Pandemic causes delivery service boom: Interest rises by 1015 percent in Germany

2021-07-28T10:38:07.143Z

A new study examines the delivery service culture in Germany: Read which delivery service is most popular and where people order the most.

Eating is an integral part of German culture. With restaurants closed during the lockdown,

take-away and delivery service culture

boomed

across the country. Google searches increased by a remarkable 138 percent between January 2020 and March 2021. The term "

takeaway

" alone has seen a 1015 percent increase over the period.

The online voucher provider of discount vouchers

Savoo

has analyzed the cities that

Google

the most for delivery service *.

The places that have the

most restaurants per square kilometer

and the most popular cuisine were also asked.

Savoo

has

also

calculated how much it costs on average to dine out.

From pizza to sushi: which cities have the most food delivered?

rank	city	Average monthly Google searches for take-away and delivery service	Google searches per 10 people
1	Berlin	607,750	1.6
2	Hamburg	405,530	2.1
3rd	Munich	305.310	1.9
4th	Cologne	210,660	1.8
5	Frankfurt	183,570	2.2

It is not surprising that the capital Berlin, with over half a million people (607,750), has the highest number of Google searches for delivery services per month.

However, if you look at searches based on residents,

Frankfurt is considered the delivery service capital

with more than one in five people who google for take-aways every month.

Leipzig and Dortmund have the smallest inquiries of the top 10, in both cities there are less than 100,000 searches per month.

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Lieferando rules as Germany's favorite delivery service

There are now more and more delivery service providers trying to conquer the market.

But according to the study, there is only one clear option for Germans:

Lieferando

Take a look at the market breakdown of the most popular delivery services:

Delivery service	Average searches (per month)	Share (in%) of monthly Google searches
Lieferando	1,018,700	92.93%
Delivery hero	49,130	4.48%
Foodora	11,360	1.04%
Deliveroo	8,660	0.79%
About Eats	4,970	0.45%

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Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Munich have the most restaurants per person

One of the greatest advantages of living in a city is the endless variety of food choices.

Which German cities have the

most restaurants per person

that you can choose between every evening?

city	Restaurants per 1,000 inhabitants
Frankfurt am Main	2.49
Dusseldorf	2.34
Munich	1.95
Cologne	1.88
Nuremberg	1.87

Frankfurt

not only has the most searches per person for delivery service, but also the most restaurants per inhabitant.

This is followed by

Düsseldorf and Munich

Although Berlin, as the largest city, also has the highest number of restaurants (6,235 listed online), the high population also means that you are just as likely to have to queue for a table or wait for an order.

Pizza tops the list of the most popular delivery dishes

When it comes to food, we are spoiled for choice with hundreds, if not thousands, of different kitchen styles.

While

German dishes are

among the most common in every city,

pizza became

Ranked as the most popular dish when looking for food that focuses on fast food options.

Sushi

takes second place

, followed by

burgers
, ramen and burritos

food	Average searches (per month)	Share (in%) of monthly Google searches
Pizza	550,000	47.35%
sushi	246,000	21.18%
Citizens	165,000	14.21%
Ramen	110,000	9.47%
burritos	90,500	7.79%

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Germans can expect an average of 11.70 euros per take-away

With different kitchens and cities, the

price of take-away

can vary widely across the country.

This is the average price of the most popular restaurants based on the 20 largest cities:

kitchen	Average city price
Italian	€ 14.76
German	€ 13.00
Asian	€ 10.89
Citizens	€ 6.86
Indian	€ 16.93

The analysis shows that the

average cost of take-away in Germany is 11.70 euros

The most expensive is to eat Indian, which costs an average of 16.93 euros per person.

While takeaways are known for their affordability, it is clear that some kitchens are more cost effective than others.

Florian Behrend, Senior Account Manager at

Savoo

, comments: “We at

Savoo

assume that the take-away and delivery service culture will continue to boom, even if the restaurants are open to the public. First, because there are many ways to save money, such as using discount codes. In addition, the delivery service has given consumers the opportunity to enjoy gourmet dishes from the comfort of their own home. Michelin restaurants have been made accessible to a wider audience, making this form of eating even more popular with people than before. We believe that the take-away culture will really change in favor of higher quality food offerings. Snack bars are no longer viewed as a fast food service, but should be expanded to include many other companies. "

Now, as we slowly move out of the pandemic, the question arises: How will the delivery service landscape in Germany develop?

You can view the full study here.

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Source:

Savoo

press release

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