Foodies have become accustomed to having their cravings delivered conveniently at home, and many businesses have found growth through partnering with foodpanda and its convenient in-app services.
Girly Bay Bulaong-Tingson’s love for food prompted her to open her food business in Bulacan. The college professor called it a leap of faith when she decided to open The Hive in October 2019 at the age of 24. Unfortunately, the pandemic hampered her operations, and she was soon having trouble financing her business and was thinking of closing down.
It wasn’t until someone recommended foodpanda, and with the help of the app, Bulakenyos have since become familiar with her brand. From there she has since expanded operations to three outlets with one location in Bacoor, Cavite. Another two branches will open this November and by the end of Q1 2022, The Hive will have another 3 branches that will serve her cool concoctions.
“I used to rely on word of mouth and on my social media channels to promote The Hive.
Now, when I meet people, they tell me that they always order from us using foodpanda.
They are aware that we exist, because of the app,” she shares.
Hannah Mamon, who had a background in the fast food industry, wanted to start a business that would enable her to spend more time with her family. She values her partnership with foodpanda, as it has allowed her to grow into the digital space. “We started with foodpanda in 2019 and currently around 130 stores are under foodpanda nationwide. It has helped us in terms of reaching our customers during the pandemic in the most efficient way. It even saves our stores inside the malls from closing. It also gave us opportunities to open cloud kitchens to cater more, and expand and reopen closed stores,” Mamon shared.
Harbour City Dimsum House Co., Inc., partnered with foodpanda as early as 2015, and when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, they were able to continue serving their customers by bringing their dimsum favorites to their doorstep. Marketing Manager Kyra Velasco said, “receiving orders through foodpanda ahead of time helps keep our store operations efficient.”
