How to Reduce Third-Party Delivery Fees

How to Reduce Third-Party Delivery Fees

Third-party delivery platforms charge 15-30% commission on every order. A restaurant doing $20,000 per month in DoorDash orders at 27% average commission pays $5,400 per month in fees, against roughly $200 per month to run a direct ordering channel. You cannot eliminate third-party platforms entirely if you need their discovery traffic, but most restaurants can profitably migrate a substantial share of repeat customers to a direct channel within 90 days. This guide shows the exact math and the mechanics.

AI Loyalty Program

How an AI Loyalty Program for Small Business Drives Repeat Business

An AI loyalty program for small business uses artificial intelligence to analyze customer order history and voice interactions from phone calls. It then automatically offers personalized rewards in real time, such as discounts on frequently ordered items. This approach increases repeat visits by up to 40% and average order value by 18%, far outperforming traditional

AI Order Intake for Repair Shops

AI Order Intake for Repair Shops

AI order intake for repair shops is a voice AI platform that answers inbound phone calls, asks the customer what they need, checks your inventory for part availability, quotes a price, and books the service appointment directly on your calendar. It works 24/7 and integrates with common repair shop management systems so every call becomes

Multi-Location AI Order Management

Multi-Location AI Order Management

Multi-location businesses lose up to 30% of phone orders because front desks can’t keep up. AI order management unifies call handling, routes requests to the right branch, and logs every order automat

dispensary direct ordering channel

The Dispensary That Switched Off Weedmaps and Tripled Revenues

Dispensaries that rely on third-party platforms like Weedmaps or Leafly for their ordering traffic pay 15 to 20 percent per transaction and receive no customer data in return. When a customer orders through those platforms, the platform owns the relationship. Switching to a direct ordering channel, where customers place orders through your storefront and you capture their contact info, purchase history, and preferences, typically increases repeat order rates by 2 to 3 times within the first six months.

Automated Ai Order Intake System

Automated AI Order Intake System

The Saturday No One Talks About It’s 11:15 on a Saturday morning at a flower shop. Mother’s Day weekend. The phone rings — a regular customer wants two dozen mixed roses, delivered by 3 PM, with a card that reads something specific. You’re writing it down. Then line two lights up. Then someone walks in

Get Direct Orders for Your Restaurant

5 Steps to Get Direct Orders for Your Restaurant

The fastest way to get direct orders is to build a frictionless ordering path for your customers: a live web storefront, QR codes on every surface they touch, and a phone line that answers every call. Restaurants that shift even 20% of their third-party delivery volume to direct orders typically recover $8,000-$15,000 in annual margin. The infrastructure to do it costs a fraction of what the commissions were taking.