apps already have an audience
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