Mr D, previously Mr Delivery, is one of South Africa’s most popular on-demand services that provides customers with food and grocery delivery. It is centred around convenience, providing subscribers access to a marketplace through their mobile devices. Customers can tap a few buttons and have their cravings satisfied without leaving their homes. Entrepreneurs operating in the food and beverage sector need to jump at this opportunity and find out how to join Mr Delivery South Africa.
A pioneer in South African food delivery, Mr D was acquired by the Takealot Group in 2014. Two years later, it rebranded to Mr D Food. Today, customers across the country use the platform to buy their favourite foods from local restauranteurs and explore cuisines they may have never considered before. The platform allows food establishments to list their products on the app from where patrons can order. Their driver programme ensures that there are many drivers available to pick up the order and deliver it to your doorstep.
Currently, over 10 000 restaurants are listed on the Mr D app. This includes local and international brands, as well as establishments from takeaway, ghost kitchens and eateries categories. Approximately 2 500 areas are covered under their service, not just major metropolitans like Gqeberha and Durban.
Business owners – whether they own an eatery or a fast food franchise – cannot let the opportunity go by to list on the platform. Here’s what you need to know before you join Mr D South Africa.
Benefits of Joining Mr D South Africa
The Mr D website highlights the top three reasons why a food establishment needs to become a partner (Becoming a partner means you are a vendor on the app).
Increase your sales
By joining the Mr D platform, the biggest benefit is that you will no longer be dependent on foot traffic to your brick-and-mortar store.
Increase your customer base
The second benefit is that being listed on the platform gives customers an opportunity to discover your business.
Marketing is free
Mr D often promotes and advertises the establishments that are partners. Through their marketing, your sales can benefit.
Why Joining Mr D is a Good Idea
Mr D provides the following reasons for becoming a partner on their website:
- There is dedicated local restaurant support call centre that is available to help restaurants day and night.
- Account managers are available 24/7 to help regardless of the problem
- Vendors receive a personal restaurant portal from where they can track performance metrics and manage their data.
- Restauranteurs receive their payments weekly and are backed by a team of finance officers.
- Professional drivers are thoroughly screened before being trained in the delivery best practices.
- Mr D offers promotional packages to market establishments better.
How to Join Mr Delivery South Africa
Joining the platform and becoming a listed partner is quite simple. On their website, you click the “Get started” button. A pop-up form will appear on screen.
The next step is to fill in the form with all your important personal details such as the business (restaurant or eatery) name, and the business address including the street name, number, suburb and city.
A pin drop (GPS coordinates) is automatically generated.
After this step, fill in the Menu Offering. This is essentially the category of food you fall under. Find the word that describes your food the best in the drop-down list.
The last section focuses on your personal details. These are your first and last names, the role you have in the company, and the contact information such as your e-mail address and phone number.
Once finished, click Submit.
A Mr D representative will be in contact with you to help load your menu, set up your pricing and assist with helping your business grow.
As you can see, the process of joining Mr Delivery South Africa is fairly simple. If you believe that this is the next step in your food journey, become a partner today!
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