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1. There are 4 articles. You may choose to read more than one article. (15 mins)

2. In your assigned group column, write your opinion. You can give as many opinions as you want my clicking on the '+' sign. (10mins)

3. Look at your opponent's column, give your counter-argument by clicking on 'add comment'. You can give your counter-argument for more than one person. (15mins)

RULES:
- No profanities
- No personal attacks
- Be polite

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https://www.adomonline.com/online-food-delivery-a-blessing-in-a-pandemic-recovering-world/

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On a cold Friday evening, Mrs Amoako returns from work and realises that she has been so busy and forgot to get groceries. It doesn't matter anyways because all week, her children have been craving for fufu with goat meat and soup.

It's already 5:30PM and as tired as she is, she cannot possibly cook. Thankfully, her husband Mr Amoako loves fufu and will eat it whenever it's offered to him. She now remembers how her colleague Frank orders for his lunch online and gets it delivered in a few minutes.

There is one challenge however. She has no idea if she can order local meals online too so she calls Frank and he confirms that there are affordable local restaurants online that she can order from. After downloading the app and filling in her details, she orders for fufu with light soup and goat meat for the whole family.

Delivery agent : ''Hello, my name is Paa Kwesi and I am at your gate with your order''

Customer : '' Hi Paa Kwesi, I will be out in a second''

A few minutes later, the order is received and her problem is solved.

Jumia Food

In a world that has been hardly hit with a pandemic that threatened to stay for a long time, there has been a dying need to find ways and means to stay safe, save money and make better use of time. In times past, the headache of finding food, spending hours in traffic and waiting at the restaurant to get your preferred meal was normal.

With little developments, certain restaurants provided an avenue where customers could call to order, then come in to pick up their orders. Even at that point, customers still had to spend time and money moving from home to the restaurant while waiting for long hours for the order to be prepared. In today's world, online food delivery has come as a blessing to all.

Below, Jumia, Africa's leading online food delivery service looks at some of the benefits of ordering food online at a time when the world is still recovering from the covid-19 pandemic.

For sometime now, e-commerce has proven to be the solution to many of the world's challenges. Online deliveries now provide so many benefits for both the consumers and businesses.

For consumers, top on the list in the context of Covid-19 will be safety. With physical contact being one sure way of contracting the deadly virus, it has become imperative that many consumers switch to online food delivery.

The adoption of contactless delivery and payments provide the assurance that there is minimal to zero risk of getting infected. You sit at home or in your office and with a few clicks on your smartphone, you can get your favorite meals delivered to you.

The delivery agent can drop it at the door , take a few steps back for you to pick it up, sanitize and pay online. With platforms such as JumiaPay, customers now go through the entire process without any physical contact with the vendors or delivery agents. Hence being safe.

Another very important benefit of online food delivery is time saving. The old adage says "time is money". It is important that customers save as much time as possible when getting their preferred meals from their favorite restaurants or local "chop bars".

Online food delivery makes it possible for you to plan your day so well. When preparing for an event, you can order your meal and use that waiting time to iron, do your make up and get other things done. By the time you are ready, the food should be at your doorstep.

This is a relief and in sharp contrast to some years back when you had to drive or walk all the way to the restaurant, wait for a while to pick up your order and then come back home to still take care of other things before getting ready if you have somewhere to go. There was extra time being wasted back then.

Ordering online through e-commerce platforms such as Jumia has helped change such things. In addition to time saving, convenience is another very important benefit of online food delivery.

Why will you go through the traffic in town and move up and down just to get your cravings sorted when you can sit in the comfort of your home or office and still get it delivered? That's the power of e-commerce.

Jumia Food

Globally, covid-19 really hit everyone hard. From emotional to psychological issues, the world has had to deal with a lot since this pandemic began. Financially, it has been very challenging too with many people finding new ways to make money while others have resorted to saving the little money they have.

One of the many benefits of online food delivery has been cost saving. When you order online, you can access the many deals and discounts that online food companies offer. Various campaigns such as ''Food Festival'', ''Black Friday'' and ''Jumia Anniversary'' also come with very heavy price cuts which make it the best option for consumers.

Apart from deals and discounts, generally staying at home and paying a small delivery fee is more economically viable than driving through traffic to and from the restaurant.

On the other hand, for the sellers and restaurants, online food delivery serves as a great and very lucrative option to sell their food. According to many restaurants, their sales dropped dramatically when many cities were on lockdown. With restricted movements, many Ghanaians couldn't go to their favorite restaurants to eat.

The food vendors were running at losses, cutting down on staff and struggling to keep their restaurants running. With online food deliveries, they are assured of hundreds of consumers who are willing and able to buy food frequently and consistently. Food vendors who utilize online delivery services are now doing well and stabilizing their businesses with a couple even expanding their operations and employing more staff.

The benefits of online food delivery in today's world cannot be overemphasised. Day-in-day-out Ecommerce companies are coming up with technologies and innovations that ensure that consumers get the best value for their money. Safety, convenience, cost and time saving have become basic needs for the online consumer. This means that the future is bright for ecommerce and the online food delivery industry.
Credit : Bennet Otoo (Jumia Ghana)

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Online food delivery; a blessing in a pandemic recovering world

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On a cold Friday evening, Mrs. Amoako returns from work and realizes that she has been so busy and forgot to get groceries. It doesn't matter anyways because all week, her children have been craving for fufu with goat meat and soup.

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With the rise of technology in every field related to human life, the accessibility factor has grown multifold. In today's dynamic world, we can satisfy our shopping and eating needs merely through a phone call or a mouse click. Home delivery services have come a long way in making things accessible to the people, and that too hassle free. An online store lets people shop for clothes from multiple brands without even travelling, and similarly, a food delivery service lets people enjoy the food of their choice within their homes.

Fod delivery service is the prime reason why some of the delivery restaurants in saket have gained more popularity and preference among the customers, as compared to their counterparts.

Here's a list of some of the reasons how home-delivery services work in the favor of restaurants.

· Time: Food delivery services save a lot of time- the time spent in preparing the meal as well as the time spent in travelling to a restaurant offering your desired food. The restaurants provide food delivery services online and through phone calls as well. You merely have to make a call to get your favorite food and you cannot ask for more.

· Convenience: Food delivery services are convenient in the sense that a wide range of food is available on your doorstep, even without any effort made on your part. You can order the food from anywhere and it becomes wholly the restaurant's responsibility to track your location and provide you whatever you asked for.

· Flexibility: Although the midnight delivery services are yet to become common, the time constraints that the delivery restaurants offer are quite flexible. You can order food even when you're comfortably snuggled into your bed in your pajamas, which is why delivery orders become quite popular during winters.

· Privacy: If you're uncomfortable and awkward with being in the public, food delivery is just the right option for you. You can enjoy your favorite food just with your family or limited group of your friends.

· Promotional deals: Because you pay delivery charges for the food delivery services, some outlets, for example some of the North Indian restaurants in saket, try to make the extra charges worth your while by including a list of promotional deals in the food menu, while you order online.

With a number of restaurants offering food delivery, you have a wide range of options for breakfasts, lunches and dinners.

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WHY A HOME DELIVERY SERVICE IS A BLESSING

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With the rise of technology in every field related to human life, the accessibility factor has grown multifold. In today's dynamic world, we can satisfy our shopping and eating needs merely through a phone call or a mouse click. Home delivery services have come a long way in making things accessible to the people, and that too hassle free.

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Pros & Cons Of Offering Food Delivery Service In 2021

If you are someone who is thinking of starting your food delivery business in 2021 then you need to be well informed about its pros and cons considering the current situation of the pandemic.

· The pros of offering food delivery service in 2021

1. Maintenance of social distancing

Since only 50% of people are allowed in the restaurnts, the food delivery services will let the other 50% at their homes to relish their favorite food without having to wait for hours for others to finish eating. This will be of great advantage to the profit-making of the restaurants despite the restrictions on the intake of customers. Even the customers need not risk their life for the sake of their delicacies. Some brands are also offering contactless delivery which can promote their health and well being.

2. Wide variety of consumers

There might be various individuals who cannot leave their homes due to the responsibility of family or work. Some might be home quarantined. The restaurants will not be losing out on these customers when they can provide the delivery to their homes.

3. Less burden

The restaurants will have a lower workload since you will be providing them with the on-demand delivery services thereby letting them take more orders and serve more individuals. Since there will be instant delivery and fewer individuals will be coming to dine out, restaurant owners can think of decreasing the size of the restaurant and saving their money. They can also hire fewer waiters as there will be fewer customers to be served and hence increase their profits. This way, the food delivery business can also earn increased commissions.

4. Reaching the customers in remote locations

Some customers might not be able to reach the urban areas where the restaurants are. Through the food delivery services, they can reach out even those customers and thereby raise their revenue.

· Cons of offering food delivery services in 2021

1. Lower control

As your food delivery service will be the third party, you will have a decreased amount of control over the experience of the customers. You won't be able to take charge of the food's taste or the traffic or other such conditions. It is very much possible that their bad services can affect your rating, branding, and goodwill.

2. Lot of work

If you want to begin your food delivery service, you will have to do a lot of work right from hiring the delivery men, giving them the soft skills training to deal politely with the customers, arrangement of vehicles, and other several miscellaneous tasks.

3. Fewer profit margins

Even though you receive higher commissions from the restaurant owners, there is a lot that you will have to pay such as vehicle fuel, salaries, and insurance of drivers. Therefore, there are fewer profit margins in food delivery services.

4. Food safety

Since there are numerous individuals involved right from the food is cooked till the customers have it, food safety is endangered during this period of global emergency. You have the least control over the cooks and drivers following the safety precautions. If any customer's health is in danger, even your goodwill might be at stake.

· Conclusion:-

All services have their pitfalls. The pros of the food delivery service need to cherish while its cons need to be dealt with proper solutions. Some cons are inevitable such as food safety but you can safeguard yourself with proper paperwork with the restaurant owners, workers, and drivers. Your food delivery business can truly thrive even in 2021 if it is implemented correctly and the problems are solved with well-formed strategies.

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im lazy to go down to buy food thus i order fodpanda to get food

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I agree that food delivery is a blessing as it saves time.
For example, I do not have to make a tiring journey to get my food nor do I have to get dressed. Instead, food is delivered straight to my door
This shows that with food delivery, you do not need to waste time going out

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i agree because sometimes we feel lazy, discouraged and tired to go out to order food, thus we use grabfood to order our fav food

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I disagree as you would lose human touch if you do not socialise with other people. During this covid period if there is no interact between people, people emotions would become more wary and moody. At times, people would become more aggressive or very emotions if they feel very lonely and feel that no one cares for them due to the covid-19 lockdown procedures.

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i agree. being lazy and introverted,i would rather stay home and game all day.moreover,ordering online allows you to access many deals and discounts that online food companies can offer.

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i agree. I think that food delivery has provided convenience for many people. during this pandemic, many people have been working from home. Thus, they would have no time to cook proper meals or have the time to head down to buy food. online food delivery is a good way to aid the needs of busy people, as we are paying for someone to help us queue and collect our food, which would be delivered right at out doorstep. besides that, it helps the delivery people to earn more money as compared to before covid, providing them with a larger source of income. Therefore, online food delivery has provided convenience for those working from home, and also provided the food delivery people with more orders to earn more money.

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I disagree because while it is a blessing to customers, it is a not so pleasant job for the people doing the delivery.

For example, the people delivering the food must be careful about the food while travelling from place to place because there are roads that are bumpy and jerky which would cause the food to be in a bad state.

Secondly, the payment fee for both food and delivery are altogether expensive like if you order expensive food, there might be an additional fee to charge for delivery which will be more expensive than the actual set of food

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online food delivery provides convenience especially for those who have worked the whole day and have no energy to go out and buy food, it also helps those in need of money and can't find a job to survive on

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i agree as it is brings convenience to others and we can do things while waiting for our food to arrive such as doing our homework, ironing our clothes etc. many people are also working from home during this covid period, thus making food delivery even better

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i agree food delivery is a blessing for many people,especially for those who have disabilities.Before Covid-19,some people who have disabilities might have found it difficult to go out and buy food for themselves as it takes time to change and adjust.With food delivery available,them can already save the hassle to go out and stay at home to order and eat the food from the food delivery without changing and wheeling around

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i disagree because the dining experience of online food delivery is different from eating out. staying at home all day can also make people more prone to being lazy and unproductive. staying at home for too long a time is also bad for health. eating out, one can go out, breathe some fresh air, and walk more.

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i agree because it is much more convenient to order in rather than putting in effort to dress up and wasting time on thinking. we could just immediately order and eat comfortably in our home shirt and even watch netflix and chill. another point is we are having covid season now. there is even a new omicron virus showing how serious this situation is. we should play a part and stay at home while we can. thus i agree that it is better to order food delivery than eating out.

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i agree. it is better to have home delivery as we are able to eat in our comfort space while watching videos or shows at the same time. it is also very convenient for lazy people who find it troublesome to dress up just to buy food. for introverts, they will not need to interact much with people. food delivery takes less than half an hour, compared to queuing for food, it takes lesser time to get our food. therefore, i agree food delivery is better

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i agree. i am a lazy person and rather order food delivery than queue up at the stalls myself. although the prices are marked up, i would not mind if it meant i would get to stay at home while waiting for my hot piping food to be delivered right at my doorstep. my orders and other peoples orders would also definitely contribute to an increase in their salary, as amidst this covid period, more people would have to resort to staying at home. ordering food would be a safer and more convenient way, that is why it is such a popular way of getting our meals done now. Hence i agree food delivery is a good thing :(((

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I agree. Ordering food delivery online is much more convienent as one can just stay at home and do their things instead of having to go out and eat. Food deliveries also do not take very long to arrive at our house as compared to going out and having to queue up for a long time

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I agree. Being able to order food delivery has saved a lot of trouble of us having to head to shopping centres, coffee shops etc. This is because meaningless time is spent either dressing up and driving to the mall or cooking up a storm in the kitchen, when sometimes we cannot even make a proper scrumptious meal. When convenience is just one click away, why do we have to bother wasting 1 hour getting ready when we can have our food delivered right at our doorstep.

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I agree that online food delivery is a blessing for many people. This is because online food delivery allows us to spend more time doing what we like. To elaborate, food delivery helps us to save time. Instead of having to dress up and wasting time on travelling, we can just order food delivery and play games or even complete an assignment while waiting for our food to arrive at our doorstep. thus, i agree that online food delivery is a blessing for many people.

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i agree that online food delivery is a blessing as i prefer to stay at home esp to eat as it is more comfortable and i feel more safe. adding on, online food delivery also comes in handy when people are busy and/or tired. ordering food delivery also takes very little effort which makes life easier for those people who are lazy/tired.

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I agree as I think that it would provide more convenience such as not needing to queue up for a long time. Moreover, we get to save up more time and energy to do other activities such as assignments and chores. Furthermore, we get to eat in a more comfortable and quiet environment and not in such a humid and noisy environment. Hence it is more convenient to order food delivery compared to dining out.

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I agree that food delivery is a blessing for many people because of the convenience it brings us. I would rather order food delivery and spend time doing more important things while waiting for my food to arrive right at my doorstep than spend time doing nothing while standing in line at the stall or restaurant. Food delivery is also convenient for those who need to quarantine at home and there are also promotion and deals.

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Yes I agree too as delivery dudes are front liners and they deserve money

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i agree as it is brings convenience to others and we can do things while waiting for our food to arrive such as doing our homework, ironing our clothes etc. many people are also working from home during this covid period, thus making food delivery even better

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i agree. food delivery has provided convenience for many people. online food delivery provides convenience especially for those who have worked the whole day and have no energy to go out and buy food, it also helps those in need of money and can't find a job to survive on

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i agree . we get to relax when we are tired . instead of going out to buy food on a long day , we can order of the food delivery app and have someone else do it for us