Abstract: A system and method for strategical making, delivery, and carry-out of food orders for use by a store in the business of making, delivering, and permitting carry-out of food such that the food is optimally fresh upon delivery to and carry-out by customers of the store includes a display. The system and method also includes taking and entering into the system new orders from customers of the store for making, delivery, and carry-out of food. The system further forms groups of the new and pending delivery orders such that the orders of each group have substantially compatible delivery routes or locations. The system further determines strategically the sequence and timing in which the new and pending delivery and carry-out orders or groups of orders will be made and delivered to delivery customers and picked-up by carry-out customers, respectively, such that the orders are delivered and ready for pick-up in a substantially minimum amount of time upon completion of making the orders.