People around Taranaki are definitely not going hungry as demand for food delivery services surge.
With the noticeable downturn in trade in central New Plymouth has come a sizeable increase in orders being delivered to people’s front doors, according to the director of one company operating in the city.
Delivereasy director Nick Foster said its fleet of drivers was busier than ever, with an increase in orders around Taranaki. It was a trend across Aotearoa too. He said this had been especially noticeable in the last three weeks, once the Omicron variant of Covid-19 began to spread in the community.
Foster said orders were coming from regular clientele but also people new to the food delivery service and Delivereasy drivers were dealing with about 35 percent more orders in Taranaki when compared to their average workload.
Uber Eats has nine New Plymouth restaurants on its books, including Arranged Marriage on the city’s main street. One staff member from the establishment said there had been a “rapid increase” in both takeaways and the delivery option, with 30 orders heading out the door on Friday and Saturday last week.
