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Chinese on-demand local services giant Meituan recruits Hong Kong riders to take on city’s food delivery leaders Foodpanda and Deliveroo
- A new Meituan rider in Hong Kong who records 500 deliveries over a 30-day period could earn up to HK$35,000 in monthly pay, recent estimates show
- The Beijing-based company has around 70 per cent market share in the larger food delivery market on the mainland
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Ben Jiangin Beijing
Chinese on-demand local services giant Meituan has started recruiting riders in Hong Kong, signalling the company’s move to expand in the local food delivery market dominated by Foodpanda and Deliveroo.
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Apart from riders, Meituan is also looking to hire so-called foot soldiers who are dispatched on foot to make deliveries, according to a recruitment document posted on the company’s Telegram channel on Tuesday.
Candidates eligible to work in Hong Kong as riders must be at least 18 years old, while those recruited as foot soldiers must be at least 16. As an incentive, new riders who complete a certain volume of orders will receive an extra pay of HK$2,500.
A new Meituan rider in the city who records 500 deliveries over a 30-day period is projected to draw a monthly pay of up to HK$35,000, according to an estimate by financial daily newspaper Hong Kong Economic Times.
Meituan, which has around 70 per cent market share in the larger mainland food delivery market, declined to comment on its Hong Kong expansion.
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