talabat named as official food delivery provider for Expo 2020 Dubai

talabat has been named as the official food delivery provider for Expo 2020 Dubai, which will include more than 30 brands and 15 cuisines from around the world during the world’s largest cultural gathering.

talabat Kitchen, a two-story cloud kitchen that will exhibit the future of food delivery experiences, featuring ten autonomous delivery trucks, a robotic ice-cream confectioner, and a barista, will wow visitors to Expo 2020.

Talabat will cater to both dine-in and delivery clients under the terms of the partnership, with talabat riders delivering to set points across Expo’s site on safe, environmentally friendly e-scooters.

A delegation from Expo 2020, as well as Onur Elgun, Vice President – Strategy MENA, talabat; Khaled Al Faqsh, Chief Financial Officer, talabat; Yi-Wei Ang, Chief Product Officer, talabat; and Hanna Nordell, Chief People Officer, talabat, signed the agreement during a ceremony.

Galal Abdellatif, Director of Food & Beverage, Expo 2020 Dubai, said: “Expo 2020 will have something for everyone, with food that is central to its multi-cultural experience – visitors will be able to explore exciting global cuisines, without leaving the UAE. We are thrilled to reveal innovative F&B practices, such as talabat’s cloud kitchen, which is a key changing trend in the food and beverage industry, and adds diversity and value to the visitor experience.”

Tomaso Rodriguez, CEO of talabat, said: “With less than 50 days to go until Expo 2020, we cannot wait to showcase the future of food delivery experiences, and support the UAE in welcoming the world to a celebration like no other.

“Expo 2020 is a beacon of hope for the future, and through our enhanced agreement with Expo 2020, we are able to showcase futuristic concepts. Our cloud kitchen concept brings unique advantages. In addition to offering customers a wide choice of freshly prepared foods from many different cuisines, it also minimises waste and makes our food delivery service even more efficient and nimble.”

With its integrated dine-in experience to cater to Expo’s millions of guests, the talabat Kitchen varies from a typical cloud kitchen, focusing on and optimising for an exceptional customer experience.

Visitors at Expo 2020 may place orders via the talabat app, which can be downloaded through Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, or the Apple App Store.

Expo 2020, one of the first global mega-events since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, runs from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, and invites visitors from all over the world to participate in the creation of a new world through a six-month celebration of human creativity, innovation, progress, and culture.

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