Jun 8, 2026 · 26 min · 12 segments
On this episode of "Eat My Globe," our host, Simon Majumdar, will be looking at the history of food delivery. He will explore its nascent origins in ancient Roman times; its presence in China as early…
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So just to be clear, take-out is, as our old chums at Merriam-Webster say, "...of or relating to selling or being food not to be consumed on the premises." And, from personal experience, ordering food for take-out, the food is freshly cooked and there are no additional fees other than the price of the food.
Online food delivery, on the other hand, means, according to the authors from the International Journal of Hospitality Management, as, quote, referring to online channel that consumers use to order food from restaurants and fast food retailers, end quote.
The authors also note that food delivery may be delivered by the restaurants themselves or third parties.
Again, from my personal experience, food delivery involves the customer waiting for the food to be delivered, where the food may not be delivered immediately.
For the restaurant or third-party delivery platforms, food delivery may lead to increased revenue.
In the United States alone, this sector would be $353 billion industry, which is an amazing amount.
It will be this sector that the food delivery and online delivery systems that we're going to look at today.
So just to be clear, take-out is, as our old chums at Merriam-Webster say, "...of or relating to selling or being food not to be consumed on the premises." And, from personal experience, ordering food for take-out, the food is freshly cooked and there are no additional fees other than the price of the food.
Online food delivery, on the other hand, means, according to the authors from the International Journal of Hospitality Management, as, quote, referring to online channel that consumers use to order food from restaurants and fast food retailers, end quote.
The authors also note that food delivery may be delivered by the restaurants themselves or third parties.
Again, from my personal experience, food delivery involves the customer waiting for the food to be delivered, where the food may not be delivered immediately.
For the restaurant or third-party delivery platforms, food delivery may lead to increased revenue.
In the United States alone, this sector would be $353 billion industry, which is an amazing amount.
It will be this sector that the food delivery and online delivery systems that we're going to look at today.
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