Online Orders Surge for Restaurants During Lockdown

Online orders have surged for restaurants and takeaways during the COVID-19 lockdown, as customers choose the convenience of online ordering system for takeaway durning the crisis. Chinese food has seen the fastest growth, with orders rising sharply.

We've taken a look at the most recent figures for the UK and Ireland to find which cuisine types are performing the most during the pandemic during lats month.

Orders of Chinese food have more than trebled in the UK (223% expansion) and doubled in Ireland (up 83%) during this period.

Chippers showed a major rise as well, with orders doubling in the UK (101% expansion) and also surging by 68% in Ireland.

There was also significant rise for Indian outlets, with orders trebling in the UK (up 203%) and rising by 47% in Ireland. Pizza and Thai food orders also showed a significant rise in the two nations.

Our analysis looked at online orders by cuisine type among customers. The weekends of April was compared with the March weekends, which was prior to strict lockdown measures being acquainted in the two nations to counteract the spread of the virus.

Encouraging signs for businesses

So, with in-dining no longer possible, it’s clear that takeaway and delivery ordering has rised drastically across cuisine types during the lockdown.

The figures also connect to other positive trends, including a strong increase for average online order values. Many new businesses are also setting to bring their operations online.

The data on increased orders encourages restaurants and takeaways, even as the crisis continues. It shows that pivoting your business to an online orderingsystem really work, for both collection and delivery options.

Most of our customers who recently focused around dine in are making a great success of their online operations, reporting strong sales and keeping staff in jobs. The general public are responding positively  and continuing to support their local restaurants and takeaways.

What's more, not too late to make the alteration, if you haven't just done. The lockdown measures are set to proceed into May in many nations, and possibly beyond. So pivoting to an online ordering system and restarting your business on that basis is still much a suitable option in meantime.