Mr D Food

Mr D is a South African food and grocery delivery marketplace. Restaurants and shops list on its app and website, customers order and pay there, and Mr D arranges delivery with its own drivers. Partners get a restaurant portal with performance data, weekly payouts and promotional packages. The company is part of the Takealot group.

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Mr D Food's website on 30 September 2026
Best for
Restaurants and shops in South Africa wanting delivery orders, Fast food and casual chains
Pricing
Percentage of sales
Runs on
Web, iOS

Who it is for

  • Restaurants and shops in South Africa wanting delivery orders

    Mr D lists businesses in ten or more South African cities and supplies the drivers, so a restaurant needs no fleet of its own.

  • Fast food and casual chains

    The storefront lists many national chains and independents; Mr D says over 12 000 businesses use it.

Less suited to: Businesses outside South Africa: the service and its city list cover South Africa only.

What it does

  • Marketplace listing on app and website

    Partner restaurants and shops appear on the Mr D app and website for customers to order and pay.

  • Delivery by Mr D drivers

    Drivers are vetted and trained by Mr D; customers pay delivery and service fees.

  • Restaurant portal with performance metrics

    Partners manage their data and see performance metrics in a personal restaurant portal.

  • Weekly payouts

    Mr D's finance team pays partners weekly and handles payment problems.

  • Promotions and media packages

    Mr D offers promotional packages to market a restaurant and says it advertises listed stores on its own channels.

  • Account manager and call centre support

    Partners get local account managers and a call centre, which the vendor says is available day and night.

  • Delivery or collection orders

    Customers can choose delivery or in-store collection; cash payment is allowed only for delivered orders.

  • Order notes for allergies and special requests

    Customers can add notes at checkout, which Mr D passes to the store; the store decides whether to fulfil them.

  • Store-set pricing

    Stores set their own product prices on the app and can change them; prices may differ from in-store prices.

  • Corporate vouchers and gifting

    Mr D sells corporate vouchers and SnackMe gift vouchers that customers can spend at partner stores.

Pricing

Pricing model
Percentage of sales

Mr D publishes no commission rate or fee schedule for restaurants; the partner page tells restaurants to get in touch. Its careers page says the acquisitions team takes commission, and its terms say customers pay service and delivery fees. The percentage is not stated on the vendor's site.

Where and how it runs

Available in
South Africa
Languages
English
Platforms
Web, iOS
Apps
Mr D - Groceries & Takeaway: Customer app for ordering food, groceries and retail from partner stores
Hardware
None stated for restaurants.

The partner page lists delivery cities: Nelspruit, Gqeberha, Durban, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg, Polokwane, Johannesburg, East London and Kimberley.

The company

Company
Mr D (Pty) Ltd (site footer); Mr Delivery (Pty) Ltd t/a Mr D (privacy policy)
Registration
Reg 1992/04664/07
Founded
1992
Headquarters
Cape Town, South Africa

Security and support

Security and compliance
Privacy policy written for South Africa's POPI Act
Support
Partners get a call centre and account managers, which the vendor says are available day and night. Customers reach Mr D by phone, WhatsApp and a help centre.

Listing details

Vendor
Takealot Group
Built for
Restaurants, Cafés, Ghost kitchens
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
mrd.com

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Commission rate, fees and contract terms for restaurants
  • Integrations with restaurant POS or menu systems
  • Google Play listing and Android app details
  • Number of employees and funding
  • Restaurant portal features beyond the performance metrics the vendor names

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepage: restaurant count, partner brandshttps://www.mrd.com/
  2. Partner benefits, city list, registration and addresshttps://www.mrd.com/about/become-a-partner
  3. Ordering, fees, store pricing, payment termshttps://www.mrd.com/about/terms
  4. Team structure, commission mention, Takealot grouphttps://www.mrd.com/about/careers
  5. Driver modelhttps://www.mrd.com/about/become-a-driver
  6. Legal entity, Takealot affiliation, POPI Acthttps://www.mrd.com/about/policy/privacy
  7. Customer support channelshttps://www.mrd.com/help/faqs
  8. City coverage pagehttps://www.mrd.com/delivery/in/cape-town
  9. iOS listing: delivering since 1992, language, developerhttps://apps.apple.com/za/app/mr-d-groceries-takeaway/id1031141698