Walmart Canada partners delivery-only restaurant Ghost Kitchen Brands as US unit expands express delivery service
CANADA – Delivery-only restaurant Ghost Kitchen Brands has partnered with Walmart Canada to bring one-stop…
Food delivery & E-Commerce
Amazon to open its first-ever physical store outside the United States in Britain
UK – American e-commerce giant Amazon.com will open a cashier-less store dubbed “Amazon Fresh” in…
Flipkart Grocery targets to reach 70 Indian cities in 6 months
INDIA – Flipkart Grocery, one of the largest e-grocery stores in India, has expanded its…
Delivery startup Glovo launches in fifth market Ghana
GHANA – Glovo, a Spanish delivery startup, has launched its operations in Ghana, making it…
US retail giant Target to spend US$4bn annually to expand e-commerce capabilities
US – American retail corporation Target has announced plans to spend US$4 billion annually over…
Czech online grocer Rohlik secures funding to accelerate expansion into more European markets
CZECH – Rohlik, a leading European online grocer based in the Czech Republic, has raised…
Jumia to expand food delivery services, plans to venture into Egyptian market
EGYPT – Jumia, Africa focused ecommerce company is planning to introduce its food delivery service…
Zomato raises US$250 million in new funding round even as it re-evelutes its office catering business
INDIA – Indian food delivery startup Zomato has raised US$250 million, two months after closing…
Nestle bets on rural markets as next frontier for growth in India
INDIA – Swiss food manufacturing giant Nestle, is betting on rural markets as the next…
Rwanda avails coffee products on Singapore’s leading online platform, largest supermarket chain
RWANDA – Rwanda has expanded its coffee market beyond the traditional exports by availing the…
COVID-19 shocks to still influence consumer shift towards local products, essential goods, eCommerce platforms
AFRICA – Movement restrictions of both goods and people triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has…
Nestlé eyes acquisition of recipe box business SimplyCook to strengthen direct-to-consumer offerings in the UK
UK – Swiss food manufacturing giant Nestlé has agreed to acquire recipe kit company SimplyCook…
Cold Stone Creamery Nigeria launches online ordering platform, unveiling indulgence in consumers reach
NIGERIA – Cold Stone Creamery Nigeria, operated by franchise holder Eat‘N’Go Limited has embraced digital…
Airline caterer NAS Servair partners with Jumia to offer food delivery services
KENYA – Leading e-commerce platform in Africa, Jumia has partnered with airline in-flight caterers, NAS…
Healthy food orders jump 20% as more Indians opt for healthy food in 2021- Swiggy Health Hub
INDIA – Healthy food orders have been on the rise in India as Indians, who…
McDonald’s India embraces technology to enhance customer experience in 2021 and beyond
INDIA – As part of its business strategy, Connaught Plaza Restaurants the franchise holder for…
Ugandan grocery delivery startup Minute5 moves to Amazon Web Services to enhance its service
UGANDA – Uganda based on-demand grocery delivery platform, Minute5, has moved to the AWS (Amazon…
Indian online grocer BigBasket registers losses in 2020 despite of 36% growth in revenue growth
INDIA – BigBasket, a leading Indian online grocer, has reported a 26% rise in losses…
Asia-focused delivery platform Foodpanda committed to Myanmar expansion despite of uncertainties
THAILAND – Asia-focused delivery platform Foodpanda has reiterated its plans to expand its grocery offerings…
AgVentures buys into South African online farmer marketplace Skudu
SOUTH AFRICA – AgVentures, one of Africa’s leading agrifood tech investors, has acquired a stake…
Jumia to establish new technology center in Egypt to provide unprecedented services in the market
EGYPT – Jumia, an e-commerce platform has announced that it is embarking on a new…
US online packaged food and beverage sales could top US$100B in 2021- Food Industry Association
US – Online sales of packaged food and beverages could hit as much as US$109…
Egyptian food ordering platform elmenus gets backing from industry veteran
EGYPT – Egypt’s main food-delivery app elmenus has received an investment from the former Chief…
Walmart dispatches robots to select US stores to fasten online order fulfillment
US – American multinational retail corporation Walmart has announced plans to use robots in select…