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Time of India
22-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Kiko Live launches Tabe: India's first food-only buyer app on ONDC for affordable delivery
Kiko Live , a quick commerce firm supporting kirana stores, has launched Tabe, a food-only buyer app on ONDC to replicate the usability and convenience of mainstream food delivery apps. It leverages ONDC's underlying infrastructure to make food more affordable, transparent, and accessible. The company said it is India's first and only buyer-side app on ONDC fully dedicated to food and beverage ordering, unlike existing buyer apps that span across multiple retail categories. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Leadership healthcare Artificial Intelligence Project Management Management Product Management PGDM MBA others Others Data Science Data Analytics Technology Operations Management CXO Finance Data Science Public Policy Digital Marketing Degree MCA Cybersecurity Healthcare Design Thinking Skills you'll gain: Strategic Thinking & Planning Competitive Advantage & Market Positioning Strategic Leadership & Decision-Making Change Management & Organizational Transformation Duration: 1 Year IIM Kozhikode IIMK Advanced Strategic Management Programme Starts on Mar 30, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 10 Months IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK-Women Leadership Programme INDIA Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Weeks IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK EPIS Async India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 22 Weeks Indian School of Business SEPO - ISB Venture Capital & Private Equity India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Months IIM Kozhikode Senior Management Programme Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Opportunities & Outlining Plans to use AI & ML Applying Data-Driven Business Innovation Best Practices Changing Culture to Integrate AI-Enabled Technologies Ethics, Privacy and Regulations in AI & ML Duration: 20 Weeks Indian School of Business ISB Leadership in AI Starts on May 14, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 18 Weeks 109820388 Strategic Marketing for Leaders: Leveraging AI for Growth Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 11 Months IIM Lucknow CERT-IIML SLP India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Critical Thinking & Decision-Making Skills Power of Emerging Technologies Innovation and Drive Organizational Change Fostering a Culture of Innovation Duration: 9 Months MIT xPRO MIT Technology Leadership and Innovation Starts on May 14, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Months IIM Kozhikode Advanced Strategic Management Programme Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Financial Accounting & Analysis Financial Instruments & Markets Corporate Finance & Valuation Investment Management & Banking Duration: 12 Months IIM Kozhikode IIMK Professional Certificate in Financial Analysis and Financial Management Starts on Mar 30, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 10 Months IIM Indore Executive Programme in Business Management Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Months IIM Kozhikode SEPO - IIMK CEO Programme India Starts on undefined Get Details 'With Tabe, our goal was simple — bring the affordability and transparency promised by ONDC directly to food lovers, without compromising on the experience they've come to expect. By focusing exclusively on food, we've simplified discovery, and created a value-first platform that helps both customers and restaurants win,' said Alok Chawla, Co-Founder Kiko. Brands like McDonald's, KFC, Subway, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Wow! Momo, FreshMenu, EatFit,, Baskin Robbins, among others are listed on Tabe. The company was launched in 2020 to help small retailers build, manage, and grow their home delivery businesses. The platform allows small shops to go online and reach a broader customer base without the need for significant investment in technology or infrastructure. Tabe eliminates category clutter by focusing on food and beverage with lower pricing than traditional platforms. Due to ONDC's low platform commissions, as low as 3-8% versus as high as 45% elsewhere, restaurants can pass cost savings and ensure combined savings up to 60%. The cost advantage from ONDC is further boosted via in-app launch discounts.
The Star
19-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
Feature: Chinese solar products light up lives of Cameroonians
by Arison Tamfu, Wang Ze YAOUNDE, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Power shortage had long been a pain for Emmanuel Tabe, a resident of Buea, the chief town of Cameroon's Southwest Region. "Sometimes we did not have power for two or three weeks. The refrigerator didn't work. Food was getting bad every day, and my children couldn't study at night," said the 44-year-old father of four. That has now become a thing of the past, thanks to solar products from China. These days, streetlights powered by solar systems are a common sight in Buea, where Tabe is fondly known as "the China solar man." About eight years ago, he learned about solar products and started travelling to China to buy and sell them to locals in Cameroon. His family now relies on solar power for lighting, cooking and air conditioning. "One major advantage is that we have power all day long," Tabe said. At his home warehouse, solar panels, batteries, and inverters are all made in China. "Most solar products in Cameroon come from China," he said. "If you use them properly, they last a long time." "Prices are very affordable. Installing solar is not expensive," Tabe said. Dickson Njamshi, who also deals in solar products in Buea, said people now feel much safer at night, with well-functioning streetlights. "People were afraid to go out at night due to the darkness. Now, people are out and about at night, and the nighttime economy is also growing," he said. "Solar energy has brought life to Buea, and I think it is getting better," said the 33-year-old whose shop is just a few meters from Tabe's. Marie Njie, who came to buy a solar battery from Njamshi's shop, said solar products from China have made life much easier. "I pump water and cook using solar power. It's very easy and affordable. I no longer wait for electricity," she said. Another customer, 28-year-old Dieudonne Mbah, concurred: "Since the advent of these solar panels, we have enjoyed uninterrupted power day and night. Children now study at night, and everything is just so easy-going." In the capital, Yaounde, Wilmosolar prides itself as one of Cameroon's biggest solar engineering firms. The company imports two to four containers of solar products a year from China, said Arnaud Igor Tchokote, Wilmosolar's marketing director. "China is the leader in the production of photovoltaic solar panels. By importing from China, we do so at a lower cost compared to importing from Europe or America," he said. "China provides us with good quality panels at a lower cost." The introduction of solar products from China has ushered in a golden era of regular electricity supply, greatly boosting Cameroon's quest to increase electricity production and boost industrialization, Tchokote said. "More than three years ago, there were fewer than 100 companies operating in the photovoltaic sector. Today, there are more than 200, and these 200 companies employ young Cameroonians, who also contribute in their own way to the growth of the economy while filling the energy deficit gap in our country," he said. "This is a plus for us. It contributes both economically and socially," Tchokote said. "China is the leading supplier of all equipment. It's a plus for us to approach China, and it's beneficial for both parties." Tabe said the demand for electricity will continue to rise in Cameroon, and clean energy will play a vital role in the country's drive for industrialization. According to the Ministry of Water and Energy, Cameroon aims to expand its solar capacity to 250 megawatts by the year 2030.
