Delivery & Direct Ordering 8 min read
How to Set Up Delivery on Square for Your Café
Every way to add delivery to a Square café — on-demand couriers, your own staff, or a marketplace — with real fees and a decision model.
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Delivery & Direct Ordering 6 min read
How to Recover Abandoned Online Orders at Your Café
Roughly two-thirds of food carts are abandoned. A practical playbook for recovering those lost café orders with Square Marketing, faster checkout, and push.
Delivery & Direct Ordering 8 min read
Square Online vs ChowNow for Cafés: Honest Comparison
A clear, numbers-first comparison of Square Online and ChowNow for an independent café, plus the volume math that tells you which one is cheaper.
Delivery & Direct Ordering 7 min read
Phone Orders vs Online Ordering for Cafés: The Real Cost
An operator-grade comparison of taking orders by phone versus online — the hidden labour cost, the missed-call revenue leak, accuracy, and when each still makes sense.
Delivery & Direct Ordering 6 min read
SkipTheDishes Fees for Restaurants in Canada (2026)
A clear, Canada-specific breakdown of what SkipTheDishes actually costs a restaurant — commission, processing, and marketing fees — plus how to keep more of each order.
Delivery & Direct Ordering 13 min read
How Much Do DoorDash & Uber Eats Really Cost Your Restaurant? (2026)
The advertised commission is the smallest number on the bill. Here's what DoorDash and Uber Eats actually cost a restaurant in 2026, with the math.
Delivery & Direct Ordering 12 min read
Marketplace vs. Direct Ordering: Who Owns Your Customer Data?
On a marketplace you rent the customer; with direct ordering on your own POS you own the record — and that ownership is where repeat-business profit lives.
Delivery & Direct Ordering 10 min read
How to Take Online Orders Without Paying Commission
A fair, operator-grade walkthrough of every commission-free way to take online orders, and how to stand one up this week.