The 10 Best Catering Delivery Apps for Restaurants

Adding catering as an offering is one of the highest-leverage growth moves you can make as a restaurant owner. You’re increasing order sizes, reaching office customers and generating revenue outside the normal lunch and dinner rush. But once restaurants start getting serious about catering, the same question comes up: How do you actually handle food delivery at scale?

I’ve seen restaurants piece it together with in-house drivers, generic delivery apps or manual coordination over text messages and spreadsheets. That works for a while (until the order volume grows and deliveries go sideways).

I put this guide together to make the landscape of catering deliveries easier to navigate. Let's break down 10 catering delivery apps for restaurants so you can compare each option and decide which one best fits your needs.

1. Owner.com

Common fit: Restaurants that want to take catering orders directly from their own website without paying marketplace commissions

Owner.com is built around the core idea that restaurants should own their customer relationships, not rent them from third-party platforms. That philosophy extends to catering.

Instead of routing large orders through a marketplace that takes a percentage off the top, Owner.com lets you accept catering orders directly through your own website and branded app. You keep more margin on every order and capture the customer data that fuels repeat business.

Where Owner.com stands out from the competition is its full-stack setup for the order itself. Our platform is designed to convert more direct catering orders and deliver them at a flat rate rather than commission-based fees. Built-in marketing tools also make it easier to turn one-time catering customers into repeat buyers.

For restaurants that already use Owner.com for their core online ordering, catering is an extension of what's already running.

Notable capabilities:

• No-commission direct catering ordering on the restaurant's own site: Catering orders flow through your own website and branded app (no marketplace cut, no lost customer data.)
• Flat-fee delivery through integrated third-party drivers or in-house drivers: Delivery runs at a predictable flat rate rather than a commission, with the flexibility to use your own drivers, third-party drivers or both.
• Built-in email and SMS marketing automation trigger based on order history, making it easier to re-engage past catering customers and build recurring business without manual outreach.

‍Pricing model: Free. Catering is part of your standard Owner.com subscription.

2. ezCater

Common fit: Restaurants looking to reach corporate and office catering buyers through a third-party marketplace

ezCater is a marketplace connecting restaurants with corporate buyers for meetings, events and recurring office meals. Restaurants pay a commission on each order, with rates varying based on services used. The platform includes tools for order management, fulfillment support and access to Relish, a recurring office meal program.

Unlike direct ordering platforms, ezCater owns the customer relationship. This means your repeat buyers stay on the marketplace rather than building a direct connection with your restaurant.

Commissions run roughly 15%–25% per order, with higher rates for restaurants that opt into marketing or delivery support—a cost that compounds as order volume grows. 

Notable capabilities:

• ezManage order management dashboard accepts orders, tracking deliveries and accessing customer reviews.
• Catering-specific customer support mediates fulfillment issues between buyers and restaurant partners.
• Use Relish to order individual meals from restaurants, delivered to the office. 

Pricing model: Custom

3. Grubhub Catering & Seamless Catering

Grubhub and Seamless operate on the same platform under different brands, with Seamless primarily focused on New York. For restaurants, joining gives access to Grubhub's corporate buyer base—companies using Grubhub for Business to manage employee meals and catering. 

The trade-off is commission-based pricing, which can reach up to 20% depending on services used, plus the possibility of additional marketing fees to maintain visibility on the platform.

Notable capabilities:

• Integration with employee meal programs to organize catering and group orders for in-office teams. 
• Line-of-credit billing for B2B clients allows employees to order meals while admins control budgets, spending limits and ordering policies. 
• Place scheduled large-order workflow up to 14 days in advance, with Grubhub paying restaurants directly so there's no risk of non-payment from corporate customers.

Pricing model: 

• Basic: 5% marketing commission
• Plus: 15% marketing commission
• All-access: 20% marketing commission

4. CaterCow

Common fit: Independent and specialty restaurants offering curated, themed or dietary-specific menus

CaterCow is a smaller, curated catering marketplace operating across select U.S. markets, focused on corporate office orders. Unlike larger platforms that prioritize scale, CaterCow vets and taste-tests every menu before listing it, which means the restaurant pool is intentionally limited. 

For restaurants with a distinctive menu—dietary-forward, ethnic cuisine or build-your-own concepts—that vetting process can work in their favor by reducing competition from generic options.

Notable capabilities:

• CaterCow orders and tries every package before it's listed, evaluating delivery reliability, service and food quality.
• Photo-rich menu profiles with verified customer reviews appear at delivery and the team reviews customer feedback to address performance issues. 
• Niche-menu visibility (vegan, halal, build-your-own bars) provides dietary-specific restaurants a more prominent discovery path than they'd find on general delivery platforms. 

Pricing model: Commission varies depending on order.

5. ZeroCater

Common fit: Restaurants pursuing recurring office meal program revenue

ZeroCater is more hands-off than a typical catering marketplace. Restaurants aren’t communicating directly with the corporate client. Instead, a dedicated account manager handles the whole process, from choosing vendors and putting together menus to coordinating delivery logistics. Restaurants just receive the order details upfront, including the menu, headcount and exact delivery timing for each order.

For restaurants, the appeal is predictable, recurring order volume with minimal sales effort—orders are sent at least a week in advance, giving kitchens enough lead time to prepare. 

Notable capabilities:

• Recurring scheduled placements with managed offices tailored to each office's needs, giving partner restaurants consistent, advance-notice order volume without managing client relationships directly.
• Restaurant partners receive menu consultation, performance metric reviews and a central point of contact for order coordination and support.
• Each meal comes with labeled dishes noting dietary restrictions and account managers tailor menus to the office's headcount, budget and cuisine preferences.

Pricing model: Custom.

6. Fooda

Common fit: Restaurants running rotating pop-up lunch programs in office buildings

Fooda connects restaurants with offices through recurring on-site lunch pop-ups and workplace food programs. Instead of relying on traditional catering drop-offs, restaurants can serve employees directly inside office buildings during scheduled lunch service windows. 

For independent restaurants, that can mean exposure to a steady stream of office workers without needing to invest heavily in corporate sales outreach themselves.

Notable capabilities:

• Coordinates recurring in-office lunch events in which restaurants rotate through office buildings on scheduled service days.
• Built-in employee ordering and payment flow to browse menus, place orders and pay through Fooda’s platform before or during service.
• Performance dashboards with feedback ratings to track sales performance, customer ratings and order history across events.

Pricing model: Custom.

7. Hungry

Common fit: Restaurants and chefs targeting corporate clients

Hungry is a corporate catering marketplace that connects restaurants and independent chefs with businesses looking for group meals, events and ongoing office food programs. 

Instead of restaurants doing outbound sales to individual companies, Hungry acts as a middleman, matching them with corporate clients and handling much of the relationship management. For independent operators, it’s essentially a way to tap into higher-value B2B orders without building a full sales pipeline from scratch.

Notable capabilities:

• Hungry curates a network of approved food providers, giving corporate buyers a pre-screened selection of restaurants and chefs they can book for events and recurring orders.
• Connects restaurants with relevant corporate accounts and often supports ongoing relationship management, helping reduce the need for restaurants to handle direct procurement conversations themselves.
• Coordinates the full workflow from order placement to delivery logistics and on-site setup, so restaurants can focus mainly on production and kitchen execution rather than event coordination.

Pricing model: Custom

8. DeliverThat

Common fit: Restaurants that take catering orders directly and need a third-party driver network for fulfillment

DeliverThat is a logistics network built specifically for catering and large food orders, acting as an on-demand delivery layer for restaurants that already handle sales directly. 

Instead of relying on in-house drivers or generic gig platforms, restaurants can plug into DeliverThat’s network to fulfill scheduled or same-day catering orders with drivers trained in food transport and setup. 

Notable capabilities:

• Catering-trained, dedicated drivers briefed on handling large orders, multi-item drop-offs and basic setup expectations at delivery sites.
• Real-time order tracking and delivery confirmations when orders are picked up, en route and successfully delivered.
• On-demand and scheduled delivery coverage for both last-minute catering deliveries and pre-scheduled orders, giving restaurants the flexibility to handle unexpected, high-volume demand.

Pricing model: Custom.

9. DoorDash Catering

Common fit: Restaurants extending their existing DoorDash partnership into catering and group orders

DoorDash Catering is essentially an extension of the broader DoorDash ecosystem, designed to help restaurants capture larger group and office orders without needing a separate sales channel. 

If a restaurant is already on DoorDash, this layer lets them tap into catering demand through the same platform infrastructure, while DoorDash handles much of the logistics and customer flow. 

Notable capabilities:

• DoorDash Drive flat-fee delivery to fulfill large catering orders with a predictable delivery fee.
• Dedicated catering support for larger group orders, helping restaurants manage scheduling, order size coordination and delivery requirements.
• Group Orders link for split-cart office meals, where multiple employees add and pay for their own items, making it easier for restaurants to handle office lunches without manually consolidating individual payments.

Pricing model: Custom.

10. Uber Eats Catering

Common fit: Restaurants extending an existing Uber Eats partnership into group and catering orders

Uber Eats Catering builds on the core Uber Eats marketplace by letting restaurants accept larger group and office orders without changing how they already operate on the platform. 

If a restaurant is already live on Uber Eats, catering becomes more of an add-on than a separate system. You can layer group orders, scheduled deliveries and larger baskets into the same merchant workflow. 

Notable capabilities:

• Customers can generate a shared ordering link so multiple people can add their own meals to a single consolidated checkout, which helps restaurants streamline office lunch and team meal coordination.
• Restaurants can accept pre-scheduled catering and group orders up to a week in advance, giving kitchens greater predictability for staffing and prep planning.
• Supports managing catering demand across multiple restaurant locations, helping route large or geographically split orders to the appropriate kitchen.

Pricing model: Custom.

How to choose the right catering delivery app for your restaurant

Choosing a catering delivery platform comes down to how each one affects the operational work that lands on your team, how orders come in and your access to customer data. 

The differences don’t always show up on marketing pages, but they appear quickly once real catering volume starts flowing through. I have some tips for you to consider when choosing a partner:

• Compare total cost: Look at the full picture, not just commission. Include delivery fees, platform service fees, payment processing and any required discounts or promos. Then focus on net payout per order so you’re comparing platforms on a level playing field.
• Check minimum order requirements: Some platforms set a minimum spend before an order qualifies as catering. That impacts both order frequency and average ticket size, so it’s worth aligning those thresholds with your typical catering demand.
• Confirm who owns the customer data: Understand whether customer information and ordering history are accessible to the restaurant or primarily retained by the platform. This affects your ability to build customer relationships outside the platform.
• Read the exclusivity and marketing fine print before signing: Review any restrictions around working with other delivery partners or promoting your own direct ordering channels. These terms can vary by agreement and can influence how flexible your setup is over time.
• Verify POS integration: Check how orders flow into your restaurant POS system, if at all. The key detail is whether integration is native or manual, since it directly impacts order accuracy, service speed and the coordination your team needs during peak periods.

Grow your catering business without third-party commissions

Catering can be one of the most profitable channels for independent restaurants, but only when your catering delivery method lets you keep the margin rather than hand it over to a marketplace. 

While the marketplace apps in this roundup help you reach new buyers, Owner.com is the platform leading the shift toward restaurant-owned catering channels. We give operators the same tools the big chains use, without the high commissions or the loss of customer data.

Our commission-free catering software is built specifically for restaurant operators who want to grow catering on their own terms. You get direct catering ordering on your own website, flat-fee delivery and built-in email and SMS marketing and full ownership of every customer who orders from you.

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