African food delivery app partners with Nokia

Food delivery application ‘Hellofood’, which has a presence in nine African countries, has become available for users of Nokia Asha, Lumia and the X family of devices. The Hellofood country websites, which can be viewed on the ‘Foodpanda’ site, help restaurants to boost delivery sales through online and mobile systems. For consumers, the service helps them order food online.

The service is available in 38 countries. In Africa, the app can be downloaded in Nigeria, Morocco, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. “Across our portfolio of devices, Foodpanda/Hellofood is delivering a convenient way to view menus and order food with major restaurant franchises around the world,” said Bryan Biniak, VP and GM of developer experience, Nokia.

Ralf Wenzel, global managing director of Foodpanda and Hellofood, said, “Being available on Nokia smartphones fits well into our strategy of ensuring that people around the world shall experience convenience, variety and great customer service when ordering food through Foodpanda and Hellofood.” The announcement was made at the Mobile World Congress being held in Barcelona, Spain this week.

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