§ A quarter million downloads in less than three months
§ Number one food app in eight countries
§ Rebranding in Russia // launch in Saudi Arabia
18th April, 2013: Eleven weeks after launch, foodpanda has become the number one food delivery app worldwide. Since its launch at the end of January, around 250,000 customers downloaded the app. According to the leading app analytics platform appannie.com, the foodpanda app is listed as number one food app in eight countries; listed below e.g. in India, Indonesia. Further it takes second place in four more countries. Overall, foodpanda is in the top ten in 20 countries (as of 16th April, 2013).
foodpanda’s mobile app expanded to 23 countries in the last months and is available for Android and iOS. It is the fastest way to order food with a smartphone or tablet: specify your local area and the app lists all restaurants available nearby, providing the greatest variety of different cuisines. After placing an order, the user receives a notification with all order details and the expected delivery time.
Co-founder and global managing director Ralf Wenzel: “We are impressed by the overwhelming feedback we received from our customers and the worldwide success of our mobile app. Leading the global mobile app market for online food delivery services makes us extremely proud. The success in the first eleven weeks demonstrates the need for innovation. We are very ambitious and want to continue this growth and become the number one food app worldwide.”
foodpanda now targets a total population of 3 billion people in 27 countries, making it the online food delivery service with the widest geographical reach. Some few months after launch, the company is already cooperating with more than 15,000 partner restaurants.
Further foodpanda just rebranded in Russia: “foodnation“ became “foodpanda“ to operate under one strong brand in the whole Eastern European markets: www.foodpanda.ru. The rebranding in Russia goes hand in hand with the country launch in Saudi Arabia last week,http://saudi.hellofood.com/.
The Ranking
Chile (Number 2), Colombia (Top 10), Ghana (Number 1), Hungary (Number 1), India (Number 1), Indonesia (Number 1), Kenya (Number 1), Malaysia (Number 1), Mexico (Top 10), Nigeria (Number 1), Pakistan (Number 1), Peru (Number 2), Poland (Number 2), Russia (Top 10), Senegal (Top 10), Singapore (Top 10), Taiwan (Top 10), Thailand (Top 10), Vietnam(Number 2), Ukraine (Top 10).
About the company
foodpanda together with its affiliated brands hellofood and hungrypanda is the leading group of online food ordering platforms active in 27 countries. It helps restaurants to increase sales through online and mobile platforms and provides them with constantly evolving technology and analytics. For consumers, foodpanda group offers an online marketplace with widest gastronomic range, including e.g. salads, pizza, burger and sushi. Consumers choose their favorite meal on the platform or via app (23 countries); foodpanda processes the order to the restaurant which delivers the meal to the doorstep. foodpanda is offering its app in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Senegal, Nigeria, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Hungary, Poland, and Ukraine, soon followed by Romania, Argentina, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia.
For more information please visit http://www.foodpanda.in