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Who has time to sit down and eat anymore? Everyday QSR and fast-casual brands are unveiling innovative delivery options to bring the people what they want. As companies struggle to keep up with <a href="https://1851franchise.com/when-it-comes-to-third-party-delivery-apps-and-restaurants-it-s-relationship-status-it-s-complicated--2709390" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">changing technology</a> and <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/andriacheng/2018/06/26/millennials-are-ordering-food-for-delivery-more-but-are-they-killing-the-kitchen-too/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669#181df34a393e" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">impatient customers</a>, off-premise opportunities are becoming a whole lot more interesting.&nbsp;

Take Chipotle&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.nrn.com/fast-casual/chipotle-quietly-rolls-out-artificial-intelligence-1800-units?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">virtual delivery assistants</a> for example or Domino&rsquo;s experiments with <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/16/dominos-has-delivered-the-worlds-first-ever-pizza-by-drone-to-a-new-zealand-couple.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">drones</a> and <a href="https://1851franchise.com/domino-s-puts-the-pedal-to-the-medal-with-in-car-restaurant-technology-2710658#franbuzz" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">car restaurants</a>. Even brands that have been traditionally non-delivery friendly are coming to terms with the trend.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/dunkin-leverages-grubhubs-geofencing-to-optimize-nyc-delivery/557058/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Dunkin</a>&rsquo;, for example, unveiled a unique delivery option to all five boroughs of New York City earlier this summer, offering <a href="https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/dunkin-leverages-grubhubs-geofencing-to-optimize-nyc-delivery/557058/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">geofencing capabilities</a> for drivers to monitor traffic patterns and send extremely precise delivery estimates for eager customers. Domino&rsquo;s also introduced a <a href="https://thetakeout.com/dominos-will-now-deliver-your-pizza-to-a-beach-park-u-1825294134?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">similarly exact technology</a> recently, allowing delivery drivers to bring pizza to park benches, beach towels and even parked cars.&nbsp;

Shopping mall and airport staple Auntie Anne&rsquo;s is another brand you wouldn&rsquo;t expect to deliver, but sure enough, it <a href="https://www.auntieannes.com/newsroom/best-friends-day-2019?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">teamed up with DoorDash</a> to bring hot-pretzels right to the customer&rsquo;s door. Not only that, the brand rolled out two dozen <a href="https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/auntie-annes-hits-the-pavement-with-food-trucks/543106/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">mobile kitchen food trucks</a> earlier this year.&nbsp;

As the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/16/20696711/mcdonalds-doordash-deal-houston-uber-eats-exclusive?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">third-party delivery app war continues</a>, some chains such as Cousin Subs have committed to <a href="https://www.cousinssubs.com/newsroom/cousins-subs-launches-delivery-only-restaurant-concept/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">delivery only stores</a>, while others such as <a href="https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/fast-casuals-rev-up-drive-thru-mobile-pickup-plans/558303/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Blaze Pizza</a> and <a href="https://thetakeout.com/pizza-hut-lockers-cubbies-pick-up-carry-out-1836662741?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Pizza Hut</a> are doubling-down on pick-up lockers.&nbsp;With <a href="https://xtalks.com/millennials-use-of-food-delivery-apps-might-put-an-end-to-home-cooked-meals-1408/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=knock-knockthese-chains-are-innovating-the-delivery-game-2710669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">market research</a> suggesting that online food delivery service providers could eventually comprise 10% of the total foodservice market, it is clear that franchise brands are not going to be left behind.

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