- More than 72% of consumers order food at home.
- In terms of total purchases in 2021, 24% were made over the Internet and transported to customers’ homes.
In this context, there is no doubt that there is unstoppable growth in the sector. Data from the NPD Group indicate that, after the pandemic, food delivery alone accounts for 7% of total restaurant spending in Spain.
The same consumers who choose delivery for their purchases are the ones who are opting for the most sustainable options on the market. The data speak for themselves:
- 30% of Spanish consumers would be willing to pay more for more sustainable products.
- 80% have become more environmentally friendly in their purchasing choices over the past 5 years.
Currently, most of the world’s energy, including that which powers delivery vehicles, is based on the use of fossil fuels. To understand the magnitude of the problem, the example of the Valley of Mexico is very illustrative: 86% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the metropolitan area come from transportation.
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1. The numbers come out
Taking into account leasing, fuel and repair costs, the total monthly cost of a combustion motorcycle for food delivery is around €400. While the monthly cost of an electric motorcycle is less than 250€. The big difference is explained by the fact that the electric vehicle represents a 90% saving in fuel costs and a 60% saving in maintenance. In addition, in the case of electric scooters, the batteries can be charged at a conventional socket, further facilitating logistics for food delivery.
2. It is necessary to choose the right vehicles
Having the best and most efficient electric vehicles for food delivery is essential. Finding the most suitable transportation results from a combination of factors including:
- That the vehicles are robust and have been tested.
- Availability of different types of vehicles according to needs.
- They must have a high degree of autonomy and load dynamics.
- To have the advice of an expert.
3. The important thing is availability and not dedicating resources to it.
- Optimizes fleet uptime by reporting vehicle incidents in seconds.
- Automates incident processing and monitoring without dedicating extra resources.
- Efficiently manage fleet utilization by dynamically matching available drivers and vehicles.
- Controls the use, inventory and availability of vehicles.
All this under the advice of experts in the field.
4. Real examples
These are the results obtained by an aggregator dedicated to food & grocery delivery in Spain that has understood that the numbers come out when the delivery is made with electric vehicles in leasing, that has chosen well with which vehicle to make the delivery and that has understood that the important thing is the availability of the fleet:
All of this is managed by a Fleet Manager provided by PandaGo for the client.
Companies in the foodservice sector that want to be efficient and competitive in food delivery should integrate the sustainable component as an advantage in the market that is also cost-effective and easy to implement thanks to solutions such as those offered by PandaGo.
