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According to the worker unions, gig workers are demanding clear and fair pay systems and the withdrawal of "10-minute delivery" models, which they say put lives at risk

Based on channel checks, Elara Capital analysts said the QSR universe is seeing soft demand trends in the current quarter, even after recent GST rate cuts.

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Eternal remains the leader and Blinkit has the best financials and the best unit economics

Deepinder Goyal ranks first on the Hurun-IDFC FIRST Top 200 list of self-made entrepreneurs of the millennia, as newer consumer-focused ventures reshape India's wealth hierarchy

According to JM Financial, Blinkit's net order value (NOV) growth is likely to slow to around 13 per cent Q-o-Q in Q3FY26, compared with 25 per cent and 27 per cent growth in Q1 & Q2, respectively.

With today's 5% fall, the market price of Eternal has corrected 23% from its 52-week high level of ₹368.40 touched on October 16, 2025

Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej shared CCTV footage alleging a Zomato delivery agent trespassed into his Bengaluru home and stole a sump cover, prompting responses from Zomato Care and city police

Zomato in 2024 had raised ₹8,500 cr via QIP

Eternal, with its category leadership and Blinkit's rapid horizontal expansion, is well-positioned to replicate this trend in India, providing high visibility for sustained growth

Eternal has invested another ₹600 crore in Blinkit to support expansion and operating needs, marking its third infusion this year as competition in India's quick commerce space intensifies

According to JM Financial Institutional Securities, in a worst-case scenario, the amount payable by Eternal and Swiggy towards the fund would work out to around ₹2.1-2.5 per order

magicpin and Rapido have joined hands to take on the duopoly of Zomato and Swiggy, whereby the country's third largest food delivery player will plug its nationwide restaurant network to Rapido-owned platform Ownly, people aware of the development said. The partnership will open up magicpin's large restaurant base for Rapido, which launched Ownly in August, and has been looking to scale beyond Bengaluru. Once the onboarding process is complete, Rapido's Ownly will have access to over 80,000 restaurants across the country, whereas magicpin will gain access to Rapido's delivery fleet in certain locations. "Rapido primarily on-boards restaurants directly through our merchant team, with only a very small share coming via partners like magicpin. We also work with magicpin and others in select cities as a logistics provider, where our captain fleet supports last-mile deliveries. "Our focus remains on building reliable, affordable, full-stack discovery and delivery solutions for merchants

Eternal Ltd on Saturday welcomed the implementation of the four labour codes, which it said will help strengthen the social security access for gig workers, including for it Zomato and Blinkit businesses. In a regulatory filing, Eternal, the parent entity of Zomato and Blinkit said it does not think the financial impact on account of these rules will be detrimental to long-term health and sustainability of its business. The government on Friday notified the four labour codes, which have rationalised 29 existing labour laws. These will formalise employment, strengthen worker protection, and make the labour ecosystem simpler, safer and globally aligned. The four labour codes are -- the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. Under the new codes, 'gig work', 'platform work', and 'aggregators' have been defined for the first time. The codes stipulate that aggregat

Food delivery and quick commerce platforms like Zomato, Swiggy and Zepto must now contribute up to 2 per cent of their turnover for gig and platform worker welfare

The government on Thursday said 26 leading e-commerce companies have self-declared that their platforms are free from dark patterns. Zepto, Zomato, Swiggy, Jiomart and BigBasket are among these 26 e-commerce platforms. This is a significant step towards protecting consumer interest in the digital marketplace, the Department of Consumer Affairs said in a statement. As many as 26 leading e-commerce platforms have voluntarily submitted self-declaration letters confirming compliance with the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023, it added. The Department has been making efforts to curb deceptive online design practices that mislead or manipulate consumers. These 26 e-commerce players have conducted internal self-audits or third-party audits to identify, assess and eliminate any presence of dark patterns. "All 26 companies have declared that their platforms are free from dark patterns and do not deploy any manipulative user interface designs," the statement .

This move may end almost 10 years of disputes, during which restaurants accused food delivery apps of masking customer data

Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal says upright posture reduces blood flow over decades, proposes inversions as countermeasure

Eternal stock is seen trading below the 100-DMA support after May 2025; whereas Swiggy is seen testing the long-term moving average for the first-time since its debut.