COORDINATED DELIVERY OF DINING EXPERIENCES
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a driver management platform may be configured to do the following: receive a multi-restaurant request, the multi-restaurant request comprising a request of one or more food items associated with a plurality of restaurants from at least one customer; analyze, via the multi-restaurant request, the following: location data of the restaurants, food parameters, prioritize, based on the analysis, the following: pickup times of the one or more food items, and delivery times to the at least one customer; request at least one delivery provider, the request comprising: an availability to arrive at the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times, and at least one prerequisite item relating to the multi-restaurant request; and schedule, upon an acceptance of the at least one delivery provider, with the at least one delivery provider, the pickup times and delivery times.
1 . A kitchen management platform configured to do the following:
receive a multi-restaurant request, the multi-restaurant request comprising a request of one or more food items from at least one customer,
wherein the one or more food items is associated with a plurality of restaurants;
identify a time latency to begin a new food item preparation for each of the plurality of restaurants;
compare a plurality of predetermined preparation times of the one or more food items;
schedule, based on the comparing, a plurality of times to begin preparation of the one or more food items;
transmit the plurality of times to begin preparation to the plurality of restaurants;
generate a plurality of proposed pickup times, based on the scheduling, of the one or more food items; and
transmit the plurality of proposed pickup times to a driver management module.
2 . The kitchen management platform of claim 1 , wherein the multi-restaurant request further comprises at least one of the following:
at least one delivery address;
payment information of the at least one customer;
contact information of the at least one customer;
a desired delivery time; and
desired service options.
3 . The kitchen management platform of claim 2 , further configured to transmit a completion indicator upon a completed pickup from a delivery provider of the one or more food items.
4 . The kitchen management platform of claim 3 , further configured to transmit payment from the at least one customer, to the plurality of restaurants based on the completion indicator.
5 . A driver management platform configured to do the following:
receive a multi-restaurant request, the multi-restaurant request comprising a request of one or more food items from at least one customer,
wherein the one or more food items is associated with a plurality of restaurants;
analyze, via the multi-restaurant request, the following:
location data of the plurality of restaurants, and
a plurality of food parameters,
prioritize, based on the analysis, the following:
a plurality of pickup times of the one or more food items, and
a plurality of delivery times to the at least one customer;
request at least one delivery provider, the request comprising:
an availability to arrive at the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times, and
at least one prerequisite item relating to the multi-restaurant request; and
schedule, upon an acceptance of the at least one delivery provider, with the at least one delivery provider, the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times.
6 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , wherein the at least one prerequisite item comprises at least one of the following:
at least one thermal container;
at least one chafing apparatus;
at least one cooler; and
at least one storage apparatus.
7 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of food parameters comprises at least one of the following:
requested temperature of the one or more food items; and
requested timing of delivery of the one or more food items.
8 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , wherein prioritizing the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times are based one at least one of the following:
calculated cooldown times for hot food items;
calculated heat up times for cold food items;
distance between at least one pickup location and at least one delivery location;
traffic conditions between the at least one pickup location and the at least one delivery location; and
weather conditions between the at least one pickup location and the at least one delivery location.
9 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , wherein the at least one delivery provider comprises a dispatch time availability.
10 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , wherein the multi-restaurant request comprises a payment of the one or more food items.
11 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , further configured to receive inventory availability of the plurality of restaurants.
12 . The driver management platform of claim 11 , further configured to update the multi-restaurant request based on the inventory availability of the plurality of restaurants.
13 . A delivery platform integration system configured to do the following:
receive a multi-restaurant request, the multi-restaurant request comprising a request of one or more food items from at least one customer,
wherein the one or more food items is associated with a plurality of restaurants;
analyze, via the multi-restaurant request, the following:
location data of the plurality of restaurants, and
a plurality of food parameters,
prioritize, based on the analysis, the following:
a plurality of pickup times of the one or more food items, and
a plurality of delivery times of the one or more food items to the at least one customer;
schedule the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times;
transmit, to a third-party delivery platform, the scheduled plurality of pickup times and the scheduled plurality of delivery times.
14 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 13 , wherein the multi-restaurant request may further comprise at least one of the following:
at least one delivery address;
payment information of the at least one customer;
contact information of the at least one customer;
a desired delivery time; and
desired service options.
15 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 14 , further configured to receive a delivery completion indicator upon a completed delivery of the one or more food items to the at least one customer.
16 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 15 , further configured to transmit payment from the at least one customer, to the third-party delivery platform based on the delivery completion indicator.
17 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of food parameters comprises at least one of the following:
requested temperature of the one or more food items; and
requested timing of delivery of the one or more food items.
18 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 13 , wherein prioritizing the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times are based one at least one of the following:
calculated cooldown times for hot food items;
calculated heat up times for cold food items;
distance between at least one pickup location and at least one delivery location;
traffic conditions between the at least one pickup location and the at least one delivery location; and
weather conditions between the at least one pickup location and the at least one delivery location.
19 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 13 , wherein the multi-restaurant request comprises a payment of the one or more food items.
20 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 13 , further configured to receive inventory availability of the plurality of restaurants.