Build Food Delivery Platforms Without Commission Cuts

Custom ordering apps, driver dispatch systems, and kitchen display tools that let restaurants own their delivery experience and keep their margins.

Industry: Food Delivery

Pain Points

  • Third-Party Commission Fees Are Crushing Margins: DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub charge 15-30% per order. For restaurants operating on 5-10% net margins, these fees are unsustainable.
  • No Control Over Customer Relationships: When customers order through aggregators, the restaurant loses access to customer data, reviews, and the ability to run targeted promotions.
  • Real-Time Coordination Is Hard: Synchronizing order prep times with driver ETAs requires real-time event systems that most off-the-shelf solutions handle poorly.

Solutions

  • White-Label Ordering Platforms: Branded mobile and web ordering apps with menu management, order customization, payment processing, and loyalty programs that restaurants fully own.
    • Branded mobile apps (iOS/Android)
    • Real-time menu and inventory sync
    • Customer loyalty and rewards
    • Promotional code engine
    • Push notification marketing
  • Driver Dispatch and Tracking: Automated driver assignment with proximity-based matching, route optimization, live GPS tracking, and customer-facing delivery ETAs.
    • Proximity-based driver matching
    • Real-time GPS tracking for customers
    • Route optimization per delivery batch
    • Driver earnings and payout dashboard

Use Cases

  • Restaurant Direct Ordering App — A branded mobile ordering app for a single restaurant or chain with menu browsing, cart, Stripe payments, order status tracking, and push notifications. (120-170, $240-$340, 6-8 weeks)
  • Multi-Restaurant Delivery Marketplace — A regional food delivery marketplace with restaurant onboarding, unified search, driver dispatch, real-time tracking, and admin analytics. (180-250, $360-$500, 9-12 weeks)
  • Kitchen Display System — A tablet-based KDS showing incoming orders by priority, prep timers, bump functionality, and integration with POS systems. (50-80, $100-$160, 3-4 weeks)

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you build an app like DoorDash or Uber Eats?
We build the core features of food delivery platforms: ordering, payments, driver dispatch, and tracking. The scope and timeline depend on whether you need a single-restaurant or multi-restaurant marketplace.
Do you integrate with POS systems?
Yes. We integrate with Square, Toast, Clover, and Lightspeed POS systems to push online orders directly into the kitchen ticket queue.
How does real-time tracking work?
We use GPS data from driver mobile apps, pushed to the backend via WebSocket connections, and displayed on customer-facing maps using Mapbox or Google Maps.