Foodpanda Indonesia Managing Director announced the end of the operation through a notification letter
Rocket Internet-backed food delivery startup Foodpanda announced that it is officially closing down its operations in Indonesia, less than three months after it first announced that the company is up for sale in August.
According to a letter signed by Foodpanda Indonesia Managing Director Victor Delannoy, the company is going to accept its last order today, October 3, by 10PM (local time).
“Through this notice, I officially announce Foodpanda’s decision to cease all food ordering activities in Indonesia on a permanent basis,” he wrote.
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He also stated that the company is going to close its website and mobile app in Indonesia, terminate cooperation with all restaurant partners, and terminate all agreement with all marketing partners.
Prior to Indonesia, Foodpanda had also closed down operations in Vietnam last year. The company cited plans to focus more heavily on Middle East and Eastern European markets.
According to a research by DailySocial, Go-Jek’s food delivery service Go-Food had successfully dethroned Foodpanda from its position as the most popular food delivery app in the country.
Foodpanda’s close-range delivery service is believed to be a weakness that made it hard to compete with other services. The strategy limited the options available to users and with competition from Go-jek, is thought to have turned customers away.
Foodpanda launched in Indonesia in 2012.
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