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Why Food Delivery is Everywhere

          Nowadays, with a click on your cellphone, a meal will be delivered to your home within thirty minutes. The food delivery industry is so prosperous that some people have already taken it for granted. Surprisingly, the customers can even lay on the sofa with a cellphone, and then they can get their food delivered at the door. You can also notice that the deliverymen of Food panda and Uber Eats are at almost every corner of the street. This thriving industry reshapes modern people’s life in several aspects. Thus, you might be curious about the causes of the popularity of food delivery service. What contributes to this phenomenon is based on the below features: time-saving, customers’ needs and advanced functions of cellphone.

       First, time-saving is undoubtedly the feature that food delivery becomes so prevalent now in the society. People nowadays are busy with several affairs in their life. For the housewives, during the period of waiting the food delivery man, they can do several things at home, such as doing the laundry, texting with friends and cleaning the house. For the workers, they can still do their job during the period for waiting the food delivery man and even seize the time to take a rest. The food delivery is so convenient that it allows people to do multitasking. The food delivery indeed meets modern people’s expectation of using less time to do the maximum tasks.

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     Next, the food delivery company knows customers’ needs a lot. In summer, it’s boiling hot that people don’t want to go out. In winter, it’s too cold for people to buy the food. On rainy day, it’s undoubtedly that people aren’t willing to grab the food outside. Thus, people can use the food delivery service in the days of these awful weathers. Besides, most of people are so lazy and busy. People don’t want to cook for every meal; instead, they will choose the takeout food. Ordering the food delivery is exactly what they long for because they don’t need to cook by themselves and even wash the dishes. Plus, according to a restaurant website in Ottawa, Greek on Wheels (2017), modern people spend less time at home due to work, school and some social engagements. Therefore, people might need more time staying at home to take a rest or enjoy the time at home. Food delivery becomes a choice for them and definitely meets lazy and busy people’s needs.

        Last, the flourishment of food delivery industry must originate from the advanced functions of cellphone. Most people have their cellphones equipped with the function of Internet. Because the Internet makes the GPS function available, everyone can locate the restaurants near them and order the food immediately. In addition, the platforms or apps about food delivery also prominently increase in recent years. A survey conducted by the National Restaurant Association in which country shows that more than 60% of millennials want the restaurant to make ordering takeout and delivery more convenient by applying the technology service. Consequently, the technology definitely increases the willingness of people ordering food delivery service.

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      To sum up, these three points result in the prosperity of the food delivery. First, time-saving of the service allows people to multitask and live better. Then, the food delivery companies also attend to customers’ needs to offer the food delivery service. Furthermore, the advanced functions of cellphone nowadays also contribute to this phenomenon. Due to the three causes mentioned above, the trend of food delivery will become more and more flourishing in the future. Hence, I believe that the food delivery companies will be more creative and provide even more functions or ways to meet modern people’s preferences. Probably the delivery time will become shorter than what you can predict.

References

Greek on Wheels. (2017, May 26). The Best Greek Food in Ottawa.

Retrieved from:

https://greekonwheels.ca/4-reasons-delivery-becoming-hot-new-foodie-trend/

Doordash for Merchants. (2020, December 20). Rise in Food Delivery: Consumer Trends on Ordering In.

Retrieved from:

https://get.doordash.com/blog/rise-in-food-delivery-and-why-it-is-popular

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