TravelKhana outperforms by delivering more than five lakh meals in 6 months

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 27 2016 | 3:02 PM IST

TravelKhana.com, the first India-wide market place enabling food ordering for travelers in transit, has recorded an outstanding number of food orders within six months since October 2015.

The online food ordering platform has confirmed 512108 meals delivered including 80,928 meals booked through the mobile website, 63,174 through the website, 1,38,227 through their app and 2,29, 779 through their toll-free number in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Kolkata.

The maximum users of TravelKhana when it comes to ordering through both mobile and website happen to be youngsters in the age bracket of 18 and 34. The majority of bookings through the mobile app of TravelKhana, were made between the age group of 18 and 34, which was 80.89 percent.

The remaining 7.03 percent, 4.40 percent, 4.56 percent and 3.33 percent were in the age groups of 35-44, 55-64, 45-54 and 65+ respectively.

Pushpinder Singh, Co-founder and CEO, TravelKhana said, "Garnering over five lakh orders within such a short span of time is indeed a significant milestone for our platform. Moreover, receiving a majority of orders between the age group of 18 and 34 clearly shows the love for indulgence among the tech-savvy young and middle-aged crowd of our country."

"The overall response indicates that people are increasingly taking to the concept of uncompromising food quality, hygiene and variety while travelling which denotes a positive trend for our business growth. We aim to delight many more travelers in our country by the end of this year with our hassle-free services," added Singh.

TravelKhana, which integrated its services with the IRCTC website has enabled travelers to get access to lip-smacking fare prepared by various restaurants on route selected and verified by TravelKhana.com personnel across various stations.

The entire process is managed by a completely automated workflow that sends real-time reminders to passengers as well as restaurants so that the entire process can take place in a seamless and swift manner.

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First Published: Apr 27 2016 | 2:46 PM IST

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