It was always a struggle finding something to eat after coming home from a hard day at school. I remember moving in with my grandparents my sophomore year of high school after relocating back to Bloomington from New Orleans, LA. Although they owned a franchise of Charles Chips at the time, snacking on outdated potato chips, ordering Pizza X, or dining on the finest Asian delivery I could afford left me begging—including bribing my car-owning friends—for more variety. We didn’t have cell phones at the time so tracking them down became a whole separate creative effort. There just weren’t enough options back then. 

     “There just weren’t enough options back then.”

Fast forward to today and it seems like the market is flooded with mobile apps, websites, and landing pages that promote food delivery from almost every restaurant in town. Although the advent of technology has provided a wider selection of food, people are beginning to wonder if poor quality equals better. Eventually landing in the food and beverage industry allowed me to see firsthand the mess third-party delivery apps have created. Not only is everyone being overcharged for the service at the expense of these tech giants, but orders are also beginning to pile up. As we began reaching out to other restaurants there was an overwhelming response to fix the last-mile delivery crisis.

“Landing in the food and beverage industry allowed me to see firsthand the mess third-party delivery apps have created.”

Now we are partnering with local startups and third-party delivery drivers in the community to provide small business owners the tools and drivers they need to offer competitive online ordering and delivery in a growing market at non-commissioned rates. If you would like more information on our no commission, $1 per order delivery platform, visit Driver On Deck.