Description

While the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to stay in their homes, food delivery apps allowed them to still have a great meal. After more than a year of the pandemic, the ubiquity of food delivery has completely changed the hospitality industry, seeing as high as 90% of restaurant sales happen off-premises over the last year.

Food delivery apps have become essential during COVID

On this episode of the Happy Mouth podcast, restaurateur Philip Camino and chef Nyesha Arrington discuss how food delivery apps have impacted the hospitality industry. Nyesha and Philip break down the effect on marketing and visibility for businesses, the fees and challenges restaurants face using these apps, and even the rise of ghost kitchens in the wake of the pandemic.

Listen to Philip and Nyesha discuss the food delivery apps:

• The convenience of food delivery for both users and restaurants
  
• How COVID-19 impacted the ubiquity of food delivery apps
  
• Will dine-in come back as strong after people got used to getting food delivery
  
• The challenges restaurants faced dealing with the sudden surge of food delivery
  
• How to improve your fees on food delivery apps
  
• The marketing and visibility impact of food delivery apps
  
• The rise of ghost kitchens
  
• Where the ghost kitchen model doesn’t work

Links:

CNBC - How delivery apps changed the restaurant business

QSR - Takeout and delivery is now essential to customers

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