A local Nigerian food vendor, Amoke Oge, has recorded orders worth N2.3 billion in 500,000 deliveries on Chowdeck, one of the country’s leading food delivery platforms.
The milestone marks a major achievement for both the vendor and the platform, reflecting the growing role of digital marketplaces in Nigeria’s food service sector.
The figure is based on an average order value of N4,600, as reported by Chowdeck in a video shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) account.
Chowdeck stated that Amoke Oge, which specialises in local delicacies, owned by Hajia Amoke Odukoya, was among the first 100 vendors to join the platform in 2023.
“Amoke Oge just became the first woman-led business to hit 500,000 deliveries on Chowdeck — with an average order value of N4,600. We’ll let you do the math. To mark the milestone, our CEO Femi Aluko (@femi_aluks) showed up in person to congratulate her,” the company wrote to accompany the video.
From the calculations, this indicated that the food seller has completed orders valued at N2.3 billion.
Chowdeck, which currently operates in eight Nigerian states, serves over 3,000 vendors and works with more than 10,000 delivery riders.
Earlier in 2024, the company secured $2.5 million in seed funding to support its operations and expansion.
Notable investors include Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, FounderX Ventures, Hoaq Fund, and influential figures such as Rappi co-founders Mr Simon Borrero and Mr Juan Pablo Ortega, and Paystack co-founders, Mr Shola Akinlade and Mr Ezra Olubi.
Chowdeck is so far one of the biggest success stories in Nigerian startups— a testament to resilience amid global headwinds, particularly as it is estimated that Nigerians spend approximately 60 per cent of their earnings on food.
Amoke Oge’s milestone is not a standalone achievement for Chowdeck, as it earlier this month, precisely on May 13, revealed that Korede Spaghetti, a vendor operating in the heart of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) in Yaba, had sold N1 billion worth of food items processed on the platform.