Food delivery service GrabFood is looking to introduce central kitchens in locations which have few eateries but see high demand “sometime this year”, its Singapore head Lim Kell Jay said on Tues. “For areas which are relatively under-served, I think that’s where we can possibly set up a Grab kitchen and then invite the relevant merchants to those locations to provide deliveries,” he said. “I think the kitchen is something that will help all our customers.” Grab did not provide details on the number of kitchens and where they might be, only stating that it is still “doing our research and evaluating”. But Grab’s rivals in Singapore have already adopted this strategy. Foodpanda has central kitchens in Woodlands and Mandai, while Deliveroo has them in Katong and Lavender. Still, Grab plans to trump the competition by getting “most, if not all” of the 10,000 food establishments registered with NEA on its GrabFood app.... Continue Reading