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Food delivery has become an essential revenue channel for UK restaurants, accelerated by changing consumer habits and the dominance of platforms like Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat. Managing delivery effectively requires balancing platform commissions against incremental revenue, maintaining food quality during transit, and building direct ordering capabilities. These guides cover delivery platform selection and optimisation, packaging solutions, delivery menu design, managing driver relationships, and building a profitable delivery operation alongside your dine-in service.
You have done the research. You understand the delivery-only model and it makes sense for your next venture. But every guide you find talks about the US market — different regulations, different platf...
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Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat each have strengths. Deliveroo has strong London coverage, Uber Eats offers wide reach and marketing tools, and Just Eat has the largest UK customer base. Most successful restaurants list on multiple platforms and track performance individually.
Adjust delivery menu prices 10-15% higher than dine-in to offset commissions, focus on high-margin items, set minimum order values, and actively drive customers to your own commission-free ordering channel. Some restaurants achieve 50%+ of delivery revenue through direct ordering within 12 months.
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