Ordering in at home has become a lot easier via menus on mobile apps. The takeaway and delivery of food from restaurants and cafes has become big business in Australia, especially in Sydney and Melbourne. Menus on mobile apps are making dollars for their masters in 2018. The convenience of being able to, just, pick up your phone or tablet and choose from a wide selection of cuisines is pretty cool. Now, ordering food from your favourite eatery is at the touch of a screen. Considering how many other major hassles there are living in a big city, it is great that this is not one of them.
Dark Kitchens Filling a Need
In fact, according to the latest reports, there are ‘dark kitchens’ specifically opening to service the demand from these menu app services. Dark kitchens are restaurants without tables and chairs, or home delivery food outlets only. Deliveroo in Melbourne are building dark kitchens to fill the gaps in what customers want from their service. If restaurants don’t exist in a certain area, they will build a dark kitchen to service that need. Delivery services totalled some $1.5 billion worth or orders in 2017.
Some Restaurants Balking at Charges
Menulog, Foodora, Deliveroo and Uber Eats must be the main players in the market. There have been a number of high profile restaurants withdrawing themselves from these delivery services in protest at the high margins they charge. Menulog does take a lower commission on orders than Uber Eats, but that is because restaurants usually have to deliver the food themselves. Menulog has recently introduced an in-house delivery option. However, these menus on mobile apps are making dollars for their corporate masters. Convenience is king, when it comes to innovations in the city. Time poor denizens of the city are willing to pay for a service which provides great meals as an alternative to cooking at home.
Good Food for More Australians, More Often
Click here to see an online menu from a fine Sydney catering company. They may not have an app but they provide exceptional food for all sorts of celebrations, occasions and situations. Communication and technology are increasingly at the forefront of innovations happening within the food industry in Australia and around the globe. Good food is getting better for more people in this country, if you live in the main cities. These apps are dependent upon high density populations to make them cost effective.