Insight on online Food ordering Behavior in the UAE
In our daily lives one of the important aspects of living is food, like an African saying goes "our riches are as a result of enough feeding." Most people work to get their daily meals, a statement that most people can assert to. People of the modern world are operating on very tight schedules. This is as a result of the bad economic times globally. Technology on the other hand has come to save the situation. Restaurants have also step-up their services and are determined to reach the potential clients who are ready to receive their services.
Statistics have revealed that the number of people ordering food from the websites of various restaurants continues to increase every other day. This trend has been in most of the countries in America and Europe. United Arabs Emirates is another emerging market for online food ordering. According to the research conducted recently the availability of internet in the country, the increased restaurants and the growing busy population has contributed to this factor.
Technology has also played its role in seeing that this service is smoothly provided. The fact that most people have smart-phones and the availability of Computers and laptops in every household has made it easy to access online services. The two are the most used tools for ordering food in the UAE. The increased number of people living in the country has also contributed to the need for online service delivery especially for fast foods like Pizza and Pasta. Given the number of tourists both local and international flowing in the country there is need to offer variety of food to the demanding market.
Competition has made it interesting and beneficial to the consumers who continue to enjoy cheap services and quality products. In every market there is peak days/hours and off peak days. For the food market in the UAE Thursday is the peak day which extends through to the end of the weekend which is on Saturday. This can be drawn back to the fact that weekends begin on Thursdays so kids and the working populations are at home and on Saturday when most people are at home spending time together. Whether the food is delivered to the consumers premises or whether they go to the restaurants personally to collect their order is a factor that depends on the preference of the customer. In most cases foods like Pizza and Pasta are the most delivered during these days as families enjoy spending time together.
Online food ordering in the UAE is a trend that is growing and catching up with trends in the world. UAE is a promising market and restaurant owners and managers should implement plans to improve the services. Investments to make their services available and efficient to their clients are a plan that will definitely work for them and see that their returns are high.
Statistics have revealed that the number of people ordering food from the websites of various restaurants continues to increase every other day. This trend has been in most of the countries in America and Europe. United Arabs Emirates is another emerging market for online food ordering. According to the research conducted recently the availability of internet in the country, the increased restaurants and the growing busy population has contributed to this factor.
Technology has also played its role in seeing that this service is smoothly provided. The fact that most people have smart-phones and the availability of Computers and laptops in every household has made it easy to access online services. The two are the most used tools for ordering food in the UAE. The increased number of people living in the country has also contributed to the need for online service delivery especially for fast foods like Pizza and Pasta. Given the number of tourists both local and international flowing in the country there is need to offer variety of food to the demanding market.
Competition has made it interesting and beneficial to the consumers who continue to enjoy cheap services and quality products. In every market there is peak days/hours and off peak days. For the food market in the UAE Thursday is the peak day which extends through to the end of the weekend which is on Saturday. This can be drawn back to the fact that weekends begin on Thursdays so kids and the working populations are at home and on Saturday when most people are at home spending time together. Whether the food is delivered to the consumers premises or whether they go to the restaurants personally to collect their order is a factor that depends on the preference of the customer. In most cases foods like Pizza and Pasta are the most delivered during these days as families enjoy spending time together.
Online food ordering in the UAE is a trend that is growing and catching up with trends in the world. UAE is a promising market and restaurant owners and managers should implement plans to improve the services. Investments to make their services available and efficient to their clients are a plan that will definitely work for them and see that their returns are high.
