DoorDash’s curious era.
The food delivery app is unleashing its inquisitive self as it has tinkered with Australia’s food habits. The food delivery app recently released its “Delivery Trends Report 2025,” revealing the food and delivery habits of the Aussies, from their desire for robot-driven restaurants to last-minute decisions. Here are the top 10:
Diners want robot-driven restaurant recos, though they’re unsure about AI in the kitchen
Forty-eight percent of surveyed Aussies say they are comfortable with restaurants or third-party apps that make use of artificial intelligence to provide personalized recommendations, such as suggested meals or suggested new places to order from.
However, what’s interesting is that, only 14 percent of those surveyed completely trust AI tools, such as robot cooks or automated food assembly systems in-charge of preparing and cooking their meals.
Social media’s influence on dining decisions
Second, despite all the criticism on social, it still influences much of dining decisions. Customers use the following platforms to find restaurants: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
Viral foods are driving purchases
A whopping 53 percent of those surveyed revealed that they like ordering trendy restaurant items, such as, for instance, the “Harry Potter”-themed Krispy Kreme doughnuts and the upcoming BTS TinyTAN Happy Meal in McDonald’s.
Younger generations lead sustainable dining
The youth are the leaders in sustainable dining. A huge 87 percent of respondents consider sustainability and ethical sourcing important when finidng where to order food. The millennials and the Gen Z youth, in particular.
Comfort food is in with cravings-based customers
Ninety-one percent of the respondents have ordered food to satisfy their simplest cravings, such as milk tea.
Ordering is self-care
A lot of the Aussies asked believe that they order food as a form of self-care, just like yoga and treating yourself to a facial session.
Repeat restaurant delivery orders have become a habit
For instance, if there is a new meal at their favorite restaurant, they’re more likely to want to try the food for the second time around.
Diners prefer the convenience and ease of use of third-party apps
For online ordering, customers want the convenience and ease of use of third-party apps and websites.
Last-minute meal decisions
Nearly half of the Aussies surveyed take only around five minutes to make a decision on what food to order. Others have ordered at the last-minute, for instance. Take, for example, for a quick lunch in the office.
The sober curious movement
With more and more platforms right now offering the ordering and delivery of alcoholic drinks, 75 percent of the respondents ordering alcohol for delivery have also ordered their low-alcoholic and non-alcoholic versions. Think of drinking responsibly.
The DoorDash study surveyed 1,012 consumers across the Land Down Under, plus aggregate data from the app as well.
DoorDash is a technology company and on-demand delivery platform that connects consumers with local businesses, primarily restaurants, for food, grocery, and other item delivery services.
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