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SINCE end-2015, food-delivery platform foodpanda has grown its base of delivery persons more than six times to over 6,000, the company's Singapore managing director Luc Andreani said.
How has such phenomenal growth been possible? "One reason is that we pay competitively," he said, after a moment's pause.
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