Food apps live or die on the reorder rate. We build ordering, delivery, and loyalty experiences that keep customers coming back without third-party commissions.
No obligation. 45 minutes. We will map out exactly what your F&B app needs.
Uber Eats and DoorDash solve a discovery problem, but they create a dependency that eats your margin. When a customer finds you through a third-party platform, the platform owns that relationship. You pay 20–30% commission every time they reorder, and you cannot market to them directly. An owned app flips that equation.
The business case for a custom app gets stronger as your volume grows. Once you have a loyal customer base, the cost of keeping a customer ordering through your own app is a fraction of what you pay to a platform per order. The payback period on a well-built food app is often under 18 months for established operators.
Loyalty is where the real money is. A customer who has your app on their phone and earns points with every order has an enormous switching cost. They are not browsing Uber Eats and seeing your competitors. Push notifications, exclusive offers, and milestone rewards all live inside the product you own.
Food apps are operationally complex. You need menu management, order routing to the kitchen, delivery tracking, and a payment system all working in sync. We have built these integrations before and know where the hard parts are. The goal is an app that runs your business, not just takes orders.
From single-venue ordering to multi-location delivery networks, here is what we build most often in the food and beverage space.
Third-party delivery platforms charge 15–30% commission on every order. At scale, that is a massive chunk of your margin. A custom app lets you own the customer relationship, run your own loyalty program, and capture data about ordering behaviour. You also control the experience from discovery to reorder.
A custom food ordering app with a customer-facing mobile app, kitchen management dashboard, and delivery tracking typically costs between $80,000 and $250,000. Multi-venue platforms or apps with complex delivery logic sit at the higher end. We scope everything in Inception so you know what you are committing to.
Yes. We integrate with common POS systems and kitchen display systems as part of the build. The specific integration depends on what you are using today. Most major systems have APIs that we can connect to, though complexity varies. We assess this during Inception.
A well-scoped food ordering app typically takes 14 to 18 weeks from first call to launch. The timeline depends on the number of venues, complexity of the menu management system, and delivery logic. We build iteratively and do weekly demos so you can test the ordering flow early.
It depends on whether you run your own delivery fleet or use a third-party service. If you have your own drivers, real-time tracking adds significant value for customers and improves trust. If you outsource delivery, you can integrate with platforms like Shipday or similar. We help you decide this during Inception.
We build points-based or stamp-based loyalty systems directly into the app. Customers earn points on orders, redeem them for discounts or free items, and receive push notification offers. Loyalty dramatically increases reorder rates, which is why the unit economics of owned apps beat third-party platforms over time.
We offer a free 45-minute Game Plan session for F&B founders who are serious about owning their ordering channel. We will look at your current setup and tell you honestly what an app would cost and what payback period looks like.