Online Food Delivery Market Research 2022 Republic of Ireland
This research was completed by Dots Platform using Statista, Google Maps, Just Eat, Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and other public articles and reports.
Date of the study: October 1, 2022 - November 3, 2022.
Irish Food & Beverage Service Industry in Figures
€8.27 billion
Projected Annual Revenue in the Food & Beverage Service Industry in 2022
Food & Beverage Service Industry Revenue Growth
Food & Beverage Service Industry Revenue Growth
Irish Online Food Delivery Industry in Figures
€216.23 million
Projected Annual Revenue in the Online Food Delivery Industry in 2022
53.9%
Expected revenue growth in the Online Food Delivery over the next 5 years
Online Food Delivery Revenue Growth
Two Main Segments in the Online Food Delivery
Direct-to-Consumer Delivery
The Direct-to-Consumer segment includes the delivery of meals carried out directly by restaurants (e.g. Domino's Pizza).
Marketplace-to-Consumer Delivery
The Marketplace-to-Consumer segment focuses on online delivery services that provide meals from partnered restaurants that do not necessarily have a food delivery service (e.g. Just Eat).
In 4 out of 5 cases, customers receive their order directly from the restaurant.
Online Food Delivery Market Size in 2022 — €216.23m
Online Food Delivery Revenue Growth
One in four Irish ordered food online in 2022
One in three Irish are expected to order food online in 2025
Number of Potential Customers in the Online Food Delivery Industry
Food Service Businesses Overview
20,565
Food & Beverage Service Locations in Republic of Ireland
Distribution of Food Service Locations by city
Distribution of Food Service Locations by city vs Population in these cities
Westport has 18 Food Service Locations per 1,000 people, while Dublin has only 3.5
Number of Locations per 1,000 Population by city
5,599
Pubs and Bars in the Republic of Ireland — 27% of the total Food Service Locations on Google Maps
Types of Food & Beverage Service Businesses
Food Service Cuisine Categories
McDonald's is the most popular restaurant in Ireland
With 115,672 reviews in all locations throughout Google Maps (8% of the total) it ranks first as the most popular restaurant. Additionally, the Burgers/Sandwiches category ranks first in the number of reviews.
Popularity of Food Service Cuisine Categories by Number of Locations and Reviews
Food Delivery Marketplaces
Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats
are the Top-3 Food Delivery Marketplaces in the Republic of Ireland
Number of Locations served by Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats
Locations available on Food Delivery Marketplaces
38% of the total number of locations (or 2,035 locations) work exclusively with Just Eat
Percentage of Locations working exclusively with a single Food Delivery Marketplace
Dublin contains more than half of all of Ireland’s Food Delivery Marketplace Locations.
Distribution of Food Delivery Marketplace Locations by city
Distribution of Food Delivery Marketplace Locations by city
Distribution of Food Delivery Marketplace Locations by city vs percentage of Population in these cities
Top Meals in Food Delivery Marketplaces by the number of Locations
Cuisine Categories at Food Delivery Marketplaces
Popularity of Cuisine Categories at Food Delivery Marketplaces by number of Locations and Reviews
Average check for online food ordering in Ireland
Average delivery fee for online food ordering in Ireland
Average Check and Delivery Fee at Food Delivery Marketplaces
Number of Locations with different rating segments at Just Eat
Average Rating at Just Eat by Cuisine Categories (max 6)
Asian cuisine has the highest average rating
People are used to receiving the highest quality of service from locations in these categories.
Fried Chicken, Burgers, Sandwiches, and Wraps have the lowest average rating
If you improve the quality of service in these categories, you can stand out from your competition.
Number of Working Hours per day for different Cuisine Categories at Just Eat
Delivery Start Schedule at Just Eat
A third of pizza delivery locations (or 418 locations) have less than 30 reviews
Which means they receive very few orders from food delivery marketplaces.
In the Chinese Food category, 81% of locations have more than 30 reviews
And this makes this category the most popular among food delivery marketplace customers.
Number of Locations with less than 30 reviews (unpopular locations), as a percentage of the total number of Locations in this Cuisine Category
Price Comparison in Food Delivery Marketplaces
For this study, we selected top-3 restaurants by the number of reviews in Food Delivery Marketplaces. Our task was to compare the prices of these restaurants depending on where the customer ordered delivery.
We collected a basket of dishes for the amount of €30 on the restaurant’s website and on all the Food Delivery Marketplaces. In the chart below, you can view the results of this study.
Price Comparison in Food Delivery Marketplaces
Average Order Markup in Food Delivery Marketplaces
17.4%
Average Order Markup across all Food Delivery Marketplaces
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