Illustrative example. This case study describes a typical engagement to show how the work unfolds. It does not name a client and does not use real client figures. Specific results vary by brand, platform and market.
A US restaurant brand was live on several delivery platforms, each with its own menu pricing, service fees and delivery fees - and no single view of any of it. A daily feed capturing menu prices and fees across platforms showed the team where pricing had drifted out of line and where margin was quietly leaking.
The brand in this example operates across multiple US locations and sells through the major food delivery platforms. Menu prices and the various fees layered on top differed from one platform to the next, often without anyone deciding it deliberately.
The problem was fragmentation. Each platform was its own silo, and the team had no consolidated view of how their menu and fees compared across platforms - or against nearby competitors.
The problem: pricing drift across platforms
Selling across several delivery platforms without a consolidated view invites pricing to drift. The brand felt this in three ways.
- Inconsistent menu pricing The same item could carry different prices across platforms, with no clear rationale and no one tracking it.
- Fees eroding margin unseen Service and delivery fees varied by platform and changed over time, quietly affecting competitiveness and margin.
- No competitor view The team could not see how nearby restaurants priced the same items across the same platforms.
The real cost was invisible drift. Small, unmanaged differences in menu pricing and fees across platforms added up - eroding margin or competitiveness without ever showing up as a single obvious problem. The data was public across platforms; consolidating it was the missing piece.
The solution: menu and fee monitoring across platforms
The goal was one consolidated daily view of the brand's menu pricing and fees across every delivery platform - alongside competitor pricing on the same items - so the team could manage pricing deliberately instead of letting it drift.
We set up a managed feed across the relevant platforms, capturing publicly listed menu prices, service and delivery fees, and competing restaurants' pricing, normalised into one dataset. This is the approach behind our Food Delivery Analytics and Delivery Fee Monitoring solutions.
How the engagement worked
The project followed the same four-step path we use for most delivery monitoring engagements, structured so the team could trust the data before relying on it.
Scope the data
We confirm exactly what to track, which sources and which fields the team needs.
Pilot dataset in 3-7 days
We deliver a validated pilot on a sample, so the team can check accuracy before scaling.
Scale to full coverage
Once approved, we expand to the full scope on a daily refresh schedule.
Ongoing managed feed
We monitor and maintain the feed as sources change, so the team only works with finished data.
The outcome: delivery pricing under control
The change was consolidation: instead of logging into each platform separately, the team had one daily view of menu pricing, fees and competitor prices across every platform they sold on.
Pricing decisions stayed with the brand - the feed only surfaced the picture. What changed was that menu and fee pricing became a deliberate decision across platforms instead of a drift no one was watching.
"We were running five different pricing strategies by accident, one per platform. Seeing them side by side was the first time we could actually manage it."
Illustrative summary of the brand team's perspective in this example engagement.The takeaway
The lesson applies to most restaurant brands selling across delivery platforms: without a consolidated view, pricing drifts and fees erode margin in ways no single report reveals. Each platform silo hides the whole.
A managed monitoring feed brings the silos together. It does not set menu prices; it makes sure pricing across every platform is a decision the brand makes on purpose, with the full picture in view.
Frequently asked questions
It means regularly capturing publicly listed menu prices, service fees and delivery fees across delivery platforms, so a restaurant brand can see and manage its pricing consistently rather than letting it drift per platform.
A managed feed can track publicly listed menu and fee data across major US food delivery platforms. We confirm the exact platforms and locations during scoping, then scale the feed to match.
Yes. The feed can capture publicly listed pricing for competing restaurants on the same platforms and items, giving the team a competitive view alongside their own pricing.
No. It is an illustrative example written to show a typical engagement. It does not name a client or use real client figures. Specific results vary by brand, platform and market.
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