The Marketplace Takeback: How Restaurants Stop Paying Up to 30% to Delivery Apps

Up to 30%: that's the delivery apps' cut, taken before you've paid a single cook. This video runs the numbers and shows how FoodSwipe and AIOrders go after that gap.

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Run the numbers

Say you do $30,000 a month on Uber Eats, DoorDash and SkipTheDishes. At 30% at the top end, you keep $21,000. Sell the same $30,000 direct at 0% commission and you keep $30,000. That gap is $9,000 a month, or $108,000 a year.

Capture search and app customers

FoodSwipe and AIOrders aim to capture your search traffic and your delivery-app customers and turn them into direct, commission-free repeat orders:

• A direct ordering site with video menus, built and launched for you
• SEO tuned for AI, to put you on Google, on Maps and inside ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude when someone asks where to eat or who caters

One kitchen screen

Uber Eats, DoorDash, Skip and your direct orders on one screen: no tablet farm and no missed orders.

Convert app customers to direct

• Every app customer is offered the same order direct, with no service fee
• Printed QR inserts in every third-party bag
• Every incoming call is texted your direct link

Keep them on autopilot

Welcome, birthday and win-back messages run automatically, and the video says the review engine adds 15 to 30 Google reviews a month. Acquire once, keep forever.

Key takeaways

• At up to 30% commission, $30,000 a month in app sales leaves $21,000.
• The same sales direct at 0% keeps the full amount: a $9,000 monthly gap.
• Bag inserts, call texts and direct offers move app customers to direct ordering.
• Automated messages and reviews keep those customers coming back.

Frequently asked questions

How much do delivery apps cost a restaurant?

The video uses up to 30% per order. On $30,000 a month, that's up to $9,000.

How do you move delivery-app customers to direct ordering?

The video describes QR inserts in third-party bags, texting callers your direct link, and offering app customers the same order direct with no service fee.

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