Survey: 44% of drivers prefer flexibility of ride-sharing over pizza delivery jobs

Dive Insight: The current delivery driver shortage was evident during the latest round of quarterly earnings reports, as the major pizza chains — Domino’s, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut — all alluded to the challenge. Yum Brands executives said during the company's Q1 2022 call that it is working to...

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Published inRestaurant Dive
Main Author Kelso, Alicia
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Industry Dive 03.06.2022
Subjects
Car pools
Flexibility
Pizza
Restaurants
Ride sharing services
Shortages
Third party
Workforce planning
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Summary:Dive Insight: The current delivery driver shortage was evident during the latest round of quarterly earnings reports, as the major pizza chains — Domino’s, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut — all alluded to the challenge. Yum Brands executives said during the company's Q1 2022 call that it is working to raise staffing levels at Pizza Hut to combat the driver shortage. “Restaurant concepts with their own delivery network will either have to supplement with an aggregator or change their driver business model to resemble the flexibility of ride-share options," BTIG Restaurant Analyst Peter Saleh said in the report.