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title: "NPD Group: Foodservice Delivery in U.S. Posts Double-Digit Gains Over Last Five Years With Room to Grow"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bea7f33c-9f1c-4800-9c88-bba7e6ff22ad
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/npd-group-foodservice-delivery-in-us-posts-double-digit-gains-over-last-five-years-with-room-to-grow-2706190
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2018-04-05T16:11:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:28.311Z
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# NPD Group: Foodservice Delivery in U.S. Posts Double-Digit Gains Over Last Five Years With Room to Grow

**TL;DR:** Total delivery sales in the foodservice industry have increased 20 percent over the past five years, with digital ordering accounting for over 50 percent of all delivery visits. The market research firm NPD Group attributes this growth to digital ordering and forecasts further growth in non-traditional delivery outlets and dayparts.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-04-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/npd-group-foodservice-delivery-in-us-posts-double-digit-gains-over-last-five-years-with-room-to-grow-2706190).*

## Story

According to a press release from NPD Group, total delivery sales in the foodservice industry are up 20 percent over the past five years, and total delivery foodservice visits are up 10 percent in the same timeframe. The market research firm attributes that growth to digital ordering, which now accounts for more than 50 percent of all delivery visits.

These gains are reported in stark contrast to an overall decline in sales in the foodservice industry over recent years. Warren Solochek, NPD Group’s senior vice president, industry relations, says as overall sales sagged, delivery has gone from a nice-to-have service to a need-to-have service, and he doesn't see that trend swinging back anytime soon.

“Restaurants need delivery in today’s environment in order to gain and maintain share. It has become a consumer expectation. Convenience is among the chief reasons why consumers visit restaurants and delivery brings a heightened level of it,” said Solochek. “We forecast that delivery will grow over the next five years and the growth will source to non-traditional delivery outlets and dayparts.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- sales growth (topic)
- food delivery (topic)
- market research (topic)
- digital ordering (topic)
- foodservice industry (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/npd-group-foodservice-delivery-in-us-posts-double-digit-gains-over-last-five-years-with-room-to-grow-2706190). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bea7f33c-9f1c-4800-9c88-bba7e6ff22ad).