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Is venture money masking an untenable on-demand delivery gig?

As growing demand, lucrative income lure tens of thousands to join pool of delivery riders, sustainability questions are being raised

Sharanya Pillai
Published Thu, Mar 7, 2019 · 09:52 PM

    Singapore

    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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