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# Meal-Ordering Bots
The 'OrderNow' Bot Takes Food Orders Via Kik Messenger

By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2016-10-12 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kik-messenger
References: [trndmonitor](https://trndmonitor.com/industry-news-pingup-launches-food-ordering-bot-on-kik/) & [ordernowbot](http://ordernowbot.com/)

Pingup recently launched a [food ordering bot](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundhound-ai-and-torchys-tacos) known as 'OrderNow' on the Kik messenger Bot Shop that makes the process of [getting pizza](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-pizza), Chinese food or Thai bowls as simple as chatting with a friend.

OrderNow picks restaurants that are close to a user, so that delivery times are short. To begin the experience, users choose a type of cuisine, place an order and then wait for their food to arrive. This entire experience happens through a friendly chat with the OrderNow bot, who enthusiastically asks questions like "Hungry? Me too!" and "What type of food do you want to order?"

Bots like these are ushering in a new wave of [conversational commerce](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instacart-and-chatgpt) that makes it easy for consumers to engage with an AI brand representative using natural language.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 5.3/10
- Popularity: 66% | Activity: 84% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Conversational Commerce:** Opportunity for businesses to integrate AI technology into their customer service processes to provide personalized and conversational experiences for customers.
- **Food Delivery Bots:** Opportunity for businesses to develop and implement chatbots or messaging platforms for easy and convenient food ordering and delivery.
- **Bot Shop Integration:** Opportunity for businesses to integrate with messaging platforms and app stores to provide their products and services through chatbots or virtual assistants.

### Where This Applies

- **Food Delivery Industry:** Opportunity for food delivery companies to integrate chatbot technology to enhance their ordering process and improve customer experience.
- **Chatbot Development Industry:** Opportunity for software developers to create chatbots and virtual assistants for businesses in various industries.
- **Messaging Platform Industry:** Opportunity for messaging platform providers to expand services and integrate with businesses in various industries to offer chatbot and virtual assistant services.

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