[OMS_MANAGERS] FW: Online Ordering Platform

[Liz Hannum]

Here's the site that Food On Demand uses - https://www.deliverlogic.com

On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 11:16 AM W Darin Rutledge, Executive Director <
darin at downtownklamathfalls.org> wrote:

> Like an online food court, yeah?
>
> I don’t know of any specific platforms that would accommodate that. I have
> seen several programs designed to support local restaurants (gift
> certificates, etc.), and every one of them requires work on the part of the
> restaurant (sign up, register, reprogram POS, download an app, etc.). I’m
> concerned that they are being overtaxed by having to manage their own
> social media, their own online ordering AND signing up for all the other
> programs people with good intentions are trying to set up for them. For
> some restaurants, they are killing it with their social media and
> innovation right now and already have robust online ordering/menu systems
> in place. For them, creating a new point of access would actually be
> diluting their marketing effectiveness (and potentially reducing business
> traffic if they decided not to participate in a centralized platform). As a
> customer, I know how to order from the restaurants I want to support. And
> if I can’t decide what I want to eat, I do a “restaurants near me” search
> on Google, find a restaurant that looks good, and figure out how to order
> from them.
>
>
>
> I think for a single service that includes all restaurants to be truly
> effective, it would have to be zero effort on the part of the restaurant
> and would have to materially improve the customer’s ability to connect to
> the restaurant and their ordering system (or create some other value …
> rewards, discounts, etc.). Perhaps, rather than asking restaurants to get
> set up on yet another new platform, maybe a better investment would be to
> create a collector page with links directly to the restaurants’ EXISTING
> online ordering service and to work with restaurants that don’t have an
> existing system in place and help them get online?
>
> Curious if that perspective is similar for others, or if it’s maybe
> because we don’t have as many restaurants to pick from here and the need
> isn’t as great?
>
>
>
> Thanks!
> D
>
> *From: *OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on
> behalf of STUART Sheri * OPRD via OMS_MANAGERS <
> oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> *Reply-To: *STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov>, Oregon Main
> Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> *Date: *Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 10:54 AM
> *To: *Oregon Main Street program managers <
> oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> *Subject: *[OMS_MANAGERS] FW: Online Ordering Platform
>
>
>
> *This email is being forwarded over the OMS listserv. All responses will
> be over the listserv.*
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>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for Molly?
>
> *From:* Main Street Coordinator <mainstreet.cottagegrove at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 16, 2020 10:56 AM
> *To:* STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov>
> *Subject:* Online Ordering Platform
>
>
>
> Hi Sheri,
>
>
>
> I was wondering if I can submit something over the OMS listserv? Or if you
> know of any.
>
>
>
> I was wondering if anyone has had experience working with an online
> ordering platform that serves more than one restaurant? Since Cottage Grove
> is so small and does not have Grub Hub or Uber Eats, we were thinking of an
> online ordering one stop shop website, where people can order from any of
> the restaurants on one website rather than checking Facebook or separate
> websites for updates/menu/ordering? But I have only found websites that use
> just one restaurant.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Molly Murai
>
>
>
> --
>
> Molly Murai
>
> Main Street Coordinator
>
> [image: Main Street Cottage Grove]
>


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Liz Hannum
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