Uber Eats examines food delivery trends in annual report
Uber Eats is back with its fifth annual Uber Eats Cravings Report – a snapshot of the most popular, the most unusual and some of the most surprising delivery requests.
Just in time for Halloween, Uber Eats has seen some trends that might shock, including:
- Customers are holding the onions on orders every day of the week.
- There was a decrease in rosé sales this summer, while lighter body reds and whites were on the rise.
- Americans are craving more heat, was hot sauce is the top condiment this year.
- The top dessert order this year was apple pie. Uber Eats delivered nearly two million apple pie orders nationwide
The ten most popular delivery requests in the US are:
- No onions
- Dressing on the side
- Ranch
- Extra soy sauce
- Spicy
- Sauce on the side
- No lettuce
- No jalapenos
- Extra gravy
- No slaw
The most ordered items:
- French fries
- Garlic naan
- Pad Thai
- Miso soup
- California roll
Source: Uber EatsThe most popular delivery combo:
- Burrito bowl + cheese
- French fries + salt
- Chicken sandwich + shredded lettuce
- Cheeseburger + mustard
- Wings + ranch
The most unexpected food combos:
- Steak + jelly
- Cottage cheese + mustard
- Condensed milk + avocado
- Seaweed + pasta sauce
- Butter + pickled onions
The most frequently paired food + alcohol:
- Ribeye + vodka
- Cheeseburger + frozen margarita
- Chicken + frozen piña colada
- Lobster tail + apple whiskey
- Tamales + daiquiris
This Halloween, Uber Eats is offering promo codes that will give everyone 60 percent off their candy, costumes, decor, Party City and Halloween City purchases in the app. More than 25,000 bags of candy were purchased on Uber Eats last year on October 30 and the day of Halloween. Reese’s, Twix, Snickers, Peanut M&Ms and Hershey’s Cookies ‘N’ Cream were the most popular candies on Uber Eats.