Restaurants & Bars

When you order food online you can leave a tip with your order, so you don’t have to give cash directly. I was wondering if it’s better to leave the tip online or to give it directly, because of taxes or company polices.

Is it customary to tip the delivery guys in the states at all or is this more of a business trick to extract more money from customers?

Yes we tip them. I give cash rather than put it on my credit card as the credit card company gets a percentage of the total charged bill including the tip and, also, the delivery person may have to wait a while before they are paid the charged tip.

I’m not asking how much you SHOULD tip food delivery drivers; I’m asking how much you ACTUALLY do.

Keeping in mind that I only order from places within 3 or so miles of my school (I’m a college student), I generally tip 10-15% with a minimum of $2.

From reading online advice, this seems low, and yet I don’t know anyone that I’ve actually spoken to in person that claims to tip more than this for delivery.

So how much do you tip?

I usually tip about 12-15%. This should be more than enough for the service they provide.

And for all you service people that complain this is not enough, then you should not be in that business and get yourself into a better job!

I want to start a food delivery business out of my home. What’s the best way to go about doing it?

Also, my father owns a church and I’m planning on doing the business under the church’s name.

By first looking up your permits. You’ll probably need to liscense your vehicle as a commercial vehicle as well as getting the necessary permits to deliver food if that applies to your state.

I’m planning on starting a food delivery service in California and was wondering what is a fair wage rate. $8.00 an hour?

Should gas be paid on a per delivery rate (ie. $1 a trip) or on a fixed amount based on an expected MPG and the current gas price?

What is the time spent for each of the following events:
Picking up food at a restaurant.
Delivering food to a customer.
Traveling between the restaurant and the customer (2-5 miles).

Thanks!

First, Minimum Wage + tips is a good scale to start with. If you start getting requests for a specific driver that person my deserve a raise.

Second, Car expenses are normally calculated on the number of miles driven. A number that will pay fuel costs and so forth for an average auto can be had through AAA. Remember, if the driver uses his/her own car for business they need a different insurance than if it is strictly for private conveyance. All those costs, gas, tire, oil, tune-ups, insurance, depreciation and so forth will run an owner at least a $1.00 a mile.

As for the time expenditure, that will depend on a number of things. How fast is the restaurant, how fast is the driver, what sort of driving conditions prevail etc.

Good luck on your endeavor.

I’ve noticed that almost EVERY country has some really weird food that makes most outsiders cringe – and it’s not just asia. In switzerland they eat cats and dogs, in sweden (or somewhere up there) they eat sheep head, ireland has blood pudding, germany has horse meat, australia has kangaroo………..but us americans, what do we eat that most non-americans would find disgusting?

I would say squirrel, scrapple, pigs feet, chitlins, also things like peanut butter and pickles, liverwurst and grape jelly.

I tried Google and results would state that 75% of corn/ cotton is GMO. but I just wanted to know, in general, how much of all American food is Genetically Modified…Thanks.

95% of food, mostly processed contains some GMO ingredients.

93% of soybeans are GMO, 86% of corn, and 93% of Cotton is GMO.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/BiotechCrops/

Does Indian food, which is really spicy, have alot of sodium like American food does?

Indian food is even worse

Like we
have chinese food places do they have american good places? What are they called and what do they serve? An I don’t mean macdonalds or burger king type places

Yes, there are American restaurants besides fast food chain in places like Singapore, Dubai, Malaysia, Philippines and etc.
Basically selling, BBQ ribs, steak, fish and chips, burgers, salads, grilled chicken, sandwiches, buffalo wings, pot pie, pizza, cake, sundae and etc.

Brewerkz Restaurant – microbrewery restaurant.
Bobby’s Taproom
T.G.I. Friday
Dallas
Marmalade Pantry
Billy Bombers
Tony Roma’s
Hooters

I am working on a global expansion strategy project and looking to obtain some information about the perception of American food brands in Japan (Tokyo in particular).

Marketing strategy that is being evaluated would essentially use the "foreignness" of the brand as a differentiation factor in promoting American food product in Japan. I am seeking information about challenges and advantages of such strategy.

Any input would be highly appreciated

I don’t know how well this connects to your question, but you probably shouldn’t take out of the consideration food restaurant chains like McDonald’s, Subway, Wendy’s etc… When making commercials, they have nothing in them to suggest (beside the name) that they are American. In fact, they try really hard to adapt to Japan’s market by introducing products that have specific Japanese taste (and if I might add, they reap a lot of success from campaigns like that). For example, they have Burgers with teriyaki sauce, various shrimp based products, lot’s of ice in the drinks (a preference among the Japanese)… Stuff that can be found in normal Japanese styled restaurants. It is in my personal opinion that a foreign (high quality even) food brand in Japan will not be accepted by the general population without some adaptation to the local highly specific taste.

I am working on a global expansion strategy project and looking to obtain some information about the perception of American food brands in Japan (Tokyo in particular).

Marketing strategy that is being evaluated would essentially use the "foreignness" of the brand as a differentiation factor in promoting American food product in Japan. I am seeking information about challenges and advantages of such strategy.

Any input would be highly appreciated

I don’t know how well this connects to your question, but you probably shouldn’t take out of the consideration food restaurant chains like McDonald’s, Subway, Wendy’s etc… When making commercials, they have nothing in them to suggest (beside the name) that they are American. In fact, they try really hard to adapt to Japan’s market by introducing products that have specific Japanese taste (and if I might add, they reap a lot of success from campaigns like that). For example, they have Burgers with teriyaki sauce, various shrimp based products, lot’s of ice in the drinks (a preference among the Japanese)… Stuff that can be found in normal Japanese styled restaurants. It is in my personal opinion that a foreign (high quality even) food brand in Japan will not be accepted by the general population without some adaptation to the local highly specific taste.