One in four delivery drivers admit to helping themselves to customers' food

Takeaway thieves.

Over a quarter of food delivery drivers have confessed to snacking on a customer's order.

A new survey carried out in the US found 28 per cent of workers tasted the food before they delivered it.

Not one spice bag is safe with this lad around

U.S. Foods, a food service distributor, surveyed more than 1,518 adults who use food delivery apps, as well as 497 food deliverers.

Customers appeared to be wise to drivers' thieving ways - 20 per cent of those questioned said they'd suspected their food has been tucked into.

And 85 per cent of takeaway fans said they wanted restaurants to use tamper-evident labels to ensure their food arrives untouched.