“We already have 220 partners in Lagos, but we are soon expanding to Abuja and beyond. We want to be the universal food service for all Nigerians,” said Managing Director, Joe Falter. “We want to be the first place Nigerians think of when they need food: whether it’s for them at work, for their families at home, or to cater an event.”

To be that “first place Nigerians think of” of course, you’d need to go mobile because that’s where most of us are. So they’ve just launched Android and iPhone apps that bring the already convenient service to you on-the-go.

HelloFood is service from FoodPanda that has similar services in Europe, Asia and countries like Ghana, Kenya and Ivory Coast in Africa.

Now on to the good stuff: Put in “TNTT readers” at checkout and get ₦500 off your order. Again, you’re welcome.

What do you think about the service?

Rocket Internet Nigeria has launched HelloFood – an online/phone service that allows you order food and get it delivered.

Rocket’s foray into the Nigerian e-commerce scene with the launch of an online fashion store Sabunta and an electronics and media store Kasuwa. Both stores were later merged into Jumia – an Amazon-like store for Nigeria and a large part of North Africa.

HelloFood says it has over 30 restaurants in Lagos for customers to order from at delivery prices starting from N0. To find restaurants in your area, all you have to do is type in your location, order from the available restaurants and menus and wait for delivery. A confirmation SMS will be sent to you while your food is on its way.

Also, not all the restaurants on HelloFood deliver to all towns in Lagos. Some deliver specifically to the Island, others, the Mainland. At the bottom right of the website, you can see a link to HelloFood’s Moroccan website.
This means there are plans for an Africa-wide expansion like Jumia.
Although the Moroccan website wasn’t working at the time of this post.

The website however, doesn’t give a timeline for delivery. The difficult part for HelloFood will be delivering on time with the hectic traffic in Lagos and the recent ban on commercial motorcycles on 475 roads in the state.

HelloFood’s website doesn’t work properly on mobile because it doesn’t have a mobile specific website and I can’t seem to search for restaurants at the moment.

Source: Techloy