Doordash is a delivery service that is focused on bringing you your favorite restaurant’s meals to your doorstep. They’re a great middleman for many restaurants that want to branch out into a delivery service, and all you need to do is sign up to become a partner.
They offer excellent benefits and show us statistics of how they’re help has caused businesses to grow exponentially. With their help, your business can benefit too!
Here is how you can become partnered!
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for a Doordash partnership, you need to have a legally set up catering service, be it as a restaurant, fast food joint, diner, or event caterer. There aren’t really any other requirements beyond having a legally recognized business.
Do know that it is possible to work through Doordash as a delivery company without being partnered. What this means is that they will send someone out to collect the food and then deliver it to the buyer.
Being partnered allows you to adjust the prices for your buyers so that they don’t have to pay the additional fees for delivery, but a much smaller fee which comes from your partnership.
Qualifications
What qualifies you for a Doordash partnership changes depending on the business. Sometimes a representative reaches out to you as they have noticed your business doing well, and sometimes you will be the one reaching out.
There is no set in stone qualifications; it changes based on what they deem appropriate.
The only real “requirement” you need is, as stated above: A legally recognized business. This means you can sign up and try to become a partner, no matter how big or small your business.
Lifespan of Business
For some delivery business, they require the companies they partner with to have a minimum lifespan. This is to establish the “experience” of the business and business owner and to ensure that the business is worth partnering with.
Doordash does not have any such requirements, and in fact, they encourage young businesses to partner with them.
This increases the potential number of buyers and the potential profit and can give smaller companies the little push to really allow their popularity to grow.
The Costs
Naturally, Doordash isn’t a free service. Like any company, they also want to make money, and they do it in tandem with their partners.
Doordash works off a commission system, as a way of paying their drivers and deliverers, and as a way of funding themselves.
When you sign up for a partnership, you are told that Doordash takes an average of 20% per order. This percentage commission is entirely negotiable and fluctuates from business to business.
They also allow you to change and alter the prices of your services that go through Doordash, as a way to offset this cost. This is why ordering through Doordash as a buyer is more expensive than going to the restaurant yourself, as the restaurant has increased its delivery prices as a way to offset this loss in income for delivering through a third-party.
Keep in mind that this is a benefit enjoyed by partners. Those who aren’t partnered do not get to alter the prices of their service through Doordash, so they will likely not get much business through delivery as the price will probably be much more inflated.
How To Apply
Signing up and registering to become a partner is actually incredibly easy. All you need do is go to their website and read up on the specifics, or follow this link directly to their registry page.
Summary
Partnering with Doordash has many, many benefits for your business. Regardless of the size of your business, or how established or young it may be, being able to reach a wider audience of buyers is always a benefit you can look forward to.
So if you’re even thinking of considering a partnership, take the dive, and grow your business!
