Britain’s lockdown love affair with takeaway food deliveries saw
a 42% increase in orders during the pandemic.
And that rise in takeaway food orders shows no sign of reducing,
even though many restaurants are now open for business.
Business is indeed booming for takeaway food delivery firms - and
the reopening of restaurants doesn’t look likely to halt that
growth any time soon.
Foodhub, one of the UK’s leading food ordering apps, has revealed
that despite the reopening of outdoor restaurant hospitality in
April, more Brits than ever are tucking into a regular takeaway
treat, compared to pre-lockdown last year.
Foodhub spokesman, Ardian Mula, said: “Over the past 12 months,
ordering a takeaway meal rather than choosing to cook at home,
has become something of a national past-time. Even with the
reopening of restaurants, that doesn’t look set to change, as
even though families can now go out to eat, the volume of
takeaway orders is not diminishing.
“Here at Foodhub, our customers have enjoyed more takeaway meals
than ever before. We don’t follow a commission model, so this
enables our takeaway partners to offer better prices and deals to
our customers, resulting in a cost saving of 15% on most takeaway
meals for our customers – unlike with other online food delivery
platforms.”
Analysts from Foodhub have discovered that when comparing order
volumes in January 2020 (before restrictions), to when the
country experienced a complete lockdown in April 2020, there was
a 65% increase in takeaway orders across Foodhub’s platform.
The country still wanted food cooked for them and looked to
support local restaurants with a takeaway delivery directly to
their door.
Many commentators expected a slowdown or reduction in takeaway
food delivery orders as lockdown restrictions slowly lifted in
the past month and people were able to get out to restaurants
again.
In fact, year-on-year, there has been a 42% increase in takeaway
orders in April 2021 when compared to April 2020.
Foodhub expects the demand for takeaway food will continue to
remain high as the UK comes out of the pandemic and restaurants
are able to fully reopen, including inside dining, from June
21st.
So, while Brits have been rejoicing at the easing of lockdown
restrictions, a few drinks at the newly reopened pub is still
being followed by a takeaway meal ordered from the comfort of
their own home afterwards.
Ardian Mula added: “This past year has been a tough time for
everyone and we’re so happy to see the reopening of hospitality
venues across the country.
“We’re also thrilled that we’ve been able to offer restaurants
and cafes the opportunity to join the Foodhub platform to provide
takeaway options, offering them a chance to maintain their
business even though they had to close their doors.
“We saw a 65% increase in the number of takeaway meals ordered
via Foodhub from January 2020 to April 2020 as lockdown first
hit. And, subsequently, despite the easing of lockdown, we’ve
seen a 42% increase in orders from April 2020 to April 2021.
There is no sign that Britain’s love of great takeaway food is at
risk of dilution.”
Foodhub currently has over 20,000 restaurant and takeaway
partners in the UK and is the only major food ordering app not to
charge a service fee for each order. To find out how meals
ordered via Foodhub are on average 15% cheaper than other
providers, visit www.foodhub.co.uk.
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Notes to Editors
Foodhub is an online food portal launched in 2017. There are more
than 20,000 takeaway & restaurant partners currently featured
online at www.foodhub.co.uk and
through the apps available for iOS and Android.
Foodhub is unique in that it does not take a commission from the
food establishments for each order placed. This enables them to
offer better prices and deals to customers than other online food
platforms.
