美国国家公共电台 NPR--Promises of fast pizza delivery are becoming harder to keep

Promises of fast pizza delivery are becoming harder to keep

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Several big chains say haven't been able to hire enough drivers. In the past, those chains resisted third-party apps, such as Uber Eats and DoorDash, but they may be reconsidering.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

For food delivered fast, pizza has always been a good bet.

(SOUNDBITE OF AD)

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) We guarantee your pizza will be delivered within 30 minutes or you get $3 off your order.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

But those promises are becoming harder to keep. The places that make and bake the pizza can't hire enough drivers to get it to your door.

MARTIN: That's not a new challenge for the pizza industry.

ANDREW CHARLES: Because this is a job, it's not a career, as an employee, who, if they're going to make a dollar more per hour doing something else, they're going to jump ship pretty quickly.

MARTIN: Andrew Charles is a senior restaurant analyst² with the investment banking³ firm Cowen. He says the pandemic made it hard for many restaurants to keep going. And as the crisis eased, some drivers chose not to come back.

MART?NEZ: The biggest pizza chains say the driver shortage is eating away at the bottom line, although there are options.

CHARLES: One is that pizza delivery comes back in vogue⁴ a bit more as consumers are seeking value right now, so maybe more value deals that'll get the consumer to order more pizza delivery.

MARTIN: Charles says pizza places resisted third-party apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash until now.

CHARLES: We've been through two years of pandemic. Third-party delivery worked in large popularity over the last two years. We just have seen that society just does not care who delivers their pizza.

MART?NEZ: And since we all know it ain't easy being cheesy, as long as the cheese on the pizza is still all melty and gooey, everything will be just fine.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

3 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

4 Vogue   

n.时髦，时尚；adj.流行的

参考例句：

• Flowery carpets became the vogue.花卉地毯变成了时髦货。
• Short hair came back into vogue about ten years ago.大约十年前短发又开始流行起来了。