Online Food Delivery

Rapido eyes entry into food delivery; to disrupt Swiggy, Zomato's duopoly

It is worth noting that Rapido on behalf of Swiggy already does food delivery, as the latter is an investor in the ride-sharing startup

Updated On: 12 Mar 2025 | 10:29 AM IST

Zomato transforms into Eternal Ltd as it expands beyond food delivery

Zomato rebrands as Eternal Ltd, signaling expansion beyond food delivery, while its app and brand remain unchanged

Updated On: 10 Mar 2025 | 11:55 AM IST

Maha Kumbh 2025: ONDC-backed Waayu delivers over 110K mahaprasad orders

As Maha Kumbh 2025 draws to a close, Waayu plans to continue delivering Mahaprasad throughout the year

Updated On: 26 Feb 2025 | 10:01 PM IST

Swiggy tanks 26% in 6 days, hits new low on weak Q3 operational performance

The stock hit a new low of Rs 339.45; fell 45% from its 52-week high of Rs 617 touched on December 23, 2024 and quoted 13% below its issue price of Rs 390 per share.

Updated On: 11 Feb 2025 | 12:37 PM IST

Zepto Cafe hits 75,000 daily orders, marking a 50% month-on-month surge

Zepto Cafe has said it has surpassed 75,000 daily orders. The app was launched in December 2024

Updated On: 10 Feb 2025 | 4:23 PM IST

Zomato hires 2 as chief of staff; gets 18,000 requests for various posts

30 candidates received job offers, of which 18 have joined Zomato and its group companies

Updated On: 05 Feb 2025 | 11:28 PM IST

NRAI plans legal action against Zomato, Swiggy over 10-min delivery apps

Both Zomato and Swiggy have defended their quick delivery services and are working to dispel fears of data exploitation

Updated On: 22 Jan 2025 | 1:15 PM IST

Swiggy Instamart expands to 75+ cities, unveils plans for standalone app

Swiggy Instamart will continue to be available on Swiggy's unified app

Updated On: 09 Jan 2025 | 8:05 PM IST

Swiggy launches Swiggy Serves; aims to distribute 50 million meals by 2030

Swiggy kickstarted partnership with a few restaurant partners such as Dana Choga Restaurants, Biryani by Kilo, Dosa Anna, Charcoal Eats, Urban Tandoor, and Foodies Cart, amongst others

Updated On: 09 Jan 2025 | 7:15 PM IST

Swiggy races 6% as Bernstein initiates with 'Outperform'; sees 29% upside

The northward move in the Swiggy share price came after reports suggested that global brokerage Bernstein initiated coverage with 'Outperform' rating on the Swiggy stock, with a target price of Rs 635

Updated On: 09 Jan 2025 | 11:02 AM IST

Swiggy launches new standalone app Snacc for 15-minute food delivery

The launch comes at a time when the food delivery apps in India are racing to deliver everything from biryani to hot beverages to customers' doorsteps in under 10-15 minutes

Updated On: 09 Jan 2025 | 12:53 AM IST

SNACC: Swiggy launches new app with 15-minute food delivery promise

Swiggy is following the industry trend of launching separate apps to target specific customer needs

Updated On: 08 Jan 2025 | 2:12 PM IST

Zomato enters 15-minute delivery race, taking on Swiggy Bolt, Zepto Cafe

Though not officially announced, the 15-min delivery tab has been added to select locations in Mumbai and Bengaluru

Updated On: 08 Jan 2025 | 9:56 AM IST

New Year's Eve 2025: Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart hit record orders

While Swiggy Instamart recorded its largest order of Rs 70,325 from a user in central Goa, Blinkit reported an order worth Rs 64,988 from a Kolkata user

Updated On: 01 Jan 2025 | 11:26 PM IST

Zomato 2024 year-end report: Foodie spent Rs 5 lakh in a single restaurant

One meal at a restaurant cost a Bengaluru foodie an incredible sum of money. On a single bill, the unidentified foodie spent more than Rs 5 lakh, said Zomato, in its 2024 year-end report

Updated On: 27 Dec 2024 | 4:31 PM IST

Year ender 2024: After initial hiccups, 10-min food delivery makes a return

As the demand for convenience rises, instant food-delivery platforms that had shut down or scaled back operations in previous years witnessed renewed success in 2024. In this race, Ola Dash is the lat

Updated On: 26 Dec 2024 | 11:48 PM IST

Indians ordered an average of 158 biryanis per minute: Swiggy report

Swiggy said Biryani is still the undisputed dish in terms of demand for the 9th consecutive year as India ordered 83 million Biryanis, according to the delivery firm's yearly report

Updated On: 23 Dec 2024 | 8:33 PM IST

Disruptive 10-mins deliveries now spread to food businesses as well

At least five companies, including Zomato Ltd. and its recently-listed rival Swiggy Ltd., have unveiled or announced plans to offer quick food delivery in the last few weeks

Updated On: 20 Dec 2024 | 8:50 AM IST

Magicpin enters into quick commerce as 'magicNOW' with over 3,000 merchants

Hyper-local e-commerce firm magicpin has forayed into quick commerce for food delivery with the launch of its magicNow brand that will work for over 2,000 food brands and 1,000 merchants to start with, the company said on Tuesday. Unlike other quick commerce players, magicpin will not operate via dark stores for food delivery, the company said in a statement. "magicNOW is to provide fast food delivery within a 1.5 km to 2 km radius to maintain freshness and cuisine integrity, and will be initially launched in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, and Pune," magicpin said. magicNOW will leverage the service of magicpin's logistic aggregator vertical -- Velocity. Under Velocity, magicpin acts as an aggregator of its third party logistics partners such as Shadowfax, Dunzo, Rapido, Porter, OLA, Zypp etc for the supply backend, consolidating all 3PL services under one umbrella for brands and its sellers. magicpin is currently offering Velocity to multiple brands including K

Updated On: 17 Dec 2024 | 3:02 PM IST

Food delivery economy crucial, generates large-scale employment: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the food delivery economy is very important for India as it generates large-scale employment. Addressing Zomato's 'Sustainability and Inclusivity: Role of the Platform Economy' conference, the Road Transport and Highways minister said that at present India has 77 lakh delivery workers and this number is likely to touch 2.5 crore by 2030. "Giving employment to 2.5 crore youths of this country is really a big thing for the country...The most important priority for all of us is to create jobs," he said. The minister also appreciated online food delivery platform Zomato for providing employment to a lot of unemployed youth of the country. He also expressed concerns about the number of road accidents and said the delivery boys have high chances of meeting accidents as they have to deliver the items in a limited time frame. Gadkari said that in India, 45 accidents and 20 deaths take place per hour. The maximum lives lost are between the age

Updated On: 17 Dec 2024 | 2:52 PM IST