As the Senior Business Analyst at M1 Consulting Inc., you have been asked to provide the senior management team with an analysis of a specific small business the firm may be looking to invest in, or purchase.
What type of business are they – profit/non, public/private, industry, ownership type, etc.? How long have they been in business?
The Company is a private limited company and engaged in food delivery industry. It is mainly a start up and expanding rapidly. They are in the business since 3 years.
1. Company's core business is delivery of food orders of customers. Orders are placed in App by customers and restaurants accept the order via food ordering system. Company has engaged food delivery partners who accept delivery and collect the food orders from restaurant and deliver to customer door steps. Business is mainly into service and help serve customer tasty food needs
2. Secondary business includes recently ventured into grocery and pharmacy orders delivery. Customers are given choices of grocery and pharmacy outlets available in the locality. Once customer places the orders via app food delivery partners pick up and deliver them
3. Main customer includes entire segment having access to mobile phones. Since it is app driven orders customers can place food orders at any time and their convenience. Customers can get access to variety of food outlets and manage their needs. It helps customers in getting access to any choice of food at any time.
4. Company is mainly doing business in Asian countries and they have customers in each of these countries.
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