This news might make you lose your appetite since a new survey revealed delivery drivers eat your food. Buzz60’s Sean Dowling has more. Buzz60
Have you ever received your UberEats or GrubHub delivery and thought, “Hm, that meal usually includes more french fries?” If so, you may have been onto something.
A recent survey found that nearly 30% of delivery drivers admit to nibbling on some of your food before dropping your meal off.
The nausea-inducing findings came to the surface after foodservice distributor US Foods asked about 500 food delivery drivers and 1,500 customers who order through apps about their “habits and pain points.”
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Twenty-one percent of customers who use apps like UberEats, GrubHub, Doordash and Postmates say they suspected that a delivery driver took food at some point, and 54% of drivers admitted to being tempted by the smell of a customer’s food. About half of those drivers actually took a bite.
“We’re sorry to report that sometimes, impulse gets the best of deliverers, and they violate their sacred duty by taking some of the food!” US Foods said in a statement.
UberEats and GrubHub could not be immediately reached for comment.
Most customers (85%) wished that restaurants would use tamper-evident packaging to address the issue, according to the study. In theory, that would mean customers could tell if their driver had sampled their meals before it reached their door.
Still, drivers had their own share of complaints against both customers and restaurants.
The study found 60% said they are consistently irritated by customers who leave little or no tip. Deliverers also complained about food not being ready on time at the restaurant, while 39% said they have received unclear instructions from a customer using the app.
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