HungryPanda
HungryPanda
HungryPanda is a UK-based online specialist food delivery platform that delivers Chinese food and groceries. It was founded by Eric Liu in 2016. Headquartered in London, the company is active in sixty cities in the UK, France, Australia, New Zealand, the US, and Canada.[1]
Description
HungryPanda is a specialist food delivery app.
It is a delivery service for Chinese communities, and its website and app are available in the Chinese language.
It is headquartered in London, the UK.
It delivers Chinese food and groceries.
It allows online payments through Alipay and WeChat Pay.
It uses a data-driven dispatch system for food delivery.
The company is backed by investors such as 83North and Felix Capital.
Eric Liu is the founder and CEO of HungryPanda.
It has a global network of 3,000 professional riders.[1][2][3][4][5]
History
HungryPanda was founded by Eric Liu, a Chinese student after he graduated from the University of Nottingham.
The company’s operations started in Nottingham, the UK.
At the initial stage, the company only worked for food delivery.
In 2017, the company had 15,000 active users and a network of 250 restaurants in six cities in the UK.[1][6][7]
Expansion
In 2019, the company expanded its service to 19 locations in the UK, and a year later, the company's operations spread across thirty-one cities in the country.
In the same year, the company started delivering groceries.
In February 2020, the company raised a funding of $20 million, which was led by 83North and Felix Capital.
By 2020, the service became active outside the UK in countries including France, Australia, New Zealand, the US, and Canada.[2][4][8][9][10]