Chinese food delivery giant Meituan, which operates the Keeta brand in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia, is set to expand to more Middle Eastern and North African countries, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Keeta, which launched in the Saudi Arabian city of Al-Kharj in September and has since entered the capital Riyadh, … Read more
Beijing-based Meituan on Monday introduced its food ordering and delivery service in Al-Kharj, a central city in the Gulf nation, according to an in-app announcement. The platform also appears to be launching soon in Saudi Arabia’s largest city, the capital Riyadh, according to a profile description of its verified account on X. A Meituan representative … Read more
The company’s foray into Riyadh will pit Meituan against local rivals including Jahez International Co, Delivery Hero’s Talabat and HungerStation and Uber Technologies-backed Careem. The move comes as Saudi Arabia, already the region’s biggest economy, devises plans to invest trillions of dollars to become a tourism and commercial hub. The skyline of Riyadh, the capital … Read more
