{"id":28440,"date":"2022-01-31T15:20:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T09:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.posist.com\/restaurant-times\/?p=28440"},"modified":"2023-08-29T13:47:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T08:17:55","slug":"increase-restaurant-sales-takeaway-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.posist.com\/restaurant-times\/uk\/increase-restaurant-sales-takeaway-menu.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Create A Takeaway Menu To Increase Restaurant Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ongoing pandemic is rampaging the restaurant industry worldwide, and the conditions in the UK are no different. The impact on the global F&B industry in the UK has been catastrophic and it has been difficult to increase restaurant sales. Around <\/span>10%<\/span><\/a> of the businesses got shut down during the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>sales picked up<\/span><\/a>\u00a0during the second half of 2020 due to government initiatives like ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ after the lockdown. However, the recent surge in COVID-19 cases owing to the Omicron variant is again wreaking havoc in the nation. The restaurants witnessed the lowest number of diners in the week ending December 13 since the ease of restrictions in\u00a0<\/span>May 2021<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the contrary, the delivery and click & collect business seems to be doing well even during the pandemic as people avoid out-of-home occasions. Food ordering sales volumes have soared, taking them above the pre-COVID levels. Thus, a takeaway menu seems to be one of the ways to increase restaurant sales in this new ‘touchless’ world.<\/span><\/p>\n

This article shows how UK restaurateurs can re-engineer their takeaway menu to increase restaurant sales in this new world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ways To Build Takeaway Menu To Increase Restaurant Sales<\/b><\/h2>\n

Many restaurants, you may be one of them, are\u00a0<\/span>adding delivery services<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to their repertoire to increase sales. However, you may end up losing income if you don’t correctly adapt your menu for takeaway. So, you must modify your menu for a takeaway by adding delivery-friendly meals to ensure that your delivery service is successful. The following are some of the guidelines that can help you build the perfect takeaway menu.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Get The Timing Right<\/b><\/h3>\n

Timing is an essential aspect of food delivery service. Most customers agree that speed of delivery is one of their top priorities in the case of ordering out and quick delivery always garners positive feedback from the customer. In the UK, around\u00a0<\/span>70%<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of the takeaway customers are not willing to wait for more than 45 minutes, which emphasizes the importance of timing.<\/span><\/p>\n

These are a few factors that you can work upon to improve the timing aspect of a takeaway menu:<\/span><\/p>\n