Why delivery is more important than ever for restaurants

It isn’t just restaurants that have experienced a boom and surging demand in online ordering and delivery services.

Delivery is being adopted by businesses across a huge number of industries. As a result, it has forced a shift in mindset for practically every generation.

Research by OptimoRoute reveals some online delivery statistics which span both the retail and hospitality sectors, but which will be of particular interest to restaurateurs. Here’s the pick of the bunch:

drivers are now travelling to customers further away, with an increase in mileage of 43%

businesses delivering food sent 140% more text notifications in March 2020, compared to February

during the first 10 days of April last year, food delivery drivers covered as many miles as during the whole of Februaryretail deliver orders have risen by 26%

Planning capacity for online deliveries for many businesses has increased by 200%

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