Food service, Retail, E-commerce
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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 in Myanmar, despite the uncertainty occasioned by a military coup.…
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Consumer shift towards smaller brands deny big food companies sales worth US$12B in 2020 – IRI
GLOBAL – Small consumer brands are the new thorn in the flesh of big food companies, causing them to lose US$12.1 billion in sales in…
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AgVentures buys into South African online farmer marketplace Skudu
SOUTH AFRICA – AgVentures, one of Africa’s leading agrifood tech investors, has acquired a stake in Skudu, a South African online marketplace for agricultural inputs…
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Uber to expand presence in food delivery market with acquisition of alcohol ecommerce platform Drizly
US – American technology company Uber is acquiring on-demand alcohol platform Drizly for about US$1.1bn as the ride-share company looks to expand delivery services that…
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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 technology center in Egypt that is inspired by the country’s…