Food Delivery Worker

Swiggy on Monday announced the launch of EatRight, a new category targeting health-conscious users across more than 50 cities by offering them health-focused food options like high protein, low calorie and no added sugar under a single umbrella. The food delivery platform also shared insights based on its orders, revealing that Tier-2 cities in India witnessed 2x growth year-on-year in healthy food ordering as compared to metropolitan cities, with Chandigarh, Guwahati, Ludhiana, and Bhubaneswar leading the way. EatRight will offer over 1.8 million dishes available from over 2 lakh restaurants. Deepak Maloo, Vice President, Food Strategy, Customer Experience & New Initiatives, Swiggy, said, "With EatRight, we are offering food options that blend seamlessly into a user's regular ordering habits, removes decision fatigue through clear categorisation and integrates healthier choices naturally into everyday food ordering". In a statement, Swiggy said its partner brands are also ...

According to sources in the know, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the regulatory watchdog, has asked quick-commerce players to submit answers to the allegations

Around 56.5 per cent of gig workers believe that 60-minute deliveries allow them to earn more profit while completing more orders without the pressure of constant urgency

In a viral Instagram post, Amrita, a Swiggy delivery agent, posted a video of what she describes as the "hardest" and most annoying part of her part-time work

In Bengaluru, a woman found out that her ex-boyfriend working for a food delivery service, had been using the app to track her location even after their relationship ended

Poor road conditions and waterlogged streets amid heavy rainfall have led to an increase in undelivered orders

Hyperlocal e-commerce firm magicpin plans to invest Rs 100 crore over the next three months to onboard over 1 lakh new restaurants and cloud kitchens on the government-backed e-commerce platform ONDC, the company said on Sunday. magicpin will invest funds towards offering onboarding incentives like zero commission, zero onboarding fees, and free home delivery, among others, for customers by newly partnered restaurants. "Our goal is to provide a risk-free entry to promote the participation of food merchants and restaurants in the digital economy by eliminating entry barriers such as high commissions and onboarding fees, and committing Rs 100 crore towards this initiative," magicpin CXO - Enterprise Brands Naman Mawandia said. magicpin is one of the leading seller apps on ONDC. Its food tech vertical competes with food delivery apps like Swiggy and Zomato. "We aim to not only accelerate the adoption of online food delivery among diverse restaurant partners, thereby benefiting the ...

Viral post claims that quick commerce platform Swiggy charges its delivery executives for t-shirts, bags, and raincoats. Costs of items vary between Rs 300 to Rs 1,199

With many parts of the nation experiencing a prolonged heatwave, Zomato has asked its customers to avoid ordering food during peak afternoon hours unless absolutely necessary

The customer sought Rs 10,000 as compensation and an additional Rs 7,500 in litigation expenses from Swiggy for its failure to deliver the ice cream and subsequent refusal of a refund

Zomato had earlier announced an exclusive "pure veg mode" and "pure veg fleet" for its vegetarian customers but scrapped the colour-based fleet plan after a social media backlash

Zomato said it distributed over 250,000 wearable assets to its delivery partners in 2022-23

The report also mentions that the food delivery platforms have helped create jobs for young workers in Tier-II and Tier-III cities

Blue-collar jobs in delivery and logistics are still a stopgap for workers with gig staffing companies recording a churn in recruited partners every 4-5 months, according to experts. Blue collar staffing for delivery and logistics, a relatively new job category, is seen by workers as a stopgap arrangement or means of generating supplementary income, say experts adding that many prefer not to take it up as a permanent career choice citing the "stigma" attached to these roles. A Zinnov and Microsoft study in March noted that gig workers will play an instrumental role in India's USD 5 trillion economy, with the current 77 lakh gig workforce set to triple to 2.3 crore by 2030, generating USD 250 billion. Out of the 13.5 lakh enrolments on work-as-a-service platform Awign, 18.1 per cent are in blue-collar roles. AI-driven hiring automation app, Vahan.ai, sees the highest demand for blue-collar workers from Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, and Mumbai with substantial market share from tier

The residents of the apartment who thrashed the delivery boy have landed in soup as he has filed an FIR against them

Online food delivery platform Zomato on Monday announced it has collaborated with Dial4242 to provide ambulance services and medical support through mobile medical units (MMUs) to delivery partners

This is an increase of around 10% when compared to the FY 2021-2022

Some 2,500 Blinkit executives have been on strike in Gurugram since April 12 after the company slashed fixed pay-outs per delivery

Company to soon roll out delivery bags with this number printed on them, says no penalty on riders for delay in delivery, no rewards for reaching order on time

The delivery giant also offers Rs 5,000 worth of Out-Patient Department (OPD) support, which can be extended to their families