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AirAsia Food, budget carrier AirAsia’s delivery service, is looking to spread its wings and start operations in Singapore. Ms Amanda Woo, Air Asia’s chief commercial officer, told The Straits Times on Thursday (Feb 18) that its food delivery service will…
In South Korea, some of the world’s biggest food delivery firms are scrambling to surf an estimated $4 billion wave of new orders, contracting thousands of new riders in a boom triggered by the scourge of the global economy – the coronavirus pandemic. Koreans…
Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday posted a narrower loss as its ride-hail and delivery businesses rebounded slightly from pandemic lows, and the company said it was well on track to reach its goal of achieving an adjusted profit by year-end. Uber said…
Chefs and caterers at hotels in Asia-Pacific will work on ways to cut food waste, including tweaking buffets and promoting the use of doggy bags, in a scheme led by environmental group WWF. The Asian arm of the Hotel Kitchen program, funded by The Rockefeller…
Foodpanda has launched its 150th Pandamart in Asia and prides itself as Asia’s largest grocery cloud store with a network rolled out across 40 cities. Pandamart, an on-demand service primarily to deliver groceries and household essentials, leverage…
Brokerage firm Goldman Sachs analyzed smartphone data compiled by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). The numbers revealed that November smartphone shipments in China amounted to 29.6 million units last month, down 15% from…
Yum China has reported a flat third quarter to September, with sales up 1 percent year on year to US$2.35 billion. The company said operations improved during the period, but sales were still impacted by reduced traffic at transportation and tourist…
DHL Express plans to move into a new cargo building at Hartsfield-Jackson International and create a “gateway to the Southeast” as it expands its presence in the region. DHL Express, which serves the U.S. market with only international shipments, saw a nearly…
Starting today, Tokyo foodies will no longer have to compromise when they order food for delivery. Japan’s first gourmet restaurant delivery app, Food-e, launches today in central Tokyo. With a curated collection of Tokyo’s best restaurants, exclusively…
Japanese convenience-store operator 7-Eleven is launching a home-delivery service from its outlets to meet continued demand sparked by the Covid-19 outbreak. The service will commence this year initially with 100 Tokyo stores, to be expanded to 1000 from next…
Dedicated to listening to rider feedback, and providing a collaborative working environment to deliver more to its riders, Deliveroo today announced the launch of it’s first-ever Hong Kong Riders Forum, an initiative set to take place quarterly with Hong Kong…
Only 22 percent of Apac consumers report having product delivery experiences that meet their expectations every time, according to a new study by BluJay Solutions. The research finds that with contactless delivery options becoming more prevalent against the…
Singapore’s competition regulator has effectively cleared the activities of food-delivery platforms and dark kitchens in the city-state after a 10-month probe. The investigation by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) began on September…
With few people having wine cellars, the minimum order size required by many wine merchants in Singapore makes buying a case of each both time consuming and inconvenient. Wine. Delivery solved this issue. How can you replicate the pleasures of purchasing wine…
Grab has expanded its grocery-delivery service GrabMart into eight Southeast Asian markets within the last three months. Initially launched in two countries as an on-demand daily essentials delivery service during the Covid-19 pandemic, GrabMart is now…
South Korea’s antitrust regulator has fined food-delivery app Yogiyo US$382,000 for exploiting its dominant position in the local market. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) also ordered Yogiyo to take corrective measures, saying the company unilaterally…
