Company-owned apps, third-party delivery services, desktop, and mobile websites, and texting emojis make up some options customers have for ordering their favorite foods. Unfortunately, restaurant operators continue to fall behind their competitors for a common reason; their POS was not originally designed with integration with...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peak-time restaurant operations are becoming more commonplace as the world moves toward omnichannel restaurant ordering. Omnichannel restaurant ordering refers to the ability of customers to order their favorite foods and products from any channel, including online, in-store, mobile apps, web-based browsers, third-party delivery service providers...
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Developing your own branded digital food ordering experience, including developing your own mobile app, ensuring your online ordering platforms work seamlessly together and are integrated into your existing point-of-sale (POS) system, is a complex undertaking in modern restaurant management. In fact, a recent Restaurant Times...
As explained by Restaurant Dive, the overall restaurant market is not expected to grow significantly in 2019, but that does not mean demand will stay stagnant. According to QSR magazine, the notion of third-party delivery is rising to become its own market, relying heavily on the ability of the restaurant industry to provide its products. Think of the traditional supply chain. When online ordering surges, brick-and-mortars may remain stagnant and reap the rewards of an overhead-less establishment. The same applies to the rise of third-party restaurant delivery. To maintain competitive advantage, restaurant operators need to understand the top trends in third-party restaurant delivery apps and build their operations around them.
The debate over whether to use a branding mobile restaurant app or outsource online ordering exclusively to third-party apps has heated up in the last few months with Uber Eats now available at a whopping 9,000 of fast-food giant McDonald’s 14,000-plus U.S. locations and DoorDash receiving a new investment pushing the company's valuation over $12 Billon. Restaurants across the country strive for an ever-changing way to achieve lower operating costs and higher profitability. A branding mobile restaurant app offers this promise, but the rise of third-party delivery apps makes choosing the right path for online ordering more difficult. Restaurant operators need to carefully consider the differences between a branded digital ordering experience and third-party app to make the most strategic choice.
Branded digital ordering is often described as the final frontier of restaurants. Unfortunately, it barely scratches the surface of possibilities in the industry. Despite the challenges of standing out among the hundreds of competitors listed in third-party apps, more companies are turning to these services to gain a more significant piece of the market. Meanwhile, the value of restaurant branded digital ordering continues to increase, presenting a delicate question; “does a business need a branded digital ordering experience?” To answer that question, restaurant operators need to understand the definition of Restaurant branded digital ordering, its various channels, and the benefits it offers.
All industries face uncertainty as new processes and capabilities become evident. In the restaurant industry, the challenges of digital ordering are expanding. Restaurants cannot merely begin offering delivery service without detracting from existing operations, at least not without hiring additional staff reflecting an increased cost for the company, but it would be impractical to eliminate online ordering. Instead of throwing in the towel, especially as the industry accelerates in growth, as reported by QSR magazine, restaurant operators need to understand the challenges of digital ordering for restaurants and how to overcome them.