Depa launches eatsHUB delivery platform to help food vendors survive pandemic
The government’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) has joined hands with Foodordery to launch a Thai food-and-product delivery platform called eatsHUB to help vendors amid the Covid-19 crisis.
The platform is targeting at least 20,000 vendors and jobs for more than 2,000 riders.
Depa expects eatsHUB to generate working capital of at least 5 billion baht per year while charging vendors just 8 per cent of their gross profits (GP). The agency said this was far less than the average 30 per cent of GP charged by most other delivery platforms.
The home-grown eatsHUB would help eateries ranging from famous restaurants to small food stalls to expand their customer base via digital technology, Depa president and CEO Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin said.
It also gives food merchants various channels to sell and promote their products, including via mobile, app, call centre, website, POS, and Cloud Kitchen. Meanwhile, it will create jobs for the unemployed during the economic crisis, Nuttapon added.
eatsHUb is currently available in Bangkok and surrounding provinces but will soon expand to Chiang Mai, Nakhon Sawan, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phetchaburi, Surat Thani, Phuket, Songkhla, Chonburi, Chanthaburi, Rayong, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, Nakhon Phanom, and Ayutthaya.
Food vendors can apply at www.foodordery.co.th or the eatsHUB app on Android and iOS devices.
Facebook Page: eatsHubOfficialThailand.
