During pandemic everything was closed so were restaurants and grocery shopping also became difficult task to do in daily lives. Food delivery became easier and helpful. This is here to stay. Many people are thinking of starting this business and many are growing their current one. According to the New York Times, the delivery orders have not dropped yet. Even if you survey a little in Pakistan and talk to these business owner you will come to know that same is the case here in Pakistan. People seem to not get enough of online buying of food from Foodpanda and the grocery provided by it daily is a new trend here. Women are taking advantage of the app and doing online food shopping and making meals has become old school. Many people have found these delivery apps useful. The opinion is mixed from business owners some are looking for ways to increase the business and some are tired of the annoyance. Delivery App is not as fresh as in restaurants but still we love to Foodpanda every single day of our lives because it has made lives easier of housewives and cooks too. But if you see it from a restaurant’s point of view. It’s not that easy to dine in and send parcels at the meantime.
If you look into it from economic point of view getting cooked meal and groceries online takes a lot of money. Spending a great deal of bucks in it makes it difficult for a middle class family or a lower class family even though riches afford it easily. Foodpanda has become a growing name in terms of shopping online meals and groceries. Everyone trust them. Airlift has also become a new name in grocery shopping. I have a lady who does shopping and she gets a good deal of grocery at her doorstep. Its affordable and also easier thing to do. You just have place an order through the App and then the delivery guy gets your stuff to your doorstep and all you have to do afterwards is pay them the amount of money required. Food panda has its own unique way of charging the restaurant.
- Order commission between 10-15%
- Will deduct the payment gateway charges for the customer payment which will be approximately 2%
- There will be charges of calls that you get through them for the call divert because your restaurant number will not be displayed on their site. It will be their number so when the customer calls, the call go to Foodpanda server and gets diverted to your restaurant.
- If the call is more than a defined time, then it is considered as an order and you will be charged for that.
- There is tax for the service, which was 14.5% that time and now 18%.
There are many pros and cons to it. It may or may not work out for a long time but the future still seems bright because of the growing demand of the food providing Apps.
