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Biko.cr joins the food delivery competition in Costa Rica

Contxto – Another food delivery startup is entering the market of Costa Rica; zipping in is Biko.cr. It wants to...

June 1, 2020

Stone acquires healthtech Vitta and invests in 3 other startups

Contxto – Fintech Stone is making its debut into healthcare (sort of). Expanding its scope, the Brazilian company bought Vitta,...

May 28, 2020

Foody to launch healthy meal deliveries in Mexico

Contxto – Healthy food has a bad rep. Often perceived as “expensive” or “boring,” it’s hard to compare a salad...

May 28, 2020

The government is unwittingly killing the use of cash in Peru

Contxto – If Covid-19 weren’t enough to deter users from using cash, now the government in Peru is (unintentionally) pushing...

May 26, 2020

PedidosYa launches dark grocery store in Uruguay

Contxto – Many grocery delivery platforms boast getting goods delivered to your doorstep in one to two hours. But Uruguayan...

May 25, 2020

Government of Colombia probes into delivery platforms for Mother’s Day delays

Contxto – The 2020 Mother’s Day ordeal continues for food delivery platforms in Colombia. On May 10th, their services were...

May 19, 2020

SoftBank foresees the end of the food delivery showdown in Latin America

Contxto – For one SoftBank senior executive, there can only be one winner when it comes to food delivery services...

May 15, 2020

Food delivery platform couriers in Argentina aren’t happy, so they’re striking

Contxto – Couriers for Rappi, Uber Eats, and Glovo have a bone to pick with their respective food delivery platforms...

May 13, 2020

Delivery platforms Rappi, Domicilios.com, and Hugo had one heck of a Mother’s Day

Contxto – Mother’s Day came and went. And it’ll certainly be one for the history books. For the first time...

May 11, 2020

Rappi blocks misbehaving deliverers from its platform

Contxto – In a showing of zero tolerance for misbehavior and non-compliance with sanitation standards, Rappi permanently blocked more than...

May 11, 2020