Sauce, a first-party ordering and delivery platform for independent restaurants, has integrated with Apple Business Connect, allowing restaurant partners to customize their information across Apple's ecosystem. This free tool integration provides restaurants with control over their Apple Maps place cards, ensuring accurate hours, photos, and promotions while creating a direct connection with customers.
The integration addresses the growing importance of digital discovery in the restaurant industry, where visibility across multiple platforms can significantly impact customer acquisition. By managing their presence through Apple Business Connect, restaurants can promote direct ordering and offers across Apple Maps, Siri, Wallet, Mail, and other applications. This creates a streamlined path from discovery to ordering, reducing reliance on third-party delivery platforms that typically charge high commissions.
"Stronger visibility across Apple's tools creates a smoother path from discovery to ordering," said Li-ran Navon, CEO and Founder of Sauce. The integration aligns with Sauce's mission to help restaurants maintain control over their brand, customer relationships, and online presence. From digital discovery through ordering to delivery, Sauce now supports restaurants throughout the entire customer journey.
Restaurants using Sauce gain access to Apple Business Connect's Insights feature, which provides performance metrics for their place cards. These insights help businesses understand how customers discover them and interact with their listings, enabling restaurants to refine promotions, tailor offers, and identify which listings generate the most engagement. This data-driven approach allows for more effective marketing strategies within Apple's ecosystem.
"Apple Business Connect adds an important new layer to Sauce's end-to-end platform," said Elliot Hool, VP of Marketing at Sauce. The company is evolving beyond delivery services to become a comprehensive ecosystem for restaurant management and growth, incorporating discovery, ordering, and AI-powered customer retention automation in one platform.
The integration, which began rolling out to Sauce partners in phases starting December 2025, represents a strategic move in the competitive restaurant technology landscape. Restaurants can register for Apple Business Connect for free here and link their account through Sauce to manage their Apple presence. Alternatively, they can work with Sauce Restaurant Success Managers to register, manage, and automate their Apple ecosystem presence.
This development is particularly significant for independent restaurants seeking to reduce dependency on third-party delivery platforms while maintaining direct customer relationships. By leveraging Apple's widespread user base through applications like Maps and Siri, restaurants can increase discoverability without sacrificing control over their brand or paying substantial commission fees. The integration supports Sauce's broader goal of helping restaurants maximize profitability and customer loyalty through cost-effective, end-to-end delivery solutions. To learn more about how Sauce helps restaurants run delivery on their own terms, visit https://getsauce.com/apple.
