Restaurants Score Points with Takeout and Delivery Options
February 10th, 2017 | Posted by in Restaurants - (Comments Off on Restaurants Score Points with Takeout and Delivery Options)Super Bowl Sunday is a major occasion not just for the two teams going head-to-head, but also for restaurants, particularly on the takeout and delivery front. This year, about 48 million people were expected to place some type of food order, presenting an opportunity for restaurants to score a touchdown.
Domino’s says the Super Bowl is the company’s third-busiest delivery day of the year, second only to Halloween and New Year’s Eve. The chain sells more than 11 million slices on game day – which is a 350 percent increase from a typical Sunday. Pizza Hut announced plans to hire 11,000 new employees ahead of the game. Delivery drivers nationwide were projected to clock about four million miles delivering Super Bowl orders.
As pizza players pour resources into programs like Facebook Messenger ordering capabilities and advertising pushes on social media, delivery strategies are increasingly top of mind across the industry at large. While the Super Bowl festivities have died down, how can brands refine their delivery programs for everyday wins?