admin Honkong: At the summit, Deloitte presented a report Future of Food: How technology and global trends are transforming the food industry. The findings explore how the F&B ecosystem is becoming more integrated and codependent, with technology creating a more diverse food ecosystem.
Changing consumer preferences are also blurring the lines between players, it said grocers are selling ready-to-eat meals.
Speaking of the company’s Asia Pacific region business metrics at the Summit, Raj Beri, Regional Head of Uber Eats, APAC, explained,
“Consumers in APAC order more on Uber Eats than any other geography in the world. We grew from 29 to 75 cities in 2018 alone, and today we partner with over 71,000 active restaurants in APAC. Given our unique position in this ecosystem, we saw a way to create even more value for our community by connecting restaurant partners through the Future of Food Summit – leveraging the power of our network to build a stronger future for the industry together.”
The company claimed that a third of the consumers in Asia are now using food delivery services with seven percent of them putting in a food delivery order at least once a week.
The Deloitte report also showed a greater share of personal budgets going to food prepared outside of the home, with convenience being a big driving factor. Uber Eats added that the number of active customers and delivery partners on the platform has tripled over the past year.
It also said Asia-Pacific orders more Uber Eats than any other geography in the world, with 1.5 million unique cuisine choices available on the platform in the region. The number of restaurant partners on Eats in the region has more than doubled since the start of 2019.
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