DoorDash Shares Its Most Popular Delivery Items on Their 10 Year Anniversary
A restaurant displays a DoorDash logo in New York on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
DoorDash is celebrating its tenth anniversary. I haven’t used DoorDash more than twice over the past decade. I have no problem picking up my food from anywhere. I’m more comfortable retrieving my eats. However, if I were in a situation where ordering my lunch, dinner, or snacks from DoorDash was necessary or more convenient, I wouldn’t hesitate. There are lots of people who simply cannot live without DoorDash to keep them fed.
What Are We Eating?
The question is, what was everyone ordering in 2023? DoorDash delivery service has just shared its year-end trends report. The results are, in some cases, very surprising. The reveal is probably not what you’d expect to see when it comes to food delivery.
Most Popular Snacks
This past year in 2023, Finger foods were the most popular items for delivery nationwide. French fries were by far the most-ordered food. Those tasty potato snacks were followed by chicken quesadillas and mozzarella sticks. Coming in at number four is garlic naan, which is an Indian flatbread. Rounding out the top five is a spicy chicken sandwich.
From the Grocery Store
When it comes to food store deliveries, we seem to be choosing a bit healthier selections. Fruits and vegetables ruled the top of the list. Bananas are the most-ordered item, then Roma tomatoes. The rest of the top five are strawberries, cucumbers, and cilantro.
Designated Driver
Alcohol, as you would imagine, is very popular when it comes to DoorDash delivery. Vodka was the most popular alcoholic beverage ordered this year, followed by hard cider and tequila. Wine rounded out the top five with folks preferring sauvignon blanc. I’m surprised beer didn’t land higher on the list.
Caffeine Emergency
After a night of boozing it up, you’re going to need a good cup of coffee the next morning. Major cities ordered the most coffee.
They say, “Chicago is the city that plans orders ahead the most, followed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, and Philadelphia.” The most popular coffee orders include ice caramel macchiato, cold brew, iced French vanilla coffee, iced mocha, and Americano.
So, if you’re comfortable with a stranger delivering your favorite foods to your house, hop on the DoorDash train.
Ranking The 4 Best Hard Seltzers
Since Memorial Day I have been fortunate enough to attend a wedding, beachside barbeques, and neighborhood get-togethers. Though food options varied, I did notice hard seltzers were a common beverage. There were multiple brands, so I decided to rank the ones that I tried.
Bon & Viv Spiked Seltzer can be credited as the first official can to hit the shelves in 2013. Or you can go back to Zima as being a pioneer in this carbonated alcohol space. Nowadays, it seems like every brand has their own variation of spiked seltzer. With limited creativity in terms of flavor options (most people would prefer a simple pineapple flavor to a green apple, cherry, celery mashup any time), now certain beverage companies are swapping out the vodka mix for tequila. Furthermore, funny commercials and vibrant cans allow different marketing angles on seemingly similar drinks.
Speaking of marketing, a thinner can is often associated with containing a lower-calorie drink. A CNN op-ed speculates that most hard seltzers are displayed in these taller, skinny cans to distinguish themselves in a crowded liquor store.
My Methodology
In creating this ranking of the best hard seltzers, there were certain criteria that I considered to be most important. Taste is a broad category. It was imperative here that the drink was smooth, did not contain a syrupy aftertaste and actually tasked like the flavor it suggests. Then, I looked at the overall “nutrition” facts. Finally, I’d ask myself a question: “Would I drink another one, or would I buy a case of this repeatedly?”
It’s important to note that I disqualified top beer brands. While I applaud their efforts for the attempt at entering the hip space, I have yet to find one where their best product was not actually their beer. Lastly, I am not a big fruit juice person. Nor do I typically like citrus mixed with alcohol. In this case, however, there are four hard seltzers where I find the fruit flavor enjoyable. My top choice here is now a brand that I do keep stocked in my cooler.
Joel Katz is the Morning Show Personality, Assistant Program Director, Podcast Host, Voiceover artist, audio producer, and Digital Content Writer for Magic 98.3. Joel has been working in New Jersey radio since college and started at Magic in 2002 as the Morning Show Host, “I can’t think of another place where I’d fit more perfectly; it’s just a great company with awesome people.” Joel is married to Kathleen, his elementary school sweetheart (they were each other’s first dates at age 9), shares a birthday with his oldest son, Ty, and has twins, Kiera and Liam. Joel runs at least 3.1 miles every day and enjoys playing basketball, doing laundry, saving his turn signal for when he really needs it, kissing dogs through a fence, using coasters, making that cool noise by rubbing his fingers on balloons, and chasing after ping pong balls on a windy cruise ship.