- April 4, 2020
- Posted by: simba001
- Category: Restaurant Management Insights
Having a provision for delivery is a great way to increase revenues, sales, and profit margins at your restaurant. The culture of Restaurant Online Delivery Sales in Kenya is flourishing and has completely changed the way traditional restaurants function. With platforms like UberEats, Jumia Food, Yum, Glovo etc the online order is the new thing that can take restaurant sales to the next level. To add to this, the beginning of an era of ‘cashless economy’ and the proliferation of food-delivery only businesses, also known as cloud kitchens, has seen a significant surge in digital food ordering, and the restaurant delivery service sector has witnessed steady growth.
The culture of digital ordering is flourishing and has completely changed the way traditional restaurants function.
However, a poorly executed delivery service can ultimately damage your brand name. A poor ordering experience will also hamper the footfalls at your sit-down restaurant, and this is where the necessity of optimized delivery management arises. This article will tell you how to master the online ordering and delivery at your restaurant.
How To Increase Your Restaurant Online Delivery Sales in Kenya
Everyone in the restaurant space these days is accepting restaurant delivery orders. Struck with high rents and poor sales, many restaurants are now even making food delivery as their primary business model. With such top competition, you need to ensure that you are ahead of your competition. Here is how to Increase Restaurant Delivery Sales, which will help you to pave a blossoming future for your restaurant.
1. Use Technology To Accept Orders
Implement the below-mentioned points to smoothen your restaurant delivery service:
=> Online Ordering- With an increase in technology, Online ordering has now become the most preferred medium for ordering food. There are many food delivery service providers that are popular among the customers, such as UberEats, Jumia Food, Yum, Glovo, etc. You can choose which service to use according to your needs and preference. You can also have your restaurant’s own Online Ordering mobile app or website, which is directly integrated with your POS.
=> If you are using more than one Online Ordering service, then it is essential to choose a POS that automatically collects the orders placed through the various online ordering services. This would save you the hassle of manually calculating the orders at the end of the day. The efficient use of technology can improve your food delivery service and online ordering experience for both you and the customer.
=> Make sure that your website is SEO optimized and has a clear CTA.
2. Create A Stellar Online Menu
Having an online menu that is crisp, concise, easy to read, conveys all the necessary information, and comes with a clear CTA is exceptionally crucial. This online menu can be anywhere, be it on your restaurant website or the various restaurant delivery service providers. Since you know that most of your restaurant delivery orders come from these online channels, what stops you from optimizing your online menu?
It is also very essential to have a stellar landing page for your online orders that will compel your customers to click on the ‘Order now’ button.
3. Assign Orders and Track Deliveries With Technology
You can use technology to your advantage for assigning orders to your restaurant delivery agents, and then tracking the orders once they are dispatched. You can keep track of the entire delivery process to assess drivers’ performance and optimize routes.
4. Provide Great Service
Excellent service and providing remarkable customer experience is not just limited to when you are serving customers at your restaurant. It should also be extended to your restaurant delivery orders.
=> Take care that the food delivered is hot- Food that is delivered hot makes your customers believe that the food is freshly prepared while getting served food that is not hot gives an impression that it could be stale, leaving a negative impact on the customers. This could be taken care of by keeping track of the delivery time and ensuring the orders reach customers on time.
=> Remember to equip your delivery boys with insulated food bags that keep hot items warm and cold things fresh through the ride. For items such as drinks and ice cream, use dry ice to keep them fresh and frozen.
=> Package food safely in delivery vehicles- Care should be taken that the food does not spill and get messed in the containers because a messed up meal will eventually appear unappealing and less tempting to the customers. You can implement a different packaging technique and use spill-free containers for orders meant to be delivered.
=> Give special attention to the necessary add-ons- It can be extremely disappointing for your customers if they order a pizza and find no cheese or chili. The entire experience of ordering food and eating should be convenient and be fulfilling for the customers. Hence, you must ensure that appropriate extras, serviettes, and required tableware are provided along with all your orders.
Taking care of these details is not just necessary when your employees are delivering orders but also when third party delivery drivers are being used. Delivery platforms like UberEats, Jumia Food, Yum, Glovo etc also have a star rating system. Maintaining a higher rating will mean that customers would be more likely to order from you, but for that, you will have to ensure that the food and add-ons are flawless, and there is no spillage issue from your end. This will enable you to increase your restaurant delivery orders on online platforms as well.
Estimation says that online ordering is generating about 45% of orders for all restaurants on average, and mostly all the restaurants are integrating with the various online delivery agencies, which saves them the hassles from having in-house delivery boys.
5. Outsource Delivery Drivers
With third-party restaurant delivery partners like UberEats, Jumia Food, Yum, Glovo etc., or outsourcing freelance delivery drivers as per your requirement, you no longer need to invest in a fleet of delivery boys and vehicles. Outsourcing delivery drivers is an innovative way to reduce the delivery time during unexpected rush hours. It also reduces overall food delivery costs, such as insurance and hourly wages.
Estimation says that Restaurant Online Delivery Sales in Kenya is generating about 45% of orders for all restaurants on average, and mostly all the restaurants are integrating with the various online delivery agencies, which saves them the hassles from having in-house delivery boys.
6. Proper Address and Client Communication
A lot of restaurant delivery orders are delayed not only because the preparation takes long, but also because of the prolonged delivery time. Your delivery guys might find it challenging to reach a given address. This is a small hurdle that can be easily managed with proper communication with the customers. Make a call to the customer before taking their order out for delivery to confirm the address and ask for appropriate landmarks if you think that the address seems incomplete.
Take care that the food delivered is hot- Food that is delivered hot makes your customers believe that the food is freshly prepared while getting served food that is not hot gives an impression that it could be stale, leaving a negative impact on the customers.
7. Have A Standardized Delivery Procedure
Outsourcing restaurant delivery partners do not mean that you have to compromise on your service efficiency. Specific delivery responsibilities should be assigned to the kitchen staff and delivery drivers. Outsourced delivery drivers should be well versed in their coverage area and make sure that your in-house kitchen staff knows well who is in charge of bagging the orders so that they can keep the orders ready to go. This will leave more time for drivers to match content correctly and avoid any mistakes.
When it comes to restaurant delivery, you can neither compromise on the time taken for delivery nor the efficiency of the preparations. Estimation says that online ordering is generating about 70% of orders for all restaurants on average, and mostly all the restaurants are integrating with the various online delivery agencies, which saves them the hassles from having in-house delivery boys.
With increased technology and changing demographics, the future of restaurant delivery is now brighter than ever. Hence, you need to ensure that you provide top-notch customer service even when you are getting your food delivered to your customers.