food delivery app

Retail Asia15/02/2019

India’s food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy Tuesday said it has launched ‘Swiggy Stores’ moving beyond its core food delivery segment to provide access to consumers items across multiple categories. The company will deliver from these stores “in categories such as fruits and vegetables, kiranas and supermarkets, florists, baby care, health and supplements among others,” Swiggy said […]

Retail Asia04/02/2019

Starbucks Hong Kong and Deliveroo Hong Kong, the online food delivery company, announced an exciting partnership to launch a pilot delivery service starting on 21st January 2019. The service will first roll out at 18 participating stores across Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories with plans to expand the program to more stores […]

Retail Asia11/01/2019

The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) on Tuesday said it has raised concerns over deep discounting and data masking by food ordering and delivery startups such as Swiggy, Zomato and Ola’s Foodpanda. According to a report, The restaurants’ body said it flagged issues regarding misuse of dominant position, in a meeting with the app-based food ordering and delivery startups. “NRAI […]

Retail Asia28/12/2018

Woowa Brothers, the operator of the popular food delivery app Baedal Minjok, said Thursday that it succeeded in securing $320 million from major foreign investors including Sequoia Capital, famous for investing in leading tech companies such as Apple and Google. According to Woowa Brothers, other major investors include China’s Hillhouse Capital – which is also […]

Retail Asia24/12/2018

Leading food ordering and delivery start-up Swiggy has raised US $1 billion (Rs 7,000 crore) venture funds from existing investors led by Naspers, to strengthen its technology and hire talent, it said on Thursday. “Swiggy will use the funds to bring more quality food brands closer to consumers and address gaps in supply through delivery-only kitchens, as […]

Retail Asia17/12/2018

A Deliveroo restaurant has opened in Hong Kong in a trial which, if successful, could see its own-branded eateries opened globally. Called Deliveroo Food Market, the outlet will serve as both a kitchen for delivering online orders, and a customer-facing storefront where diners can choose between 15 dining concepts. The 1500sqft kitchen which cost HK$7.5 […]

Retail Asia06/12/2018

Online restaurant guide and food ordering firm Zomato on Friday said it is expanding food delivery services to 100 cities over the next week. The company’s food delivery services are currently present across 93 cities and lists over 75,000 restaurants on the platform, Zomato said in a statement. “… the food delivery business is ramping up really […]

Retail Asia04/12/2018

Last week, a sea of red filled the inside of a milk tea shop in Ho Chi Minh City instead of regular young customers usually found in such places. GoViet drivers were queuing up to purchase food ordered by customers over its online delivery app Go Food, which was running a 50-percent discount program along […]

Retail Asia29/11/2018

Food delivery startup Plum has laid off its entire staff, casting doubt on its continued operations in Singapore and its home market of Hong Kong. According to a report, Plum co-founder Desmond Clinton Cheung, who is also the company’s GM, said full-time contracts for all 110 workers, including his own, had been terminated. The company […]

Retail Asia27/11/2018

Uber Eats, the food delivery arm of ride-hailing major Uber, Thursday said it has appointed actor Alia Bhatt as its brand ambassador in India. India is the first country for Uber Eats globally where the company has appointed a brand ambassador, Uber Eats said in a statement. “Alia is an inspiration to Indian millennials and […]

Retail Asia16/11/2018

Leading food ordering and delivery start-up Swiggy on Tuesday said it would engage about 2,000 women as delivery personnel by March 2019. “About 2,000 women will join our delivery team by March next year. Over the last few months, we have been working on training women for opportunities in this growing food delivery sector,” the city-based online […]

Retail Asia06/11/2018

Food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy Thursday said it has expanded its presence in the country by launching services in sixteen new cities across India. The new cities include Thrissur, Tirupur, Warangal, Aurangabad, Agra, Mangalore, Manipal, Jalandhar, Trichy, Udaipur, Amritsar, Varanasi, Bhubaneshwar, Vellore, Thiruvananthapuram and Kota, Swiggy said in a statement. These cities join the 28 cities […]

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Swiggy India now opens Stores to deliver everyday needs

Starbucks Hong Kong partners with Deliveroo to launch delivery services

Restaurant association questions deep discounts on Swiggy, Zomato

Woowa Korea gets $320 million from overseas

Food delivery start-up Swiggy raises US$ 1 billion from venture funds

Deliveroo is opening first restaurant in Hong Kong

Zomato India to expand food delivery business to 100 cities

Rivalry heats up in Vietnam’s food delivery market

Plum food delivery to cut entire staff

Uber Eats appoints Alia Bhatt as India brand ambassador

Swiggy to engage 2,000 women for food delivery

Swiggy India expands services in 16 new cities