We all have that moment once in a while that we don’t want to cook. But also ordering at Deliveroo or Foodora doesn’t sound that attractive anymore, since you feel like a regular customer already. You miss the home cooked meals of your mother, but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen to make an attempt of copying her dish. What to do? AirDnD offers the solution.

What is AirDnD?
AirDnD is founded in 2015 by Rob Lagendijk and his motive is simple: it provides amateur and home chefs – you, me, your neighbour – the possibility to start their own mini restaurant in their home. “This is the moment to participate in the share economy and food is hot” are the words of CEO and founder Rob. AirDnD stands for Air Drink ‘n Dine. The platform is intended for home chefs, not for entrepreneurs. Other people can enjoy a home cooked mail by one of their neighbours by looking for interesting dishes on the platform itself.

So, how does it work exactly?
The platform is a two-sided market and creates a community between home chefs and people who wants to go out for a lovely home cooked meal. It solely depends on the value creation of the users and they put the customer in charge! Home chefs can create their own page where they can state their menu card, the prices for their different kind of dishes and even mention when they are ‘open’. You can specify your profile by telling other people how you live, what you like and how your house looks like.

People who wants to eat are also creating a profile, so that they can look for a home chef in their neighbourhood. After finding the ideal chef, you can make a reservation on the site. And before you know it, you are at the table with a couple of strangers at one of your neighbour’s house enjoying a nice, home cooked meal!

Home chefs determine their own price for their dishes. For €15 you can enjoy a “Fishy lunch” or pay some more for a four-course menu including wine. AirDnD is asking 10% for each reservation. So if a home chef is asking €15 for their dish, the guest will pay €16,50. The payments are done through the platform.

Challenges of new business idea’s
A new business idea is always facing some challenges. Like many other starters, take UBER or Airbnb for example, AirDnD is coping with these challenges. The biggest burden AirDnD has to cope with is the “Koninklijke Horeca Nederland”. Royal Horeca Netherlands (KHN) pursues its activities to the best possible business environment for the hospitality industry. They are scared that AirDnD will take the customers away from current restaurants. The KNH thinks that the home chefs who are using AirDnD must comply to the same rules as restaurants. Otherwise the competition is unfair they claim.

And now?
The founder of AirDnD is not worried about this challenges and believes in his idea. In the first couple of weeks there were already 700 home chefs registering on the site. Within a year they have grown to over 2000 different home chefs, opening up their house to strangers to enjoy a home cooked meal and they are still growing. The philosophy of AirDnD is simple: they just want to create a unique experience and offer great food for food lovers!

What do you think?
Will AirDnD be a succes? And will you make use of the opportunity to eat a lovely home cooked meal by one of your neighbors?

Sources
Tsekouras, D. (2017, 2 February). Introduction to Customer Centric Digital Commerce. Accessed on https://bb-app01.ict.eur.nl/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_29596_1&content_id=_165770_1

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