COVID-19 forces Saudi food outlets to move online, adopt contactless payments

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Thu, 2020-12-17 21:12

RIYADH: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak had forced thousands of retail outlets to move online and accelerate their digital transformation, the Saudi trade minister has revealed.

Speaking at a post-budget forum, Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, said that 36,447 e-shops had been launched over the past nine months representing a 171 percent rise year-on-year.

Ahmad Al-Zaini, the co-Founder and CEO of Foodics, a Riyadh-based startup which helps food outlets with their digital transformation. (Supplied: Foodics)
Foodics offers its Kitchen Display System (KDS), where orders from customers are sent directly to a display screen in the kitchen and staff can then prepare the order and send it out for delivery. (Supplied: Foodics)
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