Glasgow's food scene is continuously expanding with more cafés, bakeries and restaurants opening their doors each month.
And with people keen to try new places and support local, it's unsurprising they have seen an increase of nearly triple customer orders and restaurant partners since the beginning of the pandemic in a bid to keep up with the growing demand in the city.
Customers can currently pick from a variety of cuisines from over one thousand restaurants with four in five (81 per cent) of these being small independent businesses. This growing demand has meant that Deliveroo has been able to support close to 1,400 new jobs with Glaswegian restaurant partners since it began operating in the city.
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Not only has Deliveroo's restaurant partner increased by 185 per cent but orders in the city are also soaring with it having increased by 160 per cent with new independent restaurant partners including local favourites Ting Thai Caravan, Sprigg, Buck’s Bar and many more.
Some of its most popular local restaurant partners in Glasgow are family-run Wudon Asian Fusion in the West End, Oro Italian in the Southside and Salt and Chilli Oriental from Lychee Oriental's Jimmy Lee.
American cuisine is also another popular choice in Glasgow with households also embracing healthier options accounting for 17 per cent of all orders across the city in 2022 with the most popular healthy dish being Juicy's Build Your Own Chicken Bowl.
Deliveroo’s grocery offering has also expanded hugely over the past two years with data revealing the top-selling grocery items in Glasgow are brioche buns, semi-skimmed milk, fairtrade bananas, cucumbers, blueberries and ripe avocados.
Deliveroo Vice President of Regional Growth, Jeff Wemyss said: “We’re really proud of our growth in Glasgow and we're excited to see what the future holds for us in the city, as we continue to support local independent restaurants’ dishes bringing amazing food to consumers' doors.
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"Having delivered a vital service during the pandemic, we’re committed to continuing to support our restaurant partners to bring great food to the local community so they can continue discovering new cuisines and independent favourites.”
Tom McDermott, Owner of Sprigg, one of Deliveroo’s restaurant partners in Glasgow, added: “We signed up to Deliveroo during lockdown to grow our sales without the stress or risk of running our own delivery service. It’s given us a huge boost in terms of both marketing and sales - helping our brand find a whole new market and customer demographic. It’s been such a success that we now consider it a long term part of our business model, rather than just a short term solution to a quiet city centre during the pandemic.”
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