Can people who make pizza also be able to deliver pizza?

[Anonymous]

I was wondering cause I have a friend who makes pizzas and I don't know if he can deliver?

[Jamie05rhs]

I love this question! This is an arena that I have a lot of experience in and something I'm very passionate about. I have worked in the restaurant business for several years, and I also have several year experience in the delivery business as well.

My opinion is that delivery drivers should not make pizzas. All good businesses have what is called a Division of Labor. If they aren't understanding and following this concept, then their business will not be run efficiently or effectively.

There are 3 priorities in a delivery- oriented restaurant. 1. Customer service, 2. Making pizzas, and 3. Delivery. Customer service duties can be shared if you're a small store, if it's a slow day, or if you're short-staffed and don't have a dedicated person for that position. But you shouldn't ever mix your cooking department with your delivery department. (Neither should you mix food handling with cleaning -- at least in the same time frame. Because it isn't sanitary. Again, divide the labor.)

I had a manager at one place I worked -- she was young and inexperienced -- who wanted me to make pizzas. There was absolutely no reason for that, as they already had people making pizzas. I was a delivery driver. By forcing me to make pizzas, it 1) slowed down the production line, and 2) caused a delay in the delivery dispatch. Completely irrational. I quit working there because I couldn't handle how badly the place was being managed.

[Jamie05rhs]

Thanks for the MHO.

[Effably]

Nothing stops it. Normally a place that offers frequent deliveries would hire someone for that. Delivering pizza is typically paying less than baking pizza. Because of that business owners would normally separate the two.

But absolutely, nothing stops those tasks from overlapping more than financially sound decision-making.

[Goforit1010]

When I worked at a pizza store, there were makers and drivers. The two didn't do the other's job. On extremely RARE occasions, a driver might make a pizza 🍕, but I never heard about those who primarily make them go and deliver them. I was a driver.

[Asker]

What about if it’s just a 3min walk and there’s another person making pizza there too.
I’m asking cause I’ll be at an event at a park tommorow exc and was just wondering if that was maybe possible.

[Goforit1010]

Is it possible? Sure. That depends on what the shift manager will allow.

[spartan55]

Delivery drivers usually have to be at least 18, or 21some places. 16-17 can work 'in house' only. (making pizza) not sure if it's company policy or state labor law.

[horatiohornblower]

You technically could but it would be an incredibly inefficient business model.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Yes, if you own a restaurant or a general food business you can absolutely deliver Pizza.

[Anonymous]

I think that you have to be 18 to do deliveries. So potentially.

[IncognitoBandito]

I'm sure it can be done

[DarkWinterNights]

Is this an innuendo?

[Asker]

For what lol

[serious]

I think so. Yes.

[Browneye57]

Ask HIM. Dear lord.

[SpaceGalaxy]

Go pick it up