Food delivery: which supermarkets and meal delivery services have slots right now?

Update 03/04/20: This morning Sainsbury's announced that by Easter it will have increased its online food delivery and click-and-collect slots from 370,000 to 600,000. Yesterday, Ocado said it will have a "few" food delivery slots for general release over the next 24 hours for vulnerable customers. 

Meanwhile on Wednesday, Tesco expanded its food delivery and click-and-collect capacity to around 780,000 delivery slots - up from 660,000 two weeks ago. It has also announced plans to add another 100,000 in the coming weeks. 

Most supermarkets are still requesting that you visit stores in person, if you can, so they can prioritise food delivery slots for elderly or vulnerable customers. If you need to order food online, keep checking the website of your local supermarket throughout the day. Some meal delivery services are still operating too - details below.

Online food delivery services have been under strain for weeks - but as we move into April, we're starting to see small signs of progress. Since the coronavirus lockdown, there's been a huge surge in people looking to buy food online. That's meant it hasn't been easy to book an online grocery delivery. 

But with many online supermarkets quietly releasing small numbers of slots for elderly or vulnerable customers throughout the day, chances are that if you need to order food online - and keep trying throughout the day - you'll be able to find a slot eventually.  

Food delivery: quick links

Grocery delivery

• Amazon Fresh - grocery delivery to select cities
• Amazon Pantry - order everyday food essentials with Prime delivery
• Asda - no delivery slots available
• Co-op - some new delivery slots during the day, restricted to 20 item limit
• Iceland - some new delivery slots throughout the day
• Morrisons - no new delivery slots available
• Ocado - some new delivery slots throughout the day for vulnerable customers
• Sainsbury's - some slots available, prioritising elderly or vulnerable customers
• Tesco - some new delivery slots throughout the day
• Waitrose - prioritising elderly or vulnerable customers

Recipe box and meal delivery

• Allplants - plant-based meal delivery, cooked by chefs
• Feast Box - £20 off your first world food recipe box
• Mindful Chef - healthy recipe boxes with fresh ingredients for you to cook
• SimplyCook - Get a £3 trial recipe box to cook at home 

Pizza delivery

• Domino's - 50% off pizza when you spend £35 or more
• Pizza Hut - get two medium pizzas and a classic side for £20
• Papa John's - contact-free pizza delivery

Takeaway delivery

• Deliveroo - takeaway delivery from top restaurants
• Just Eat - takeaway delivery from local restaurants
• Uber Eats - takeaway delivery from your favourite restaurants

Alcohol delivery

• Beer Hawk - free delivery on beer orders over £50
• The Drink Shop - 20% off selected wine, beer and spirits
• Vinatis - up to 50% off select wines

So when will more online grocery delivery slots open up? We've signed up to all the major supermarkets and we're assessing the situation daily across the country, in London, Leeds, Portsmouth, Manchester and Bath. 

Your area may differ, but it currently looks like it'll be mid-April before we start to see more food delivery slots available. However, we'll tell you which supermarkets are offering food delivery slots here, as soon as we see them. 

Please remember to use all food delivery services responsibly. Only order what you need to preserve stocks for others who might be in need. 

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