Learn How To Make A Meat Delivery App. A Guide To Licious Clone

Development Fundamentals Of Meat Delivery App

The fundamental steps to develop a meat delivery app for your business are:

Planning The Scope & Requirements

The first step of the development of an online meat delivery app should be drafting a simple and clear business model. The business model you plan out should include the key problem, solutions, resources required, solution channels, cost estimation, revenue streams and various other things. 

You should also decide the business type you should be structuring online. For your meat delivery business, you choose three models – aggregator, rebranding with a mobile app and white labelling your business.

Building An Aggregator Model

Building an aggregator model means allowing various other sellers to display their items on your meat delivery app. The app should fulfil logistics service requirements by allowing the customers to select from the various sellers displayed on the app and order from the one they want. The best thing about building an aggregator model of the app is that you require partners and not meat shops. 

Rebranding Your Business With An App

If you have an already existing meat/seafood business or you have started a meat business, you can do its rebranding in the marketplace by getting a mobile application developed for it. This will benefit you in many ways like automating your operations, managing your business, keeping handy records, etc. The plus point in this step is that you can handle the various outlets of your business with one central admin panel.

White Label Meat Delivery App Development

By choosing a white label for your meat delivery app development, you are enabling various other stores to channel the position of their meat/seafood items on your app. You can earn a decent amount of revenue by allowing the other meat stores you use your app as a platform to sell meat.

Features To Include In Your Meat Delivery App

An on demand meat delivery app should consist of updated features and functionalities to offer excellent services to its customers. There are mainly four panels in a meat delivery app namely – customer, driver agent, vendor and admin panel. The features that each panel has to offer is described below:

Customer Panel

• Online Order Booking: The process of placing and checking out orders should be basic and simple. There should not be unnecessary filling up of information before checking out an order. 
• Real-Time Order Tracking: The users should be able to track their orders with GPS tracking to know the status of their order (shipped, cancelled, delivered, etc.). They should be able to monitor the route the driver is taking to reach the destination.
• Multiple Payment Options: There should be a standard payment gateway integrated into the app which should enable the users to make payments using any method they want as per their convenience. The multiple payment options can be online payment, plastic cards, net banking, cash on delivery, etc.
• Rating & Feedback System: There should be a rating and review functionality available for the users where users can give their feedback on the services provided to them. This would also help the administrator to implement any changes, if necessary.

Delivery Agent Panel

• Delivery Status Updation Tool: The driver agent should constantly keep updating the status of the order so that the users are well informed about their order. After successful delivery of an order, users should give their digital signature as their confirmation to establish a level of authenticity.
• Profile Management: The drivers should manage a profile that will be displayed to the users. They should also keep their status updated mentioning if they free, busy, on leave, etc. 
• Route Optimization: The drivers should use optimized route found through real-time tracking to reach their customers smoothly and quickly.

Vendor Panel

• Product & Cost Management: The vendor should be able to add or delete any product he wants. The vendor can also add a particular price for the products.
• Real-Time Order Tracking: The order being put out can be tracked in real-time. The vendor can update the status of the orders to the real-time dashboard.
• Push Notifications: The vendor can validate push notifications in the meat delivery app like Licious. The functionality of push notifications will notify the customers regarding any offers, discounts, etc.
• Reports: The vendor should analyze the expense reports and plan the future steps relevant. The insights related to business should also be monitored by the vendor.
• Stock Management: The vendor should be able to manage the stock of the products and set the availability of the products.

Store Panel

• Store Management: The admin should be able to manage the store in your Licious clone. He can update store information like the address, rating, etc.
• Customer Management: The admin should be able to monitor the information about the customers. The profile of the customers should be clearly visible to the admin.
• Order Tracking: The admin should be able to track the order of the customers in real-time. They should be able to view the order if it has been dispatched from the store or reached the customer. 
• Multiple Payment Option: The meat delivery app should be integrated with the standard payment gateway. This functionality will enable the customers to make payments using various methods including online payments, net banking, plastic cards, cash on delivery and others. 
• Analytics: The admin should be able to analyze the insights that give the business information describing expenses, profits, sales, etc. from the dashboard.

Final Words

Everyone wants to start an online business but only a few of them have the ability to compete in the marketplace. In order to stay in the market, you need financial resources, patience, business strategies and the right mobile application development company to develop your meat delivery app. 

The meat delivery app for your business should follow Indian standards and safety precautions. Considering this, consulting a mobile application development company would be a great start for your meat delivery business.