{"id":30053,"date":"2020-10-13T16:03:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T10:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appscrip.com\/blog\/?p=30053"},"modified":"2021-07-13T11:15:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T05:45:36","slug":"ethical-food-delivery-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appscrip.com\/blog\/ethical-food-delivery-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethical food delivery apps are flavour of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"
Highlights of practices followed by food delivery services are leaving a sour taste in the mouths of consumer\u2019s. The basic angst is that these services are predatory and behave monopolistic by demanding a disproportionate cut on the overall order price.<\/p>\n
And these could be orders where some restaurants don\u2019t even earn a dime on it, therefore the search for ethical food delivery apps<\/strong> all the more intensifies.<\/p>\n The fees charged by food delivery services are extreme. Around 20 to 30% per order goes to the service rather than the restaurant – except where it\u2019s limited by law.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In Jersey City, delivery fees are limited to 10%. GrubHub\u2019s fees can easily add to more than one third of the pre-tax amount. One day this could hit the threshold and the decision to opt for deliveries will become untenable for diners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n An imperative question remains to be answered, whether it is ethical charging high fees to restaurants when it clearly smells predatory. The restaurants are signing up for the fear of being left out and jostled out of the competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n Consumers do benefit by the convenience being offered and the ability to enjoy good-quality food at home. But they\u2019re also going to bear a part of the increase in prices that will be charged by these firms that have inserted themselves into the restaurant value chain.<\/p>\n One of the biggest worries that troubles restaurant owners against top takeout platforms are their enormous fees for the service they cater to. Grubhub and its subsidiary Seamless take as much as a 20% to 30% slice from orders.<\/strong> This has given rise to a plethora of services to counter these unscrupulous practises and given rise to ethical food delivery apps where the restaurant and consumers are not paying lion’s share for the service.<\/p>\n During pre-Covid times restaurants had long-term strategy while accepting the harsh terms put forward by these delivery services. Firstly, there\u2019s marketing linked to the process. Every UberEats<\/a> \/ DoorDash order represents not only an order, but a potential new client.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Clients ordering via delivery apps might not have previously known about the restaurant, and due to this service could one day land up at the restaurant for a meal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Secondly, after having paid the rent and your staff, an additional UberEats sale is funds in the coffer. If your overheads are already paid, then fulfilling an UberEats\/Doordash order on top of that is not a loss.<\/p>\n At the cost price (as economists put it) an extra meal costs time and not money, while the delivery-service conjures up a healthy 30% cut on the order value.<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, with the Covid-19 pandemic playing truant and restaurants having downed shutters neither of the above listed factors matter intrinsically. You can\u2019t afford DoorDash as a marketing ploy because your bread and butter in-house restaurant<\/strong> dining has been reduced to a trickle.<\/p>\n And the basic sale that is happening is just managing to keep you afloat and this does not give you the freedom to serve the likes of DoorDash\/UberEats at cost price.<\/p>\nWhat are Ethical Food Delivery Apps?<\/h3>\n
Pre-Covid Situation<\/h2>\n
COVID TIMES<\/h2>\n