u/JDartist

It seems like business has been slower in the past year, and especially in the past 2-months. I think the higher gas prices have freaked people out along with inflation in general. People don’t have as much disposable income. Are some of you seeing this as well? For what’s it worth, we have not raised prices and we are a well established brand in our area with two locations. Things were certainly good (better) prior to a year ago.

Side question to the owners out there….how are you dealing with raises when the money isn’t there? I talked to another food truck owner, and he said the past year has been harder for him and there won’t be raises this year. He usually does a raise when business is good, but he just can’t do it this year.

I was looking at a local restaurant’s menu online yesterday, and I noticed they do $5 delivery through Uber. I went there to eat later that night, and they said it is something they offer through Toast. The manager said the benefits are the customer doesn’t pay a higher price (assuming you have markup through DD or UberEats), and the employees get tipped. However, she did say the main drawback is you, the business, have to deal with bad orders. So if a driver takes too long to deliver the food (cold food) or they somehow mess it up along the way, they don’t own it like they would with their regular delivery offerings.

Have any of you done this delivery through Toast, and if so, what has been your experience so far compared to the regular delivery methods? Pros and cons?

Thanks!