While students are studying for finals and preparing for tests, delivery restaurants are enjoying more calls and increased business.

“There is definitely an increase in sales during dead week,” said Brooke Thomas, assistant manager of Home Team Pizza, 2426 Lincoln Way.

“Over these two weeks, students spend a lot of money on pizza,” she said.

Thomas said everyone is studying and stuck in their rooms, so they have food delivered to them.

Amanda Martins, manager of Da Vinci’s Pizza & Hoagies, 2514 Chamberlain St., said business increases during Dead Week and is especially heavy the Sunday before finals.

“Students are studying and have no time for food, so what’s better than ordering a pizza?” Martins asked.

Thomas said Home Team runs specials to attract student business during Dead Week and finals week.

“Last week, we had a special on a large one-topping pizza, and business was intense,” Thomas said. “We had students call and order pizza who had never called before.”

Martins said Da Vinci’s offers its usual coupons, which students really take advantage of during Dead Week.

“College kids don’t tend to have the money to spend, so they use the coupons the most,” she said.

Pizza is not the only food students have delivered to their rooms. Sandwiches also are popular during Dead Week.

“In the past semesters, we have noticed an increase in sales,” said Cade Remsberg, store manager of Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, 108 Hayward Ave.

He said this year business has been steady but should increase.

Martins said business is most hectic at night.

“A lot of times students just don’t want [residence hall] food service,” she said.

To deal with the increase in deliveries, Da Vinci’s prepares for the extra business ahead of time.

“We schedule more people and have more delivery drivers so we can bring the food to you,” Martins said.

She said typically extra drivers have to be hired to help with the increase in delivery.

“Delivery gets ridiculous,” Thomas said. “We delivered pizza all the way past the mall.”

Remsberg said Jimmy John’s also hires extra workers at night to help with deliveries.

All business managers said a lot of their business depends on ISU students.

“We focus a lot on what is going on with ISU students,” Thomas said.