CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Saturdays at the 7th Street Public Market are pretty busy for Janelle Doyle.

She’s been selling her gourmet kettle corn along with drinks inside this food hall for the last three years. But, when the pandemic shut things down, she moved her business outside.

Soon Doyle met Dianna Ward, who decided to create a new food delivery service called Intown E-Delivery Service where everything is delivered by electric bikes.

“These are people I know and love, and I feel like if we offer this low cost service, maybe they’ll be able to keep another employee on or be able to take care of more of their bills, or grow something or innovate on their own," said Ward.

Ward applied and won a grant from the Charlotte City Center that allowed her to purchase electric bikes and start reaching out to local restaurants.

“They’re able to get a low rate, a low commission with me that matches what most nationally owned businesses get with a competitor,"she said.

Ward's food delivery service will start in the Plaza Midwood area and Uptown areas, and will eventually branch out to South End and NoDA.

She already has 16 businesses on board including Doyle's.

“She has bought our tablets for us," said Doyle. "She has everything set up online, so we can just put in our menu items. I’m super excited for the Intown Delivery to start because she’s really worked hard on this.”

As the pandemic looms on, this delivery service is something Doyle knows not only help hers but other businesses in the area.

“I think it’s a cool idea," she said. "It’s not a car... they’re really a personal touch to where they’re putting it on a bike for you and riding around the city with your food. I think it’s great.”

Intown E-Delivery Service will officially launch on Tuesday November 24.

Ward says they have an app available in Apple Stores and Google Play that people can download and use as well.