Tuesday, January 13, 2009

When You Order Food Online, How Does The Food Stay Fresh?

By Terry Rudd

It's only natural to think, if you order your food online, how in the world is it supposed to stay fresh?

It's really not that different in the way restaurants or supermarkets order their food. You don't think they create the food themselves, do you? It has to be shipped to them. So it really doesn't make a difference if it's going to the supermarkets or a suburban household. It still has to get there fresh. So you want to make sure you pick an online restaurant that has a strong reputation.

For starters, most of these places like to use the United Parcel Service. That way you get more flexibility in your delivery options, and you also get the carrier who is most used to delivering food, so you can feel a little more relaxed about it.

Most of these online food sites have different ways of packaging different kind of food. It also really depends on the kind of restaurant they are as well. To give you an example, Home Bistro, which prepares gourmet meals, like to package their food in a lot of dry ice to lock in all the freshness. What's great is that they usually have a low turn around time as well. (Only 2-5 days)

With other online restaurants, they might do things a little differently.

On the other end of the spectrum is The Crab Place. This is an online restaurant that just deals with fresh fish and seafood, so you know they have to have a faster turn around time for shipping, and they do. It's usually within 1-2 days when you can expect delivery. They also don't use dry ice. Instead they use refrigerant.

When it comes to gift baskets, the issue is a little different. Thankfully because the majority of the food doesn't have to be refrigerated, the turn around time, is a little longer, but at least you don't have the expensive shipping fees.

But the great thing about gift basket companies, is that almost all of them know how to properly package the basket, so there is no damage during shipping. - 16928

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