{"id":222368,"date":"2023-09-18T20:16:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=222368"},"modified":"2023-09-18T20:16:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:16:28","slug":"a-new-way-to-stop-your-food-delivery-order-getting-cold-or-pinched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/world-news\/a-new-way-to-stop-your-food-delivery-order-getting-cold-or-pinched\/","title":{"rendered":"A new way to stop your food delivery order getting cold \u2013 or pinched"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Save articles for later<\/h3>\n<p>Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.<\/p>\n<h3>Key points<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Online food ordering and delivery platforms have developed from an almost unknown service to a $1.3 billion industry over the past decade in Australia.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Thermal metal lockers are the latest development to cater for the online food delivery boom.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Foodifox has installed the lockers at 36 apartment and commercial buildings across Melbourne.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You won\u2019t find post or parcels in new metal lockers being installed in the foyers of apartment and office buildings around Melbourne, but the lockers could help you satisfy your hunger pangs.<\/p>\n<p>The thermal lockers are the latest development in the online food delivery boom.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.211%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/09f37f88e05112316c2ffb4ce0264dd8e35299df\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Foodifox co-founder Tim Pagram with one of the company\u2019s food delivery lockers at UniLodge in Elizabeth Street in Melbourne\u2019s CBD. <\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Joe Armao<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>Able to keep food warm for up to three hours, they are widespread in China and have been installed in 36 buildings in Melbourne so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are growing tensions inside buildings when it comes to food delivery,\u201d Tim Pagram, co-founder of locker company Foodifox, says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLockers work from a supply side, from the delivery driver getting into the building and delivering, and from the end user ensuring food security and being able to pick up the food when convenient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pagram says the lockers help delivery people, who work under tight time constraints and have to get food to customers as quickly as possible when apartment and office buildings are increasingly difficult to navigate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are hard to get into and once [delivery people] are in they are wandering around lobbies or large foyers, which can cause tension between other tenants and residents,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the end users\u2019 perspective, they are really up for food delivery, but they are not enjoying the logistics as they have to, at times, get dressed, come down and quite often there are half a dozen food delivery people wandering around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pagram also says theft of food orders is a risk the lockers help avert.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe delivery driver is leaving it in the lobby or with the concierge and there is no guarantee it will make it to the correct person,\u201d he says. \u201cThe concierge is not really retained to nurse someone\u2019s pad Thai on a Friday night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pagram says potential concerns about food safety have been alleviated by a mechanism which locks customers out after two hours, and food still tastes good after sitting in the lockers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.145%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/49c562701c085c67c2fc7278333dc6be38a36ebc\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>The Foodifox lockers have been installed in 36 Melbourne buildings. <\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Joe Armao<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>Online food delivery continues to grow around the country. Research from industry analysts IbisWorld, published in August, shows online food ordering and delivery platforms have developed from an almost unknown service to a $1.3 billion industry over the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>Foodifox\u2019s lockers are being used by food delivery companies HungryPanda and Fantuan. The company\u2019s plan is to expand beyond Melbourne and to sign up more food delivery companies. Industry giants Uber Eats and DoorDash are on its target list.<\/p>\n<p>The lockers are paid for by the delivery companies rather than building owners.<\/p>\n<p>In China, the country\u2019s two biggest food delivery companies use food lockers. Beijing-based Meituan has distributed 1000 smart lockers around the country while Ele.me has announced it will install 3000 lockers.<\/p>\n<p>A DoorDash spokeswoman said the company did not use heated lockers anywhere in the world at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>An Uber Eats spokesman said it was instead focused on improving the delivery bags its drivers and cyclists use. New bags offer more space and greater insulation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know how important it is for eaters to have their food arrive at the right temperature and well presented,\u201d the spokesman said. \u201cWe also consistently hear from restaurants that food quality is their No.1 priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Student Gaurav Harichandan started using Foodifox\u2019s lockers in his apartment building last month and says he no longer has problems with food getting cold or being stolen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce my driver came to deliver the food and I said, \u2018Can you leave it at reception\u2019 and after that when I came down the food was gone,\u201d he says. \u201cI filed a complaint and I got a refund, but for that day I was starving\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Get the day\u2019s breaking news, entertainment ideas and a long read to enjoy. 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