Checklist

Delivery & Takeout Operations Checklist

Interactive operational checklist for online orders: order QC, packaging standards, hot/cold staging and temperatures, driver verification and handoffs, SLA targets, remake/refund flow, and meal tracking for continuous improvement.

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Delivery & Takeout Operations Checklist

Use this checklist on every takeout or delivery shift to keep orders consistent, protect margins, and reduce customer complaints. Record quick facts, confirm packing and staging standards, verify drivers, and capture any remakes or refunds so you can learn from issues. Fill the form for each order or batch of orders handed to a driver.

Why this matters: clear verification steps, temperature checks, tamper seals, and documented handoffs reduce refunds, chargebacks, bad reviews, and food safety risk.

Enter POS or marketplace order number. Use one submission per order or clearly record multiple order IDs in the notes.
Helps identify recurring problems by channel.
Verify items, quantities, and any modifiers (sauces, no‑onions, allergies) against the POS or order screen.
If yes, use the notes field to describe how the order was separated/labelled.
Check seals, lids, grease resistance, and stacking stability. Repackage if major issue.
Prevents temperature and quality problems during transit.
Measure in staging area if available. Target >= 135°F for hot holding. Leave blank if not measured.
Measure if available. Target <= 41°F for cold items.
Recommended for deliveries handled by third parties. Use when policy requires a seal.
Clear labeling reduces wrong‑order handoffs.
Identifies the handoff flow to use.
For marketplace couriers or drivers collecting multiple orders, confirm name/ID if policy requires it. Record ID or name in notes when checked.
SLA target: <= 10 minutes where practical. Capture actual time to measure performance.
Use HH:MM or POS timestamp. Useful for SLA and root cause analysis.
Photo helps settle disputes. Note where photos are stored.
Mark yes if delivery was later confirmed by app, customer, or driver.
Use this to tag recurring failure modes for improvement.
If yes, record remake details and time to remake in the corrective actions field.
Record refund amount and reason in the refund_amount and corrective_actions fields.
Enter numeric amount if refund was issued.
Important for remakes/refunds and escalation.
Describe rewrap, remake time, refund steps, customer outreach, or training notes.
Use current date/time or POS timestamp.
1 = Poor, 5 = Excellent — quick subjective check to spot issues at a glance.
1.0 10.0
Anything else worth recording — recurring driver issues, platform delays, supplier quality, etc.
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