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Some restaurants hate delivery apps like Grubhub and Uber Eats. So they’re seeking out alternatives
Restaurant operators complain that third-party delivery providers like Seamless, DoorDash and Uber Eats are prohibitively expensive. These platforms offer a way for customers to order from local restaurants, process restaurant payments and provide contract drivers to pick meals up from restaurants and deliver them to customers.
For these services, they often charge restaurants around 30% per order. But profit margins in the restaurant industry are often razor-thin, so these fees can wipe out the restaurant’s profits or put them in the red. And if they choose to outsource delivery to these platforms, restaurants also hand off valuable customer data and control over how delivery orders show up at their customers doors.
So restaurants are coming up with alternatives to help complement the big players, like perks for customers who order directly and DIY delivery services.
Read more… https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/27/business/restaurant-delivery-alternatives/index.html
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