CHICAGO, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Grubhub, the
nation's leading food ordering and delivery platform -- founded and
headquartered in Chicago -- has
expanded its turnkey delivery service to reach even more
Chicagoland diners. The expansion includes Skokie, Evanston, Park
Ridge and Northfield as
well as extending its city coverage south to Hyde Park, and many
neighborhoods in between. Diners are benefitting from the ability
of Grubhub's vast, reliable driver network to deliver food from the
most local favorites and top-rated restaurants in about 30 minutes.
Concurrently, restaurants are benefitting from exposure to more
Grubhub diners and a reliable service; they are seeing a
significant increase in order volume and gross food sales.
"Chicago is where we first
started testing our delivery service in 2014. Since then, we've
learned a lot about how to efficiently and effectively expand our
coverage while maintaining the lowest overall cost in the industry
and providing fast delivery times," said Matt Maloney, CEO of Grubhub. "We're proud that
we've been able to expand our delivery area to more of our
hometown, bringing high-quality choices to a wider set of diners
and a valuable service to our restaurant partners."
Through Grubhub's turnkey delivery service, restaurants can
expand their customer base by tapping into the company's massive
diner network and grow their order volume by utilizing the
company's on-the-ground network of delivery drivers. The Grubhub
online and mobile ordering platform connects Chicagoland diners
with more than 3,000 of the best local restaurants.
With the addition of its turnkey delivery service, Grubhub is
managing delivery for some of the hottest restaurants in the city
and suburbs, and is growing its coverage rapidly. In March alone,
Grubhub grew the number of Chicago
delivery restaurant partners by nearly 30 percent, while gross food
sales increased by more than 17 percent.
"We've been blown away by the volume of delivery and takeout
orders we receive from Grubhub," said Andrew Figgins, co-owner of WHISK. "The delivery
service is ultra-convenient. It helps us reach more customers
through delivery while still being able to focus on what is
important to us, which is making great brunch and great
burgers."
Diners in Chicago and the
suburbs now have more great delivery options to choose from,
including local favorites using Grubhub's' delivery service such
as:
Chicago Restaurants:
- WHISK (West Town)
- Wyler Road (Logan Square)
- The Jibarito Stop (Pilsen)
- Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken (West Loop)
- Native Foods (Hyde Park)
Northwest Suburb Restaurants:
- Tapas Gitana (Northfield)
- Snap Kitchen (Park Ridge)
- Cream of the Crepe (Park
Ridge)
- Amazing Kale Burger (Evanston)
- Boltwood (Evanston)
- Ten Mile House (Evanston)
"As we have expanded our presence across Chicagoland, Grubhub's
delivery service has made it easy for us to quickly make each
location available for delivery," said Elaine Krackau, public relations specialist at
Snap Kitchen. "Through Grubhub's vast diner network, we're able to
introduce our made from scratch, healthy take-away meals to more
customers while leaving the delivery logistics to the Grubhub
experts."
Grubhub delivers tremendous benefits to restaurants and
diners.
Diners benefit from:
- Choice: We connect diners with the nation's largest restaurant
network, which includes more than 40,000 of the best restaurants
across the country.
- No Mark-Ups: We do not pad menu prices. Diners can rest assured
that they are paying the same prices as if they ordered directly
from the restaurant and all fees are clearly presented.
- Low Fees: We offer industry low delivery fees of $1.50- $3.00 nationwide, versus most others at
more than $5.
- Transparency: We empower diners with the ability to customize
and control each order to meet their dietary needs.
- Service: We take care of our diners; every order is backed by
our diner-focused, 24/7 Care team.
Restaurants benefit from:
- More Orders: We drive significant order volume. Restaurants
receive an average of 30 percent more takeout orders during their
first year on the platform.
- Broadest Reach: We connect restaurants with our
industry-leading network of more than 6.7 million diners.
- High ROI: We enable restaurants to participate on our platform
with low risk and no up-front cost.
- Efficiency: We drive efficiency for restaurant partners;
ordering via Seamless is 50 percent more efficient than ordering
via phone.
- Competitive Commission Rates: Our industry-leading scale allows
us to offer a cost-effective commission rate. Almost all
restaurants using our delivery service pay a combined marketing +
delivery commission that is less than 30%.
To find takeout restaurants available in your area, check out
Grubhub.com. If you are interested in becoming part of the Grubhub
Delivery team, please visit driver.grubhub.com. To find out how
your restaurant can join Grubhub, check out get.grubhub.com.
To learn more about Grubhub and its portfolio of brands,
please visit http://media.grubhub.com.
About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation's leading online and mobile
food-ordering company. Dedicated to moving eating forward and
connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local
restaurants, the company's platforms and services strive to elevate
food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use
platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is
proud to work with more than 40,000 restaurant partners in over
1,000 U.S. cities and London. The
Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, AllMenus,
MenuPages, Restaurants on the Run, DiningIn and Delivered Dish.
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