Lockdown smash Providoor enters liquidation with insufficient funds to pay creditors, refund customers

Restaurant meal delivery startup, Providoor, has been handed over to Liquidators three years after launching.

The business was founded in Melbourne by chef Shane Delia in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way to help restaurants stay afloat during lockdowns.

Providoor allowed customers to order meals from restaurants that they would then finish at home. While initially launching in Melbourne, the service branched into Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and some Northern NSW locations.

The service was popular not only with retail customers — particularly for special occasions — but also with businesses. During one of the lockdowns, I was involved in an at-home PR event that included meals being sent to attendees from Sydney’s Mjolner to enjoy over Zoom during the briefing.

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