As the pandemic took over Australia, food delivery became an important part of everyone’s daily lives. With that, came a lot of options. Back in the day, you could just call the local restaurant and get your food from there. But now, you can choose from restaurants that are on the other side of the city and get them delivered to your doorsteps. In this blog, we are going to look at the top 10 food delivery apps in Sydney and how they are different from each other.
1. Menulog
When it comes to on-demand food delivery apps in Australia, the first app that comes to mind is Menulog.
Menulog has become incredibly popular over the last few years and dominates the market along with other popular names like UberEats. When a person signs up for Menulog as a courier or a restaurant there is no contract that binds them to work with Menulog alone.
This gives the couriers and the restaurants a sense of freedom and that catalyzes the growth of the network. Menulog has over 23,000 restaurant partners across Australia and has made an annual revenue of $2.65 Billion USD.
What Do We Know About Menulog?
| Industry: | Online Food Delivery |
| Annual Revenue: | USD 2.65 Billion |
| Founded In | 2006, Sydney, Australia. |
| Countries of Operation: | Australia, and New Zealand. |
| Founded By: | Leon Kamenev, Kevin Sherman, Dan Katz |
| Top Competitors: | UberEats, Deliveroo |
| Number of Restaurant Partners: | 23,000 |
| Parent Company: | Just Eat Takeaway |
Sources: Business Insider, Menulog.com.au.
2. UberEats
UberEats is the biggest competitor to Menulog with over 25,000 restaurant partners across the continent. Although UberEats is similar to Menulog in many aspects it differs from it in the business model.
UberEats makes money through many channels. Its business model is a hybrid of platform, aggregator, and on-demand. The biggest channels of cash flow are commission charges on every order, delivery fees, promotions of restaurants on its platform, and surge pricing during peak hours.
A point should also be noted here, UberEats pays its courier an average of $26.83 AUD every hour. Which is substantially lower than what Menulog couriers make ($33.98/ hour).
What Do We Know About UberEats?
| Industry: | Online Food Delivery |
| Annual Revenue: | USD 4.8 Billion (Worldwide) |
| Founded In | 2014, San Francisco, CA, USA. |
| Countries of Operation: | USA, Australia, India, UK, and 41 others |
| Founded By: | Garrett Camp, Travis Kalanick |
| Top Competitors: | Menulog, Deliveroo |
| Number of Restaurant Partners: | 25,000 |
| Parent Company: | Uber Technologies Inc. |
Sources: Business Insider, shm.com
3. Deliveroo
Although Deliveroo is named after the Kangaroo, an animal native to Australia, it must be noted that the app was founded in London and not Sydney.
Deliveroo has over 11000 restaurant partners all across Australia and over 8000 riders. The user base has grown to over 7.1 Million users, which is almost a third of the entire Australian population.
Deliveroo generates revenue by delivery, sign-up, and service fees, and also by offering premium subscriptions and selling food through its own cloud kitchens.
What Do We Know About Deliveroo?
| Name: | Deliveroo |
| Industry: | Online Food Delivery |
| Annual Revenue: | USD 476 Million |
| Founded In | 2013, London, UK. |
| Countries of Operation: | Australia, UK, UAE, and 9 others. |
| Founded By: | Will Shu and Greg Orlowski |
| Top Competitors: | Menulog, UberEats |
| Number of Restaurant Partners: | 11000 |
| Parent Company: | Roofoods Ltd. |
Sources: Businessofapps.com, news.com.au.
4. Hey You
Hey You is another food delivery app operating in the capital of South Wales. It is one of the biggest on-demand drinks ordering apps. Hey You is a coffee ordering app.
Honestly, we’ve all been there in a queue to get a coffee, wondering whether we should just ditch the line. You can now scroll through the menu of your local cafes, order the drink of your choice and pick it up from the store when it is ready. It helps you beat the long queues in Sydney cafes.
Hey You is one of a kind app that is unique in its genre and claims a title on its own. The app has recently started its online food delivery and dine-in features.
What Do We Know About Hey You?
| Industry: | Online Food Delivery |
| Annual Revenue: | USD 8.6 Million |
| Founded In | 2014, Sydney, Australia. |
| Countries of Operation: | Australia. |
| Founded By: | Rebekah Campbell |
| Top Competitors: | Skip, Grubhub |
| Number of Restaurant Partners: | Unknown |
| Parent Company: | Hey You Pty. Ltd. |
Sources: growjo.com.
5. Happy Cow
Happy Cow is an app meant for vegetarians and vegans. It doesn’t deliver food to your house/ office. But, it recommends the best vegetarian restaurants, health food stores, grocery stores, etc.
Happy Cow will make your life easier if you are thinking of turning vegan/ vegetarian. It has over 90,000 listings which are supported by data fetched from over 850k users worldwide. This massive data store ensures that you eat the right food at the right place.
What Do We Know About Happy Cow?
| Industry: | Online Food Delivery |
| Annual Revenue: | USD 5 Million |
| Founded In | 1999, Santa Monica, USA. |
| Countries of Operation: | USA, Australia, and 178 countries. |
| Founded By: | Eric Brent |
| Parent Company: | Happy Cow Inc. |
Sources: zoominfo.com
6. Open Table
Open table allows you to reserve your table at the best restaurants across the world including Sydney. It helps you skip the long queues or “on-hold” time on the phone with the restaurant.
It curates photos, reviews, and ratings together to help you decide where you want to go, and what you want to eat.
What Do We Know About Open Table?
| Industry: | Online Food Delivery |
| Annual Revenue: | USD 190.05 Million |
| Founded In | 1998, San Francisco, United States |
| Countries of Operation: | USA, Australia, and 78 other countries. |
| Founded By: | Chuck Templeton |
| Parent Company: | Booking Holdings Inc. |
Sources: wikipedia.org
7. DoorDash
DoorDash is a technology company that connects people with the best of their neighborhoods across the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Germany. It enables local businesses to meet consumers’ needs with ease and convenience. By building the last-mile logistics infrastructure for local commerce, DoorDash is fulfilling its mission to grow and empower local economies.
The riders that DoorDash assigns are called “Dashers”. There is no contract of minimum/ maximum tenure, and you can work as long or as little as you want.
DoorDash offers unique features like written reviews within the app, ‘most liked’ tag, top 10 lists, Most Loved All Stars carousel and banner, etc.
Merchants listed on Doordash can offer online orders, delivery, or food pickup. It also helps them market their store on an equal footing with competitors. This makes DoorDash the perfect solution for new sellers in the block.
What Do We Know About DoorDash?
| Industry: | Online Food Delivery |
| Annual Revenue: | USD 190.05 Million |
| Founded In | 1998, San Francisco, United States |
| Countries of Operation: | USA, Australia, and 78 other countries. |
| Founded By: | Chuck Templeton |
| Parent Company: | Booking Holdings Inc. |
Sources: Businessofapps.com
8. Hello Fresh
Hello, Fresh gives you the recipes and pre-sorted ingredients that you will require to make fresh items in your own kitchen.
What does Hello Fresh Offer?
- Easy-to-follow recipes with clear nutritional info,
- Pre-portioned ingredients straight from the farm,
- Convenient meal kits that fit perfectly in the fridge, and
- A fun cooking experience that makes you feel unstoppable.
Hello, Fresh makes money by selling plans to its users. The cost varies from $57.95 to $201.75, depending on how many recipes you want in a week and for how many people. This includes a $9.99 charge for shipping the box to you.
What Do We Know About Hello Fresh?
| Industry: | Online Food Delivery |
| Annual Revenue: | USD 4.2 Billion |
| Founded In | 2011, Berlin, Germany |
| Countries of Operation: | UK, Germany, AU, NZ, and 10 others. |
| Founded By: | Dominik Richter, Thomas Griesel, Jessica Nilsson |
| Parent Company: | Rocket Internet Inc. |
Sources: statista.com
9. Bopple
Bopple works on the principle of networking the consumers to the right stores. It helps the merchants listed on their network grow without paying massive premiums in terms of time, money, or development.
Bopple aims to give businesses everything they need to set up an online store and start selling without the high costs of time, money, and development.
10. Yelp
The yelp app comes in handy to travelers and residents alike, globally. And Sydney is no exception. Almost all the restaurants that you can find in the capital are listed, reviewed, and critiqued on Yelp. This helps consumers choose the restaurant of their choice.
Yelp also does doorstep delivery and collects payments online. It is a completely cash-free mechanism. Yelp’s amazing service paired with its exceptional network lists it on the top 10 food delivery apps in Sydney.
What Do We Know About Yelp?
| Industry: | Online Food Delivery |
| Annual Revenue: | USD 1.01 Billion |
| Founded In | 2004, San Francisco, CA, USA. |
| Countries of Operation: | Globally. |
| Founded By: | Russel Simmons and Jeremy Stoppelman. |
| Parent Company: | Yelp Inc. |
Conclusion
We have seen the top 10 food delivery apps in Sydney that rule the Land Down Under.
Idea Usher has a team of front-end, back-end, and mobile developers, paired with top-quality designers. We can help you make the 11th app that can displace the food delivery segment of the Australian market. Visit our services page to know more.
FAQs
1. Is There Postmates In Australia?
Yes, Postmates has started its operations in various cities across Australia.
2. How Much Time Does It Take To Develop A Food Delivery App?
It depends on a lot of factors, but it takes a bare minimum of 50 work hours to create a working food delivery app.
3. Which Delivery App Is Best For Large Orders?
UberEats, and Menulog should be your choice when placing larger orders. Preferably UberEats.
Ronit Banerjee is a finance and tech Geek, who is an investor himself and remains closely in touch with the economic and financial news. He has also worked on web and app development projects and writes about them with great enthusiasm.
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