Wolt to launch food deliveries in Jerusalem October 18

• Published date: 07 October 2021
• Author: ZEV STUB
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Wolt will compete against delivery services like 10Bis that already operate in Jerusalem. Among the restaurants that have already joined are Hatzot Steakhouse, Mifgash Hasheikh, Tzidkiahu Steakhouse, Focaccia Bar, GG Kubala, Talbiye Restaurant, Mona, Menza and more.

The company was founded in 2014 in Helsinki, Finland, and now operates in 23 countries and over 180 cities, including Tel Aviv and its surrounding cities. The company had over 45,000 merchant partners, 90,000 courier partners and 12 million registered customers as of June.

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Jerusalem will be the most mountainous city where Wolt operates. This will necessitate that most of its deliveries are made via motorcycle.

Wolt will focus its activities on high-traffic areas at the launch, including the city's main employment areas such as the Government Quarter in Givat Ram, the hi-tech parks in Har Hotzvim and Malcha, the city center and the First Station complex. It will also reach residential neighborhoods like Katamonim, East Talpiot, Beit Hakerem, Kiryat Hayovel, Givat Masua, Ramot, Nachlaot, Arnona, Baka, Talpiot, the German Colony, Old Katamon, Nayot, Rehavia, Rasco, Abu Tor, Beit Safafa, Sheikh Jarrah and the American Colony. Several months later, it will expand its service to Gilo and Mount Homa in the south of the city and French Hill and Ramat Eshkol in the north.

Wolt had been meeting with the Jerusalem Municipality, and leaders in the restaurant industry and the Mahane Yehuda market to coordinate the launch. A meeting last...