| Imagine that you are sitting on the couch, remote | | | | an extremely affordable way for all restaurants, |
| in hand, watching your favorite TV show. Through | | | | especially mom and pops, to have online order |
| the cheers and jeers, you suddenly get a craving | | | | capabilities. |
| for the pizza at your favorite pizzeria. Instead of | | | | The concept of Online food ordering makes |
| reaching for the phone, you simply log onto your | | | | sense. People are spending more time on the web |
| computer and place your order online. Within | | | | plus, they are looking for convenience. Many |
| minutes, you can get the pie – exactly how | | | | restaurant owners are recognizing the need and |
| you want it – delivered directly to your | | | | have decided to implement the cost-effective |
| doorstep and you have online food ordering | | | | program at their restaurants to alleviate the time |
| system to thank. | | | | their employees spent taking orders over the |
| Online ordering softwares are created for the | | | | phone. |
| restaurant industry. The softwares are specifically | | | | Online food ordering gives customers full control |
| designed for restaurants of all sizes. They are not | | | | of their entire ordering process from choosing |
| only simple and user-friendly, but are also | | | | menu items to entering delivery and credit card |
| affordable for restaurants nationwide. | | | | information. Orders are then sent to a store’s |
| The idea of ordering food online is not new. Major | | | | fax machine and received within 10 seconds. As a |
| pizza chains across the country have been using | | | | result, workers have more time to dedicate to |
| online ordering with great success over the past | | | | food preparation. The process becomes very |
| few years. In May 2008, Papa John’s | | | | easy to set up as restaurateurs need to do |
| International reached one billion dollars in online | | | | nothing but provide a menu and move the fax |
| ordering sales. According to the National | | | | machine next to their prep station, The only |
| Restaurant Association, 57% of adults use the | | | | concern is with the employees getting used to it. |
| internet to do research on a restaurant due to | | | | But the order receiving process is so |
| which no matter how big or small they are, all | | | | straightforward that there are no issues or |
| restaurants should be able to compete on the | | | | missed orders. |
| same playing field. Online food ordering works as | | | | |