Food Delivery Shanghai from buzai232's blog

Sherpa's was the first food delivery service shanghai booming service targeting the expat community and is still the best known. In recent years, however, more and more suppliers have established food delivery services in Shanghai

The most visible being eleme with its ubiquitous blue uniformed delivery staff buzzing around the city. The eleme app is one of the most widely used food delivery apps in Shanghai. Unfortunately they do not have an English language version.

But don’t fret, we give you a list of food delivery services in Shanghai with English service, including some healthy food delivery choices, at the end of this article.
Sherpa's food delivery Shanghai
Interview with Sherpa's Founder

Interview with Mark Secchia, founder and former owner of Sherpa's, the largest Shanghai Food Delivery service for expats, and a long-time Shanghai expat himself.

Q. When did you start your Shanghai Food Delivery service?
I wrote the business plan, raised the money and launched the business in a relatively short time – all in 1999.

Q. How many cities does Sherpa's now offer food delivery services in?
Three: Shanghai, Suzhou, and Beijing. Beijing is relatively new for us, we started our Chaoyang business last year. We were in Hangzhou briefly, but when we launched Beijing we needed to shift resources away from Hangzhou to focus on the growing business in Beijing. In a somewhat of a knee-jerk reaction, the Shanghai food authorities quickly cracked down on the poultry supply chain, and many restaurants were simply unable to procure fresh chicken. Many refused to serve chicken that had been frozen. Customers on the other hand didn't seem to shy away from eating chicken as much during that period.