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Food delivery firm Deliveroo and Dubai Airports have launched the region’s first-ever airport delivery service at Dubai International (DXB).DeliverooDXB allows passengers to get freshly prepared food delivered straight to their boarding gates within minutes of ordering.Just use the application, website or the airport's WiFi welcome page to place an order.Watch: The next 10 years in car tech revealed“Deliveroo’s mission is to provide the best food delivery experience in the world, and there is no reason why that should be limited to the home or office,” Anis Harb, Deliveroo GCC’s General Manager was quoted by the media as saying.Food delivery service in Dubai and worldwide has evolved throughout the years, providing consumers with innovative solutions and making their lives much easier.Are we becoming a full-service economy?Watch: The most luxurious cars on display the Dubai Motor ShowPromising industryAccording to Hotelier Middle East, a hospitality news portal, UAE’s ever-growing home food delivery market is currently valued at AED 12.9 billion ($3.5 billion).BAWS, an online lifestyle magazine, states that the products that are mostly trending for delivery in the UAE are organic seasonal fruits and vegetables and fast food, with many online restaurant directories catering a list of restaurants that offer multi-cuisines in Dubai.Meanwhile, McKinsey, a management consulting firm, reveals that the business of delivering restaurant meals to the home is undergoing rapid change, as new online platforms race to capture markets and customers across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.Worldwide, the market for food delivery stands at €83 billion, or one per cent of the total food market, and four per cent of food sold through restaurants and fast-food chains, according to McKinsey.Drone deliveryAccording to media statements, Dubai-based Eniverse Technologies has teamed up with Skycart, a San Francisco-based drones company, to create Space Autonomous Drones, which will target the logistics and delivery industry.Space Autonomous Drones are currently seeking legal approval from the Dubai Government, with an official launch date forecast to take place between 2018 and 2019.The statement revealed that Space Autonomous Drones said that it aimed to strike collaborations with companies such as Emirates Post, Souq, DHL, Amazon, UPS, Aramex and Alibaba Group.The company said in a statement that it would offer smart drones shipping solutions with cost savings and faster delivery times.