Online Food Delivery Platforms and their Impacts on Sustainability
                     Online Food 
Delivery Platforms 
and their Impacts 
on Sustainability
INTRODUCTION
Food is an essential part of life, 
providing us with the nutrition 
we need for survival; but the 
pandemic has plunged the 
entire food system into 
eccentric circumstances.
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Worldwide
Some effects on food access are 
reported due to the closure of 
food shops, transport 
limitations, or lost wages. 
Some food price increases are 
reported, though in some cases 
these vary across urban and 
rural areas or by types of food. 
Limited availability of certain 
foods was also widely reported.
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The Impacts on 
Sustainability
The food delivery industry is 
evolving: especially now, when 
we have to stay at home and 
practice social distancing. 
However, while helping your 
favorite local restaurants and 
ordering organic food delivery or 
a take-out, you may experience 
guilt about the amount of waste 
you make. 
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Economic 
Impact
The Food Delivery online 
industry's rise has brought 
employment opportunities to 
many people across various 
jobs, including chefs and 
restaurant administrators, 
delivery staff, or the 
programmers behind the 
Application / online platform.
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Economic 
Impact Cont.
Besides, the online Food 
industry has become a trend for 
supporting industries, including 
companies that manufacture, 
sell, or service electric bicycles 
and companies involved in the 
manufacture and distribution of 
bags—food packaging. 
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Social impact
Online Food Delivery influences the 
relationship between consumers and 
their food by changing how 
consumers obtain, process, and 
consume food. 
In turn, these changes impact 
human-to-human relationships, 
leading to a significant debate about 
whether online Food Delivery 
enhances or reduces the quality of 
time spent with family and 
community interaction.
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Social impact 
Cont.
People tend to only share food with 
close family members, such as 
young couples living together, 
colleagues working together, or 
students living together in the 
dormitory. Thus, Online Food 
Delivery offers those wishing to eat 
alone the opportunity to do this 
without compromising on taste, 
quality, or value, while also offering 
groups that want to eat together to 
share food and delivery. 
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Home processed 
food online
Contactless lockers have also been 
installed in hospitals so food 
deliverers can stay safe and medical 
staff unlock them with QR codes. 
Furthermore, given the no-go 
conditions that have been imposed 
in some countries due to the 
pandemic, many of the people's 
meal options have shifted from 
eating out or venturing out to 
grocery shopping and cooking at 
home processed food online.
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Environmental 
Impact
One of the most pressing 
environmental concerns that can 
be seen from the dramatic rise of 
online Food Delivery is the sheer 
volume of plastic waste generated 
and how to deal with it. 
The efficiency that different 
countries handle the plastic waste 
generated by their online Food 
Delivery depends on their recycling 
infrastructure and their online Food 
Delivery growth.
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Future views
The online food delivery 
business is a big opportunity in 
the country and will continue to 
be one. 
According to experts, the year 
2020 may have pushed the 
businesses to an all-time low. 
However, it’s not a lost 
opportunity.
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