The delivery rider has reportedly been suspended and Talabat is “investigating the incident”
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Abu Dhabi
Talabat launches new rest areas, air-conditioned buses for delivery riders
The solar powered rest areas will provide riders access to water dispensers and mobile recharge stations
Abu Dhabi
Deliveroo announces air-conditioned buses for riders
During the summer, Deliveroo riders will also be scheduled to not work over two hours during midday peak hours
Dubai
EXCLUSIVE: Talabat CEO goes undercover as delivery rider in a mission to uncover problems, form solutions
Rodriguez delivered food around the city, finding ways to improve the food delivery process while doing so
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Careem goes to war with Talabat, slams delivery giant for rider safety, pay, working conditions
“Just a year ago most of Talabat’s riders walked off the job in a dispute over bad working conditions and poor pay, not a single Careem Captain stopped riding,” said Careem’s GM of Food, Alex Golden
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Talabat slams Careem’s controversial refund policy, ‘it hurts the riders’
“We don’t want campaigns like this because at the end of the day I think it just hurts the riders,” said the CEO
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Deliveroo boss says Careem’s controversial AED1 refund per minute delay policy sends the wrong message
Comments come as Deliveroo reports exceptional expansion results over past two years
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UAE Ramadan: Increase in usage of food, grocery delivery apps
During the holy month of Ramadan, a considerable increase in usage of delivery apps is observed
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Talabat reveals new hi-tech HQ at Dubai’s City Walk
Spread over 100,000 sq ft and three floors, the new talabat office in the heart of the emirate, the new facility will house over 2,000 employees
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Coronavirus-hit UAE food market seeing kitchen-as-a-service emerging as new business model
KaaS segment is projected to reach $225m in market size by 2023, piggybacking on the exponential growth in the online food delivery services in the country
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Video: What’s the future for food delivery aggregators in the UAE?
The UAE’s food and beverage markets has been very vibrant with the number of restaurants per million residents in Dubai alone, ranking second, only to Paris, according to KPMG.
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Video: Where does your food delivery really come from?
The global online food delivery market is projected to generate revenues of nearly $165 billion by 2024, and companies like Uber Eats and Deliveroo are trying to get a slice of the pie.
Amazon
Amazon invests in British food courier Deliveroo
Other participants include existing Deliveroo investors T Rowe Price, Fidelity Management and Research Company, and Greenoaks
Careem
Careem’s food delivery service expands to Riyadh
Careem Now to offer delivery service from over 100 restaurants and outlets
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Zomato to introduce bicycles for its last mile delivery in India
Zomato has made a target of replacing 40 percent of its current fleet motor bikes with e-cycles over the next two years
Abul Rob
‘Healthy’ Deliveroo-style app to launch in Dubai and London
Pronto Eat founder, Abul Rob, speaks to Arabian Business about why the world needs another takeaway delivery app
