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ThinkSmart Solutions Ltd. initiated ‘EatMealFirst’ convenient food delivery platform is to expand further in Sri Lanka having commenced in mid-2019.
EatMealFirst delivers food from local restaurants to consumers’ doorsteps, with deliveries carried out by highly trained professional delivery partners. The product was commercially launched after a month of user acceptance testing (UAT) and a successful pilot project. Spurred on by successful commercial operations during the past 12 months, and even maintaining live operations during the COVID-19 period, the management of EatMealFirst has decided to expand its services to more areas within the Western Province and Colombo-suburbs and several other areas before the end of 2020.
In light of the global digital transformation taking place across the globe, the EatMealFirst digital platform evolved to explore the possibilities and great potential of on-demand economy concepts by developing the delivery service platform.
EatMealFirst food delivery platform was developed by a team of highly skilled and talented software engineers in Sri Lanka. Both ‘Android’ and ‘iOS’ ‘EatMealFirst’ mobile applications are currently downloadable from apps-stores and www.eatmealfirst.com.
Currently, the EatMealFirst food delivery platform has been successfully catering to restaurants and customers within Colombo 1 to 15 and suburbs including Dehiwala, Mount Lavinia, Rajagiriya, Nugegoda and Gampaha and soon will launch in Kandy. The mobile platform was recently enhanced to cover the delivery of grocery items and household gas cylinders in order to support the nation during the current COVID-19 crisis.
ThinkSmart Solutions is a growing end-to-end IT services company in the sharing economy business platform providing solutions for private and public sector clients from a diverse array of industries across Sri Lanka and Canada.
Followed by its successful launch in Sri Lanka, the company introduced the same on-demand food delivery platform in the following areas of Canada, a few months later: Ajax (Durham Region), Whitby (Yorkshire), Oshawa Ontario) and Pickering (Southern Ontario) making its global footprint with an exciting value proposition for the Canadian on-demand food delivery market. Through its Canadian operations, the company expects to apply industry best practices and carry out continuous research and development to gain a competitive edge over other players in Sri Lanka.
Getting food items delivered using the EatMealFirst app is so much easier in comparison with other delivery platforms available, with its series of simple steps that include: download the app, register, pick delivery location, find required items, place order, select payment method (Card or Cash) and track delivery progress. Contactless delivery is guaranteed.
“We believe there is yet a gap in the market for an even higher quality, safer and more cost-effective mode of delivery. Our focus will be on expanding our services to high demand areas even outside the Western Province. We are happy to state that we have already partnered with major, reputed delivery service companies in Sri Lanka and the new mobile application is currently being used by them for online transactions. We are looking forward to bringing more exciting features and making a positive impact in our society. We thank all our restaurant and delivery partners and all our happy consumers and look forward to your continuous support,” said Thinksmart Solutions CEO/Director/Co-Founder Lakshman Joseph who was the former Chief Business Development Officer of SLT, with over 30 years of industry experience.
“We are proud to acknowledge the dedication and commitment shown by our own Sri Lankan staff in bringing such a wonderful EatMealFirst mobile platform to the market within a very short period of time. We are very confident that we will be very competitive with other local and international players currently operating in Sri Lanka. The EatMealFirst team believes in our partners getting the highest benefits in the market. With happy partners, we make sure our customers are always happy. We are managing with very low commission rates as a result of low operating costs and also using advanced technologies. Therefore, partner’s acceptances to our platform are gradually improving. We truly embrace the motto ‘Play to win. Play fair’ with many value additions,” said COO/Founder/Director Chinthaka Wijesuriya also former Chief Regional Operating Officer of SLT, with over 35 years of industry experience.
“Today, platform-centred businesses have a major advantage in the data-driven economy. As both intermediaries and infrastructures, they are positioned to record and extract all data related to online actions and interactions among users of the platform. The growth of digital platforms is directly linked to their capacity to collect and analyse digital data, but their interests and behaviours depend greatly on how they monetise those data to generate revenue. Therefore, digital platforms can work for the development of the country’s economy in a post-crisis era and create new opportunities for businesses of all sizes to engage in smart trading,” commented CTO D.W.R. Wijeweera, and former Chief Information Technology Officer of SLT, with over 35 years of industry experience.
