Food Delivery App Development

It is no longer a surprise that on-demand food delivery services have never been more popular. They are beneficial to all parties involved. Customers receive the delivery of their food at their doorstep, while restaurants sell more to multiply their profits.

At Workin Geeks, we believe that the development of a food delivery app is the best approach for restaurants. This is because of the following:

• Third-party commission: Restaurants receive a commission fee of around 15-30% on deliveries from most of the third-party delivery services. This commission fee will take a large percentage of restaurants' budget, most especially if they plan to liaise with multiple third-party delivery providers.
  
  
• The risk of losing customers: Third-party businesses are often bombarded with orders that result in delivery delays. Therefore, customers may be dissatisfied and discouraged from ordering. However, when delivery operations are entrusted to an internal team, restaurants will have better control over the quality of customer service and food delivery.

These and other drawbacks are leading restaurateurs to start their food delivery app. In doing so, they can:

• improve delivery speed,
• ensure customer loyalty,
• keep up with competitors, and
• keep customers satisfied.

A restaurant can create its food delivery app. This type of application usually includes pickup and delivery options; these options can be developed by Workin Geeks.

However, there are three main reasons restaurants decide to build a delivery app from scratch:

• High demand.
  According to GloriaFood, it said at least once a month, 86% of consumers in the United States make use of food delivery services.
  
  
• Large customer base.
  Restaurants or cafes that have a mobile order food delivery app know that their prospective customer is anyone with a mobile device that craves wings, pizza, burgers, etc.
  
  
• More revenue.
  Nation's Restaurant News claims that orders placed via mobile apps cost $4 more than orders placed in restaurants.
  
  
• Commission savings.
  When restaurants create their mobile food delivery app, they can save on third-party commission fees.

A food delivery app gives room to customers to place orders in a wide variety of establishments with a single tap on a mobile phone. Food delivery apps make it easy to deliver meals from local restaurants. The customers can call to place an order or order directly from the app and then go to a restaurant to pick it up or wait for the delivery team to arrive at their location.

Moreover, some features should be included during the development of a food delivery app. Among the features include:

1. Sign up & Profile Management: Sign-up page is the first interaction between the customer and the app. Users need to register and create their profile on the app by putting down relevant details that include address, phone numbers, etc.
   
2. Geo-location: This essential feature allows users to be able to track the real-time location of the delivery man. It also allows users to locate the restaurant on the map.
3. Delivery address: This feature allows the app to identify the user's current location if it is far from their usual address. Users must be able to register several addresses for delivery.
4. Food Cart: Customers may not always find all they are looking for from one restaurant; therefore, this feature will give them the option to place orders from different places. Users can also decide to add or remove food items before making their payment.
   
5. Customer Service and Support: Customers should be able to contact the support team if they are having difficulty with the delivery of an order, such as late delivery, incorrect food item delivery, contact with the delivery man, unavailability at the delivery address.

If you are not familiar with the technical fields, don't worry, Workingeeks got you covered. So if you want to delve into this food app development segment for your business, as well as to improve your food chain in the digital world, then you need to place your focus on the following key aspects.

• Appealing User Interface: The attractive design of a mobile app plays an important role in facilitating online services. You should also focus on the design and color scheme of your food delivery app, while the great content will help your customers understand your service(s) better. In addition to pixel-perfect graphics - detailed restaurant information, a list of cuisines, prices, special combos, and reviews must be specified. Let your customers be able to search for a restaurant by name and location.
  
  
• User-Friendly: An easy-to-use food delivery mobile app can guide your customers to their desired results because we all love apps that have easy-to-order features. Hundreds of food delivery startups are sold out due to complex features, high rate, irrelevant information, and graphics. Therefore, your food delivery mobile app should be easy-to-use and also help your customers order food without any hassle.
  
  
• Multiple Payment Options: In-app payment gateway allows your customers to make payment for their orders directly in your food delivery app. Depending on the user's convenience, you can offer different payment options such as Debit Card, Credit Card, e-wallet, and cash delivery in your food delivery app. To make payment safe, fast, and secure, you can choose popular payment integrations such as CCAvenue and PayPal.
  
  
• Marketing for Branding: In this competitive market, brand marketing is very vital to keep up with the competition. To do this, you have to put a lot of dedication, attention, and effort to keep your presence on each user's smartphone. Online marketing is a great way to get the most out of foodies. You can also follow traditional methods such as infographics, advertisements, email marketing, etc., to make people more informed of your online food delivery service.

1. Increased sales from consumers who would rather dine at home.
2. Effective management of peak delivery periods.
3. Subscribing to more than one app means more customers.
4. Encourages diners to explore more menu options.
5. It can be more affordable than operating your in-house delivery service.

If you are planning to develop a food mobile app for your restaurant or cafe, then this is for you.

When trying to build an app for your food business, you should look for a good app development company like Workin Geeks that has a lot of experience building such apps.

You should explain the type of functions you will need in your food application to our app developers. You need to negotiate with us what kind of price they will need to develop the app for your business. Once we understand your requirement, we will create a test app for your review.

Once you see that the app meets all your requirements, we can start building the app based on the specs of the mockup that was sent to you for approval. However, in most cases, you have to pay 50% of the cost upfront when you have given the green light to develop the app.

Once the food app is created and tested, you can pay the rest of the amount according to your needs.

In conclusion, eating out in a restaurant can be a real headache, while the annoying background noise of a busy restaurant is incredibly boring. Today, people all over the world order their meals from food delivery services to get rid of the annoying crowd. This is why you need us to develop a mobile app for your food business.