DoorDash now enables you to bundle meals from one place and alcohol from one other right into a single order • TechCrunch

DoorDash is introducing a brand new characteristic referred to as “Drinks with DoubleDash” that allows you to order meals from one place and drinks from one other all in a single order with no extra supply payment or order minimal. The characteristic expands on DoorDash’s present DoubleDash providing that allows you to store throughout a number of shops and classes in a single order.

Now, when you’ve chosen your meal from a restaurant, you possibly can scroll to the underside of the menu to browse alcohol choices accessible from a close-by liquor, comfort or grocery retailer. You’ll be able to then add the drinks you need to your cart and checkout.

“As we proceed on our mission to be the one-stop store for all native commerce wants, we’re excited by the infinite potentialities with DoubleDash to attach clients to new classes in a seamless method, whereas offering incremental progress alternatives for our native comfort, grocery, and liquor retailer retailers,” stated Ben Damon a product supervisor at DoorDash, in an announcement.

The launch of the brand new providing comes just a few months after DoorDash launched twin ID verification for alcohol orders. The brand new measure requires the corporate’s supply folks to scan a buyer’s ID with the DoorDash app to confirm their id earlier than handing off and finishing an alcohol supply. As an alternative of merely presenting an ID to a supply individual, clients might want to have their ID scanned.

DoorDash says that since launching alcohol deliveries final 12 months, it has greater than doubled the variety of alcohol shops on its platform, with 130% retailer progress within the class. The corporate’s resolution to introduce alcohol deliveries was a transfer that allowed it to higher compete with rivals who already provided alcohol supply in markets the place permitted, like Uber Eats, Grubhub, Instacart and others.