An Empirical Study of Trends in Home Food Delivery Markets of India and adjoining nations, during global pandemic of COVID-19

Abstract

The eating habit of the world is changing dramatically. Under two decades ago, restaurant-quality meal delivery was still largely limited to fast foods such as pizza and Chinese cuisine. Nowadays, food delivery business has become a global market worth more than $150 billion, having more than tripled since 2017.The restaurant owners are relying heavily on technology to strengthen online to offline food delivery, and thereby helping large number of consumers. Succeeding in the fast-growing food-delivery ecosystem will require understanding how overlapping economic forces affect a complex web of stakeholders.
The Covid-19 pandemic had created unprecedented challenges and uncertainties for everyone across the world. The health and wellbeing of people, their families and the communities was the priority during the difficult time. In response to the evolving situation every business organization ensured that they safeguard their people, maintain their ability to serve their customers, and protect the businesses for the long term.
The study is focused on observing the impact of Covid -19 pandemic on food delivery market in different economies and reporting the trends and the remedial measures, thereby adopted and implemented by key players in the food delivery market in prominent locations across the world.