DoorDash now helps 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 permits you to order meals from one place and drinks from one other all in a single order with no further supply payment or order minimal. The characteristic expands on DoorDash’s present DoubleDash providing that permits 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’ll be able to 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 prospects with DoubleDash to attach prospects to new classes in a seamless manner, 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 a couple of months after DoorDash launched twin ID verification for alcohol orders. The brand new measure requires the corporate’s supply individuals to scan a buyer’s ID with the DoorDash app to confirm their id earlier than handing off and finishing an alcohol supply. As a substitute of merely presenting an ID to a supply individual, prospects 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 choice to introduce alcohol deliveries was a transfer that allowed it to raised compete with rivals who already supplied alcohol supply in markets the place permitted, like Uber Eats, Grubhub, Instacart and others.