A meal allowance for employees is a set amount you fund for meals. What companies budget per person, how it differs from per diem, and how to set one up.

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A Business Profile covers your own orders. Admins use a business account to set budgets, track spend, and manage meal programs for a team.

A business account

Managing meals for a team?

is where you start.

A Business Profile helps you organize work orders and simplify expensing in the DoorDash app. 

It’s free to create, with no separate app or login.*

Pick Personal or Business at checkout to label each order for easy filtering.

Labeled Personal or Business

Get a PDF receipt for each business order sent to your chosen work email.

Receipts to work email

Link a supported expense tool and your receipts are sent to it automatically.

Synced to expense tools

Add it right in the DoorDash app. No separate app or login needed.

Works with your account

Work and personal,

kept separate

Create your Business Profile directly in the DoorDash app and send receipts straight to your expense tool. 

It’s free, and no business account is needed.

Expense work meals

without the hassle

Disclaimer

Keep meal receipts organized in one place.

Brex

Submit expenses faster and stay consistent.

SAP Concur

Review and reconcile meal expenses easily.

Emburse

Skip manual uploads and forwarded emails.

Expensify

Get clear visibility into all meal spend.

Ramp

Your questions,

answered

You set it up directly in the app, with no DoorDash for Business account.*

Business Profile is a feature built into the DoorDash app. 

Separate work and

personal orders

In the DoorDash app, sign in as usual, go to Account Settings, and 

1. Open Account Settings

 You don’t need a new account or login.

2. Create your profile

 It can be the same one you use for personal orders.

3. Add a payment method

 and link an expense tool to send them automatically.

4. Set up your receipts

 under Payment details, then place your order.

5. Choose it at checkout*

Set up your profile

in 5 quick steps

In the DoorDash app, create a Business Profile

 to keep work orders separate and get receipts by email.

I order meals for myself at work

 is where admins set up meal programs, budgets, and DashPass for employees.

I manage meals for a team at work

Which one

sounds like you?

Pick Business for work meals and your Personal method for the rest.

Choose it at checkout

A PDF receipt goes to your work email each time you order for work.

Receipts sent for you

Link it once, and receipts reach your provider with no manual uploads.

Linked to expense tools

Use it on eligible orders, including restaurants, grocery, and more.

Not just restaurants*

Access available company meal benefits, like Meal Budgets, in the app.

Use company benefits*

Less time on

expense reports

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Meal allowances

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For in-office meals

Meal Manager

For one-off meals

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Currently available

in select cities

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handled

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If catering is available in your market, the catering icon will appear in your DoorDash app's top menu bar, on the far right.

1. Open your app and add your address

Filter by cuisine, headcount, and dietary need, or use our AI catering assistant for more personalized recommendations.

2. Browse catering restaurants

Enter your headcount, then check out in minutes. 

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 keeps you informed from start to finish.

Your order arrives on time and ready to serve. 

4. Order arrives, you relax

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From everyday team lunches to full company events, all in one place.

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 to cover employee meals as well as their DashPass membership.

Pair DashPass with a meal program

DashPass is DoorDash's membership for everyday orders. 

It's an easy employee benefit to offer, and it's free for your team to use.*

Your company pays for the membership, so employees get the perks.

Covered by your company

Employees pay no delivery fees on eligible orders over $12, plus reduced service fees.

$0 delivery fees*

Employees order any time, from breakfast before a big meeting to dinner after a long day.

Perks for any day

Choose from DashPass-eligible restaurants. Look for the DashPass logo, and shop groceries too.

Thousands of restaurants

Give your team

a perk they'll
actually use

Cover DashPass for your team and watch the savings add up. 

A small perk

that adds up

One account, every meal program your team needs beyond one perk.

Explore enterprise DashPass options with 

personalized guidance to help you build and manage your employee benefits program.

DashPass,
tailored to

your organization

 an employee saves more than the $9.99 monthly membership with just two orders a month.

Pays for itself
in 2 orders*

 that gives your company an edge when hiring and keeps your team happy.

Stand out
as an employer

 who should get DashPass. You're billed monthly for each active employee.

You choose
who gets it

A benefit that works

for you and your team

DashPass brings savings to everyday orders,

 from office lunches to weekend groceries.

Treat your team to

free delivery*

 and you land right in your Admin Portal.

1. Open a business account

2. Add your payment method

Open the DashPass for Employees tab in your Admin Portal and 

3. Activate your DashPass

Add the employees who should get DashPass, 

4. Add employees by email

Employees get an invite, select Join, and 

5. Your team starts saving

Add DashPass today,

in 5 easy steps

Offer one perk to employees who work at home, in the office, or travel for business.

Works wherever they work

Employees get 5% credit back on eligible pickup orders, for meals they grab on the go.

5% credit back on pickup*

Employees get access to member-only perks and offers with their DashPass membership.

Exclusive member perks

A flag on the receipt shows how much they saved, with delivery and other fees reduced.

See savings at checkout

Employees save on groceries and more at DashPass eligible stores, not just restaurants.

Save on grocery delivery*

One perk for every

kind of workday

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