Best Food Delivery Apps to Work For

With more people staying at home during lockdown, the demand for food delivery has rocketed. And while things have started to open up again, food delivery apps continue to bring in a lot of business, making them a great way to get extra income. Whether you work for Uber or another platform, food delivery allows you to pivot your driving business, at least until rider demand picks up again.

At INSHUR, we help our private hire drivers to keep earning. We’ve put together this handy list of the main food delivery apps you can work for, some of the perks of each app and how you can apply.

Uber Eats

Uber Eats first launched in 2015 and is now in hundreds of cities all over the world. In the UK you can deliver with Uber Eats across many cities, including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool.

Some of the benefits:

Uber drivers can get started via their Uber partner dashboard
Option to set up Flex Pay to get paid in 48 hours
Flexibility to work when you want
Potential for greater earnings through tips

To find out more and sign up, click here.

Deliveroo

Deliveroo was founded in London in 2013. Now operating around the globe, in January Deliveroo announced plans to expand into 100 new UK towns and cities, such as Yeovil, Bangor (Northern Ireland), East Kilbride, King’s Lynn, Scarborough, Llanelli and Exmouth.

Some of the benefits:

Promises competitive fees, plus the potential for customer tips
Free accident cover while you’re on the road
Free kit for those on bikes and scooters
Exclusive deals with big-name restaurants

You can find out more and apply here.

Just Eat

One of the giants of the food delivery world, Just Eat has been around for a while and was set up in Denmark in 2001. Popular locations in the UK include Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester.

Some of the benefits:

Flexibility over your schedule
Get paid weekly
No commission on courier fees
Technology to match your availability/location to when food is ready

Get started and sign up here.

Zomato

Perhaps less well known, Zomato launched in 2010. It’s a bit different from other apps in that it also allows customers to find out about new restaurants, book tables and pay as well as ordering food delivery.

Some of the benefits:

Range of employee benefits such as 26 weeks paid parental leave
Large office perks include in-house creche and discounted food and snacks
Opportunity to discover popular restaurants for future fares

Zomato only takes applications through employee referrals – find out more here.

Amazon Fresh

Amazon Fresh was initially launched as an online-only grocer for Amazon Prime members in the UK in 2016, and is currently available in a limited number of postcodes. After launching its contactless grocery stores across the US, it opened its first UK stores in London in March.

On the delivery side, it offers customers same-day grocery delivery free to Prime members from both Amazon Fresh stores and through a partnership with Morrisons.

Some of the benefits: