PHILIPSBURG:--- iLandGrub.com, a locally owned website offering an online ordering platform for Caribbean restaurants, has officially signed up Jan's Kitchen as its first restaurant partner to utilize its service.
"I chose iLandGrub because the marketing strategy is appealing and aligns with our goals" stated Darean Peters, manager of Jan's Kitchen. "I also expect not only our restaurant to grow rapidly, but iLandGrub as well". Darean continued to say that "other restaurants would definitely benefit from the online community and visibility. Also, the possibility to attract new customers via shared marketing efforts by iLandGrub.com on a local and regional scale". Since the launch of its final beta stage in January of 2014, iLandGrub has been able to attract over 12,000 Facebook and Twitter followers across the Caribbean that are all eagerly waiting to utilize the service.
Technology has been the driving force in all aspects of business worldwide and iLandGrub's online ordering tool will provide Caribbean restaurants with the opportunity to venture into the world of online sales and allow restaurant partners to expand their service to customers from a technological standpoint. Although iLandGrub will currently be servicing delivery restaurants only, restaurants offering takeout will also be able to utilize the service very soon enabling restaurants of all sizes to reap the benefits of online ordering.
"We are excited to officially have Jan's Kitchen signed up and look forward to contributing to the growth of as many restaurants as possible in St. Maarten and throughout the Caribbean. Jan's Kitchen is the perfect fit for our platform. Great local food at very affordable prices for the everyday person. Who wouldn't want to be able sit on their couch and have crabback or curry chicken delivered to their door?" stated Meade, founder of the ambitious young startup.
Hungry users will be able to browse delivery restaurants serving their area via their computers, tablets, and smartphones. Benefits of online ordering in comparison to ordering by phone, besides the obvious saving of call credit, includes being able to scan an area for a variety of restaurants, track orders placed via the site, and receive SMS updates about the status of an order. "This is a great opportunity for the tech-savvy community in St. Maarten and other Caribbean islands to take advantage of the unbeatable convenience of ordering online which has been dominant and standard in many countries worldwide" stated Lindo, co-founder of iLandGrub. "St. Maarten has over 400 restaurants, all serving great food. Yet the average person who's looking for something new, goes through the time consuming process of searching via different ways for restaurants. At iLandGrub.com, we plan to make ordering from restaurants way more efficient".
iLandGrub.com was founded by Duane Meade (24) in 2013, bringing on board Jaine Lindo (23) and Constantijn Asamoah (26) as co-founders in early 2014. Both Meade and Lindo grew up in St. Maarten and attended St. Dominic High School and Milton Peters College. You can keep track of new restaurants that are added to iLandGrub and any updates by visiting the website www.ilandgrub.com.