Coronavirus: Charlotte Chains Offering Free Food Delivery

CHARLOTTE, NC — Amid the unfolding coronavirus crisis in the United States, nearly all Americans are spending much or most time at home, including the Charlotte metro.

For many, that means a higher frequency of ordering takeout from restaurants and a reliance on food delivery services for groceries.

Taking that into consideration, Patch has put together a list of national chain restaurants currently offering free delivery, along with a collection of reliable food delivery services in Charlotte.

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Restaurants

• Burger King: Burger King is offering free delivery on any order over $10. The deal is available through the Burger King website, Postmates and DoorDash.
• Chipotle: Chipotle was the first national chain restaurant to offer free delivery in the United States, and the offer remains in place for the month of April when you place an order of $10 or more.
• Denny’s: Denny’s is waiving all delivery fees through April 12. Make sure to place your order on Dennys.com for your breakfast craving of choice.
• KFC: The popular chicken chain is offering free delivery on purchases through April 26. There’s no minimum purchase to receive the deal, and you can make the order through KFC.com, Grubhub and Seamless.
• Little Caesars: The pizza chain has extended its free-delivery option until April 12.

Food Delivery Services

• Amazon Fresh: The Amazon food delivery service allows you to find deals on produce, meat, seafood, frozen foods and packaged foods. However, to shop and get free delivery, you must be a Prime member. Amazon has also announced that certain inventory items and delivery may be temporarily unavailable due to high demand.
• BlueApron: The food delivery service will ship you all the ingredients needed to make a specific recipe, and it is still delivering. If you need inspiration, you can find weekly menu options on the BlueApron website.
• Chewy: We didn't forget about the pets. Chewy allows you to browse a wide variety of pet food for different animals and get it shipped to your door. Due to increased demand, delivery times are running longer than usual, but inventory is still available.
• DoorDash: The prepared-food delivery service has waived all delivery fees and announced it has set the default delivery option to "no contact" in an effort to minimize contact between delivery workers and customers.
• goPuff: goPuff stocks more than 3,000 products at the ready at all times. And its snack and pantry essentials delivery service is offering "Non-Contact Delivery," in which you can provide added instructions for your delivery driver at checkout. Make sure goPuff is available in your area before ordering.
• Grubhub: The online food delivery service offers delivery for restaurants across the country.
• Instacart: Customers can use Instacart to shop for products from Acme, ALDI, BJ's, Costo, CVS, Foodtown, H Mart, Petco, Sam's Club, ShopRite, Target, Wegmans and various other grocery stores. The food delivery service has also created a "Leave at My Door Delivery" feature available to all customers. However, there have been some shortages in stock, so confirm the service is functional before delivery.
• Seamless: Seamless allows you to order from a wide variety of restaurants in your area, and the food delivery service also announced recently that it's waiving commission fees for independent restaurants.
• Uber Eats: Uber Eats recently announced that it is waiving the delivery fee for customers on more than 100,000 independent restaurants in the United States and Canada. Additionally, the food delivery service is allowing restaurants to receive earnings daily, instead of weekly.

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