Business Idea – Start a Local Restaurant Delivery Service

If you like meeting new people and enjoy driving, you might want to start a local restaurant delivery service. It will take some creativity to establish the connections with various restaurants, but once established, you will be able to provide a service that is niche and distinctly different from any competitor.

Many restaurants offer take-out menus, but not all offer delivery services. So most people can call ahead to order their meals, but they have to pick them up.

Locate these restaurants and offer your services at home in exchange for a small fee. You could get extremely busy in a very short time by providing multiple deliveries simultaneously. You will need a reliable vehicle and a GPS or map of the local area you are delivering to.

As your business grows, you can approach restaurants that don’t offer takeout delivery services and encourage them to move in that direction with you providing delivery services.

You must promote yourself as a provider of a convenience service for your customers and an added value for restaurants. You can provide your services through a phone number or a website. Find a phone number that’s memorable so it’s easy for people to remember to call you to order their food from any restaurant.

Advertise your services through flyers and restaurant takeout menus. Make sure you have some professional business cards with the identifiable phone number so people know to call you directly no matter what they want to eat.

This would be primarily a night business allowing you to promote your business in the restaurants during the day.