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This article is going to highlight how mobile apps are changing the landscape of food delivery industries nowadays. This article will show which types of apps work best for this industry.

“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” - George Bernard Shaw.

Well, what if you are hungry but too busy or maybe lazy to go out? Simply, unlock your smartphone, go to your favourite food delivery app, and just order the food online for which you are craving!

Yes, only a few clicks and your food will be delivered to your door! How cool is that!

According to a recently made research, almost 26% of people order foods online once a week, and over 24% of people order twice or thrice a week!

Obviously, these facts depict the immense popularity of online food ordering and these days, the number of people ordering food online is only growing steadily. Check out the following statistics presented by Statista that shows the food ordering frequency diagram.

It clearly reflects the reason for the growing popularity of online food delivery apps.

But what types of mobile apps work best for this food delivery industry is one of the basic questions that gets triggered. Read on to get your answer.

Mainly, there are four types of apps, which play crucial roles in the food delivery industry.

Apps for third-party delivery from the restaurants

Today, plenty of apps offer a range of meal choices that you can order from various restaurants. Be it office, homes, or parks - the food will be delivered to your preferred and mentioned location. Sometimes, such apps provide various coupon codes using which the app users can get a significant discount on the ordered foods.  

In most of the cases, the steps being followed in such apps are

• Entering the address, where the food will be delivered
• Selecting a restaurant
• Place an order online and enjoy your food!

Delivery of locally cooked meals

You can take examples of Munchery, Sprig, Domino’s Pizza etc. Such startups or restaurants cook and sell own dishes. Well, it is true that a dedicated restaurant app will only show the food options available in that particular restaurant only. For instance, from the Domino’s Pizza app, you can order foods available at Domino’s only, not from some other restaurants.

In case of these types of apps, not only the food delivery is much faster but also at a comparatively lower price than other services. Why? It is because they mostly make money on the sold meals, not on the logistics offered. Moreover, if the billing amount reaches a certain figure, app users can enjoy food delivery at free of cost as well.

In most of the cases, the steps being followed in such apps are:

• Choosing the meal
• The restaurant will prepare the food
• Get your food delivered at your doorstep

Combination of home cooking and delivery

Plated is an app which does not deliver you ready-made dishes like most of the food delivery apps. Instead of that, it provides you with the best chef-special recipes from which you can choose anything.

Everyone loves freshly cooked meals and apps like Plated are gaining popularity only because of it as the users can enjoy a meal cooked in the way they want. Cooking special dishes has never been this easier!

How do such apps work? Well, you will be delivered all the fresh ingredients required to prepare the selected recipe. Also, you will get step-by-step instructions on how to cook the selected dish.

Thus, you do not have to go to the supermarket to buy the ingredients as you will be getting everything at your doorstep in the right proportion.

In most of the cases, the steps being followed in such apps are:

• Select an original recipe
• Get exactly what you need to prepare the dish
• Enjoy freshly cooked chef-special meals

Grocery delivery apps

This does not exactly fit the category of food delivery app but definitely is quite popular among the customers. To cook your dish you will need ingredients. But you do not have to step out from your home to buy all these things as all the ingredients you can order online and get delivered at the doorstep. Also, you will get fast delivery of the grocery items.

So, if you are thinking of building a food delivery app, first, you need to decide which type of app you want to build and accordingly make a plan. Consult with a trusted mobile app development company and talk to the best app developers. They will definitely help you out to turn your app idea into a reality.

Alex Forsyth is an experienced iPad and iPhone app developer in Sydney who is also proficient in building Android apps. Presently, he is working with Envertis, a renowned app development company in Australia and leading a team of the best Australian app developers. For app consultation, planning, development, maintenance, and support, you can reach to these app experts.