Han Ximin

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DIDI Chuxing announced Thursday that its food delivery business had captured one-third of the market share just three days after its beta launch in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.

It has rolled out plans for food delivery service in more cities.

“We appreciate the support and trust of our first users, business partners and delivery captains during the trial operation,” said Luo Wen, head of Didi’s food delivery service.

“We are seeing quite an overwhelming response from the market. At the right time, we will complete this trial phase as swiftly as possible and officially launch a service that earns the trust of users, business partners and delivery captains, and lets more users enjoy high-quality food delivery service from Didi.”

Due to the positive reception to Didi’s food delivery service in Wuxi, the company is looking to expand the service to more cities in the near term, but it didn’t disclose a timeline.

Users in Wuxi can try Didi’s food delivery service by selecting “Food Delivery” on the Didi app.

Didi said it places a high priority on food safety. It will scrutinize each business partner that joins its food delivery network, ensuring that all have the relevant business and food safety licenses or equivalent documents.

The delivery captains must undergo a series of professional training programs, including operating procedures, service requirements, and safe driving. Delivery captains are only eligible to start once they have successfully completed training and a test.

Over the past five years, DiDi has accumulated experience and knowledge in the mobility industry and has become a world leader in big data-enabled algorithms for supply-demand forecasting, intelligent order matching and dispatching, and route planning. With the launch of its online food delivery service, Didi is applying its technological expertise in mobility to delivery services.