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Top Food Influencers on Social Media in UAE

Whether you are an online food delivery business or a full-fledged restaurant in UAE, online marketing with the help of strong influencers is very useful. Here is a list of the top influencers who delight their audience with amazing content about the Emirati food scene.

Getting Started

How To Increase Sales on Swiggy & Zomato?

How can you as a restaurant get ahead in the game and stand out amidst this vast ocean of restaurants competing with each other? Use these tips to up your digital game.

engineering

Identifying the time consuming asynchronous tasks in a queue based system

Slow tasks can derail your queue infrastructure and can heavily penalise your application. Check out how to identify the slow tasks and keep your queue performing optimally.

Industry Trends

UAE Restaurant Industry Landscape 2021

Close to 32% Emiratis are willing to spend AED 100-300 while eating outside, and the restaurant management sector is expected to expand at a rate of 5.22%

engineering

Django permissions demystified

Django permissions is often an overlooked topic by a Django developer. Gain a solid understanding of permissions in this post.

Industry Trends

Restaurant Industry in Saudi Arabia 2021

The country is dotted with fast-food restaurants, cafes and service restaurants, and as per a survey, the food service market is expected to grow at a rate of 12.22%...

Industry Trends

Saudi Arabia Food Delivery Market Overview 2021

Saudi Arabia’s on-demand food economy is currently growing due to an increase in food ordering and mass consumption as newcomers are rapidly leveraging the strength of the food delivery landscape for geo-expansion of their restaurant and cloud kitchen ventures..

Industry Trends

6 Ways To Boost Your Restaurant's Online Presence

It is imperative for restaurants to have a strong digital presence to stand out from the crowd today. With plenty of channels to choose from, it's upto brands today to work on an engaging strategy online that can help drive results in the long term..

Industry Trends

5 Trends to Watch Out For in the F&B Industry in 2021

Whatever you do, you are probably more worried about ordering food than ever before. Restaurants in the F&B industry have had to rethink age-old best practices and come up with an entirely new playbook to circumvent the challenges posed and to stay ahead of the game.

engineering

Understanding Python's logging library

A deconstruction of the logging module, that plays a critical role in any production application

engineering

How to cleverly distribute tasks on different queues and workers

Queues have become an essential part of any high-performance web-based application. Here we share some basic considerations to keep in mind while working with queues.

Getting Started

The Incredible Rise of Cloud Kitchens in India

Many traditional restaurants are folding up permanently. Based on analysis, it is estimated that the size of the food delivery market is expected to be about $8 billion by 2022. A key contributor to industry is the cloud kitchen segment...

Company

A pandemic, an MBA, & work culture at UrbanPiper | An inside look

As most people entering new ventures in this previous year, Covid-19 dealt me a lethal blow as I had to return to India. Upon reaching Bangalore, I contacted UrbanPiper again and I found myself reinstated in the company as an Inside Sales Manager for the International Market during May 2020!

Getting Started

In-house vs Outsourcing Software Development- Key Differences

As a business scales online, there are many considerations that go into the decision-making process. When it comes to software, asking the most pertinent questions and finding the correct solution that fits business needs becomes pivotal.

Company

Amazon Food Bolsters UrbanPiper Food Delivery Aggregator Network

Food service delivery aggregators have changed the landscape of the food industry in recent years. Amazon Food has recently forayed into the Indian market, which has been dominated by Swiggy, Zomato and Uber Eats. It is currently operational in select locations in Bengaluru.

Company

FMCG Industry Disrupted by Digital Innovation

The FMCG industry that thrived on its successful distribution model and availability at every neighbourhood store has been tremendously disrupted. Businesses have been forced to think digital to directly sell to customers, cut down costs & boost their bottom lines.

Customer Stories

Urban Meat-ailers & the E-space

The wave of digital disruption coupled with the recent COVID19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on the meat and seafood sector. The trend of purchasing meat online has caught on, ushering in the era of the urban e-meat-tailer!

Customer Success

Reasons for a business to go online

Here are few reasons why a business should focus on having an online presence

Customer Success

Creating an online ordering channel

Here are few key points to consider when planning for an in-house delivery & order management system for a restaurant

Company

Reasons why UrbanPiper is the ultimate partner for every POS!

With the F&B industry shifting its focus online, it is crucial for POS systems these days to provide omnichannel order management solutions. Here's how partnering with UrbanPiper can make life easier for a POS and its customers!