Foodpanda to expand in-store grocery pickups to Bangladesh, Pakistan

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Foodpanda is taking its in-person pickup service for Pandamart stores to Bangladesh and Pakistan “in coming months.”

The feature, which was launched in March in Singapore, is currently available in one Pandamart store in the city state and for select items in all stores in Malaysia.

Foodpanda also said it expanded the service in Hong Kong after first launching there in April. It allows customers in the city to grab their groceries in as fast as five minutes. Consumers in Singapore and Malaysia can collect their orders in 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, Grab, one of Foodpanda’s competitors, has launched a similar omnichannel feature.

Foodpanda was established in Singapore in 2012 by Lukas Nagel and Rico Wyder. The company, which is owned by Germany-based Delivery Hero, offers services including food and grocery deliveries, dine-in payments, as well as parcel delivery service Pandago.

Besides Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, Foodpanda operates in Thailand, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and the Philippines.

AirAsia recently partnered with Foodpanda, a deal that sees the latter handle the travel app’s food delivery business.

See also: Can Grab’s dine-in services reverse a fall in food delivery growth?