Spaza Eats taking on Uber and Mr D in townships

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Spaza Eats taking on Uber and Mr D in townships

A South African on-demand food and goods delivery service operating in townships has amassed tens of thousands of customers in about a year, Sunday Times reports.

The service — Spaza Eats — was created by Analytics X founder Talifhani Banks, a young businessman from Makhado in Limpopo.

 

[SilverCode]

Alcock explained that these businesses are seeing exponential growth due to two factors:

Township residents who live in 1-bedroom backrooms do not want to cook food in those rooms.
Load-shedding and other power outages makes it difficult to cook food, which drives people to fast-food alternatives.

I wonder if there is a market for "public kitchens" in townships. You can pay X amount for the use of counter space, utensils and stoves/ovens etc, with an additional cost if you want to rent fridge space.

Could even have an Mzollies (?) type vibe where you can bring your own braai meat along and pay someone to cook it for you while you prepare your sides in the kitchen.

You have dedicated people to clean up after the patrons so you don't end up with a health hazard.

 

[Bernoldus Niemand]

No thanks will stick with my Philips airfryer.

 

[FiestaST]

Nice, oke found a gap in the market & went for it! Respect to okes that has the balls to take the leap.

 

[Unreal]

I wonder if there is a market for "public kitchens" in townships. You can pay X amount for the use of counter space, utensils and stoves/ovens etc, with an additional cost if you want to rent fridge space.

Could even have an Mzollies (?) type vibe where you can bring your own braai meat along and pay someone to cook it for you while you prepare your sides in the kitchen.

You have dedicated people to clean up after the patrons so you don't end up with a health hazard.

That idea has reached your mind for a reason. The question is whether you are going to do anything about it

 

[Swa]

Get your Mopane worms in 60 minutes or it's free.

 

[notinterested]

I wonder if there is a market for "public kitchens" in townships. You can pay X amount for the use of counter space, utensils and stoves/ovens etc, with an additional cost if you want to rent fridge space.

Could even have an Mzollies (?) type vibe where you can bring your own braai meat along and pay someone to cook it for you while you prepare your sides in the kitchen.

You have dedicated people to clean up after the patrons so you don't end up with a health hazard.

that's actually a pretty cool idea. they have similar things in thailand if i am not mistaken.

and it's mzoli's lol. you spelt it like how a private school teacher would say it

 

[FiestaST]

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[Stoompie]

No thanks will stick with my Philips airfryer.

Lol you should, you are not the target market bud. Main character syndrome much

 

[Pegging]

No thanks will stick with my Philips airfryer.

And stalking cashiers.

 

[Bernoldus Niemand]

Lol you should, you are not the target market bud. Main character syndrome much

Lol it's the same as Uber eats, MrD, Debonairs or the fallen Orderin. I've used all of those before they became outrageously expensive.

 

[Polymathic]

Taxi Bosses are going to be mad

 

[Swa]

Lol it's the same as Uber eats, MrD, Debonairs or the fallen Orderin. I've used all of those before they became outrageously expensive.

They don't cater for the same market.

 

[Bernoldus Niemand]

They don't cater for the same market.

Tell MyBB that...

Spaza Eats taking on Uber and Mr D in townships

 

[Ockie]

Tell MyBB that...

Spaza Eats taking on Uber and Mr D in townships

 

[Bernoldus Niemand]

Spaza Eats taking on Uber and Mr D in townships

Thanks I didn't know the service outside of townships is different. Silly me!

 

[Ockie]

Thanks I didn't know the service outside of townships is different. Silly me!

Very different demographic.

 

[pstation]

I wonder if there is a market for "public kitchens" in townships. You can pay X amount for the use of counter space, utensils and stoves/ovens etc, with an additional cost if you want to rent fridge space.

Could even have an Mzollies (?) type vibe where you can bring your own braai meat along and pay someone to cook it for you while you prepare your sides in the kitchen.

You have dedicated people to clean up after the patrons so you don't end up with a health hazard.

yeah, there definitely is a market for that.

I'm from Chicago and there are businesses that have done that, eg: https://thehatcherychicago.org/

they provide shared and private kitchen space, office space, tutoring, finance, etc. pretty much a 360° solution for anyone looking to move beyond cooking in their home and start an actual "real" business.

 

[Stoompie]

Thanks I didn't know the service outside of townships is different. Silly me!

Like I said main character