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Now, Amazon will deliver food to your home: Details here

Now, Amazon will deliver food to your home: Details here
Written by Shubham Sharma
May 21, 2020, 07:04 pm 3 min read
Now, Amazon will deliver food to your home: Details here

Amazon is now venturing into the food delivery vertical. The Jeff Bezos-led e-commerce giant has launched Amazon Food, a hyperlocal service that will deliver cooked meals to your doorstep, taking on the likes of Zomato and Swiggy. But, as this is just the beginning, Amazon Food is available in select parts of Bengaluru at the moment. Here are more details.

Pilot
Food delivery pilot in Mumbai and Bengaluru

The news of Amazon's entry into food delivery surfaced months ago when the company launched a pilot of the service in Bengaluru and Mumbai. Initially, it was expected that the service would be launched by the end of 2019 but that didn't happen, following which COVID-19 struck, leaving questions over the company's plans. Now, Amazon has answered with a calibrated launch of the service.

Announcement
Highest hygiene, safety standard, says Amazon

In a statement announcing the service, an Amazon spokesperson said, "We are launching Amazon Food in select Bangalore pin codes allowing customers to order from handpicked local restaurants and cloud kitchens that pass our high hygiene certification bar." The representative emphasized that the company is adhering "to the highest standards of safety to ensure our customers remain safe while having a delightful [food] experience."

Availability
These regions currently have Amazon Food

As of now, people in Bellandur, Haralur, Marathalli, and Whitefield can order from Amazon Food. The service can be availed from the main Amazon app (no separate app required like the now-dead Uber Eats), with free and contactless delivery benefits included. Notably, a person in the know tells the Economic Times that "this network will expand to a few cities...in a few weeks."

Problem
Food delivery and restaurant business is reeling from COVID-19

The launch of Amazon's food delivery business comes at a time when the industry is reeling from the COVID-19 crisis. On March 24, a nationwide lockdown was imposed to fight the pandemic, resulting in temporary restaurant shutdowns all over the country and significantly hitting the business of Amazon's two main competitors in the food delivery segment - Swiggy and Zomato.

Impact
Both Swiggy and Zomato have had to downsize

The impact of COVID-19 has been such that both Swiggy and Zomato have had to downsize significantly. Now, even though reports suggest that the aftermath of this crisis will probably see four of ten restaurants shut down permanently, food-delivery is only going to be the way forward in the current situation, which presents Amazon an opportunity to expand the footprint of its new business.

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Editor with over five years of experience in covering all things science, consumer tech, space tech, AI, infosec, and business. A commerce graduate from University of Lucknow. I have been handling Tech beat at NewsBytes since 2018.
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