Authored By chloe.morrison

Most people have probably been in this situation: You’re at a party or event and run out of drinks or food.

A new startup aims to solve this problem.

Charlie Morrow, 28, recently launched The Delivery Guy, which specializes in food and alcohol delivery.

“Pizza is delivered; dinner is being delivered,” he said. “[Adding alcohol] made sense. It wasn’t legal until last year.”

In May 2015, Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law that allows third-party delivery services to buy alcoholic beverages from licensed retailers and deliver it directly to customers’ homes, according to The Tennessean.

Currently, Morrow has a contract with Riley’s Wine & Spirits, so he can only purchase from that store. But, as his business grows, he hopes to partner with other stores.

The way it works for food is that he will bring you food from any restaurant in your area. The reasoning behind that is twofold. It is not an efficient use of time to drive across town and back to deliver. And going that far also means the food won’t be as warm and fresh, he said.

But he will deliver from areas of town that are close together. For example, if someone who lives on the North Shore wants delivery from downtown, he can likely do that.

Prices In addition to the cost of the food or drink, there’s a convenience charge of 12.75 percent of the subtotal, as well as a $5 delivery fee.

Currently, he’s only operating in the downtown, North Chattanooga, Red Bank and Hixson areas, but he wants to expand in the future.

“I’m setting myself up slowly to help build [the business] and not get overwhelmed,” he said. “I want my customers to have anything in under an hour.”

And usually it’s faster than that, he said. The food is what takes longer because it requires preparation. If it’s just alcohol, it’s quicker.

Quote-worthy “I want busy moms and husbands to know that we are here to make life a little bit easier. We know how consuming life and family can be … We would be happy to help with dinner-and alcohol, of course.” Source: Charlie Morrow

Right now, he’s the only employee, but he hopes to hire someone else to work, at least part time, so he can focus on growing his business.