{"id":64997,"title":"CoKitchen (FoodCourt) ⚡️ - Virtual Restaurants \u0026 Stores for Africa","tagline":"Good food, snacks, liquor \u0026 essentials delivered in a single order! ","body":"Hello YC fam,\n\nThis is [Henry](https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrynneji/) \u0026 [Paul](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-adokiye-iruene-5537a5163/) from [CoKitchen](https://www.getfoodcourt.com)!\n\nWe are building the future of on-demand delivery in Africa with Virtual Restaurants \u0026 Dark Stores.\n\n**📲 FoodCourt App**\\\nThe [FoodCourt](https://onelink.to/foodcourtapp) app lets people order from a curation of virtual restaurant brands \u0026 shops focused on the most popular food \u0026 convenience categories wherever you are in Africa. With FoodCourt, you don’t have to decide between burgers, traditional Nigerian food, Chinese food or even liquor \u0026 snacks. You can order across brands \u0026 have everything delivered in a single order!\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=64997\u0026key=user_uploads/741494/6447f895-8407-42e9-83a3-3888319ee070)\n\n**❎ The Problem**\\\nDespite the rise of aggregator food delivery apps across Africa, traditional restaurants still find it hard to adapt to the changes in consumer behaviour \u0026 keep up with the growing demand for on-demand delivery services. This has led to a **poor experience** for online food delivery users on the continent.\n\n**✅ Our Solution**\\\nWe’ve built a full-stack model where we control different areas of the value chain such as the technology, food production \u0026 delivery to give users a seamless \u0026 consistent experience.\n\n1. Order on the FoodCourt app - a curation of good food \u0026 convenience goods with our unique \u0026 easy to use multi-brand ordering experience.\n2. Order gets prepared in our multi-brand delivery hub - Fully optimised for delivery efficiency.\n3. Delivered quickly by our connected last-mile partners - stationed at the delivery hub.\n\n**❤️ Feedback**\\\n[150+ User Stories - Instagram highlights](https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTMxODM5NzU2MTc1MTQ2?story_media_id=2872254883829742939\u0026igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=64997\u0026key=user_uploads/741494/aa32bd46-0a7d-4c73-aa4a-d462db4af8a1)\n\n**📈 Milestones \u0026 Fun Facts**\\\nSince our launch 11 months ago…\\\n250,000+ meals delivered\\\n$500k+ all-time sales\\\n$110k+ sales in June\\\n2,650+ monthly active users (67%+ order between 2 - 50+ times a month)\\\nEvery day in the last 150+ days, we’ve seen 35 - 45 people order 2 - 5 times daily.\\\n100% cashless (52%+ of transactions from saved cards)\n\n**🌍 The Market - Africa**\n\nPopulation: 1.37B+\\\nInternet users: 590m+ \\\nMedian age: 18yrs (wired for convenience, massive room for growth)\n\n**⚡️ Our Mission**\n\nBuilding a future where good food \u0026 convenience goods are seamlessly accessible in a few clicks for Africans.\n\n**🤝 Ask**\n\nTry us out - If you are in Lagos, Nigeria (the island), give us a try, we’d love to hear your feedback! [**» Get the app «**](https://onelink.to/foodcourtapp)\\\n\\\nTalk to us - Interested in working, learning more or partnering with us? Email [**henry@cokitchen.ng **](mailto:henry@cokitchen.ng)or visit [**www.getfoodcourt.com**](http://www.getfoodcourt.com)\n\n\\#CoKitchen x #FoodCourt","slug":"GuL-cokitchen-foodcourt-virtual-restaurants-stores-for-africa","created_at":"2022-07-29T11:31:36.230Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T03:58:17.804Z","total_vote_count":18,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/GuL-cokitchen-foodcourt-virtual-restaurants-stores-for-africa","share_image_url":"//bookface-static.ycombinator.com/assets/ycdc/yc-og-image-c440a0ad1dacfb86eeeb343717479cc54d256614449b4ef719977a0a451f8bc8.png","company":{"id":27147,"name":"FoodCourt","slug":"foodcourt","url":"https://www.getfoodcourt.com","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/d8b310f196c9d3bbee68d94946f5184db3f66e95.png","batch":"Summer 2022","industry":"Consumer","tags":["Ghost Kitchens","Consumer","Delivery","Food Tech"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/27147"}}