18 Facts About Foodpanda

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Foodpanda is an online food and grocery delivery platform owned by Berlin-based Delivery Hero.

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Foodpanda operates as the lead brand for Delivery Hero in Asia, with its headquarters in Singapore.

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3.

Global expansion of the Foodpanda business was led by Ralf Wenzel, Felix Plog and Ben Bauer.

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On 1 November 2017, Foodpanda re-branded and changed its brand colour from orange to pink with an updated logo across all served countries, following its acquisition by Delivery Hero.

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From 2019 to 2020, Foodpanda began operating in other markets in Southeast Asia, launching in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos.

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6.

In May 2021, Foodpanda's brand was acquired by Glovo in Bulgaria and Romania.

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7.

In December 2021, Foodpanda stopped its food delivery services in all cities of Germany, except central Berlin.

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8.

Since 2021, Foodpanda has partnered with home chefs through an initiative called Home Chefs.

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9.

In early 2022, Foodpanda announced its new mascot called Pau-Pau, an anthropomorphic panda that cares about empowerment and environment.

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10.

Foodpanda was based in Gurgaon at the time and was operating in approximately 200 cities.

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11.

Foodpanda began offering discounts to increase usage, and at its peak, in August 2018, it had around 200,000 daily orders.

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12.

The Foodpanda brand was said to continue with in-house brands or cloud kitchens.

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13.

Foodpanda is operating in 12 markets in Asia and four markets in Europe, including:.

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14.

Foodpanda connects customers with restaurants that offer food delivery in their vicinity.

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15.

Foodpanda has a review section on restaurant pages, where customers can comment on sales process, delivery, taste, and overall impression of the partnering restaurants.

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Foodpanda raised $20 million in initial funding from Investment AB Kinnevik, Phenomen Ventures and Rocket Internet in April 2013.

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17.

Foodpanda later apologised, stating that it supports free speech and would not dismiss the driver.

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18.

Foodpanda apologised for the suspensions, claiming that the occurrence was caused by technical glitches in the riders' software.

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