Hyderabad, November 06, 2024 : WAAYU, India's first zero-commission food delivery app, is now live in Hyderabad and Secunderabad post a grand launch event with restaurant owners, dignitaries from showing their relentless support to the Zero Commission model for food delivery initiative by WAAYU and Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). With Hyderabad, It aims to collaborate with actively operating 3000+ restaurants, giving an impetus to order generation for the restaurants and seamless service to the consumers without additional charges.
The event was graced by many dignitaries representing all the associated stakeholders like Rishi Gupta, Lead-ONDC Food & Beverage category, Rohit Shaw, Head, ONDC Vertical, PayTM, and Rushil Mohan, CO-Founder, Pidge, India's biggest unified logistic partner. The event began with a welcome note by Shri. Ashok Reddy, Honorable President of Hyderabad Hotels Owners Confectioners Association, the city chapter of TSHA, who shared his thoughts on the initiative and association with WAAYU. This was followed by a joint address by Mandar Lande and Anirudha Kotgire, Founders of WAAYU App explaining the app, and how it is built to benefit the restaurant owners as well as consumers. This was followed by brief notes by Rishi Gupta, Rohit Shaw, and Rushil Mohan explaining roles of their respective entities in the association with WAAYU. The presence of Mr.S Venkat Reddy, President, Mr.CH. Venu Gopal, Secretary, Mr.N.K.ma Murthy, Treasurer of TSHA confirmed the association's warm welcome to WAAYU app in the state.
The collaboration between ONDC and Telangana State Hotels Association and the WAAYU app validates the need to challenge the hefty commissions and platform fee on other Quick E-Commerce platforms, which is a barrier between consumers and restaurants.
Mandar Lande, CEO, & Co-Founder WAAYU App shared the vision of the organisation, "WAAYU App is eager to be of service to the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Considering the rich culinary culture of the geography, it is obvious to see a rapidly growing restaurant sector here. With WAAYU App, we aim to eliminate commission fees and provide a more sustainable and profitable model for the restaurant ecosystem. We are glad that we have found solid support in Telangana State Hotels Association, esteemed members of which will extend their deep industry and geography expertise to further enhance our expansion in the state capital.
Aniruddha Kotgire, Managing Director & Co-Founder WAAYU App further adds, "WAAYU has leaped by expanding its footprint in Hyderabad to provide seamless and cost-effective food at home experience for our consumers. We Identified the challenge of rising platform fees which is solely beneficial to the platform owners and a deterrent to the industry at large. However, it makes consumer psychology reluctant to refrain from ordering regularly. With the WAAYU app, we intend to bring a zero-commission model to democratise India's food delivery ecosystem further and make it more about the consumers and restaurant owners.
Ashok Reddy, Honorable President of Hyderabad Hotels Owners Confectioners Association shared, "Hyderabad Hotels Owners Confectioners Association, chapter of TSHA, are happy to join hands with the WAAYU app that will deliver food with Zero commission making it a hassle-free process for all Hyderabad citizens. Together we intend to facilitate a more robust and sustainable alternative for online food delivery which is under the restaurant owners' control. By partnering with Ola, Tata Neu, Paytm & delivery partners like Pidge the vision will fructify to success soon."
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