Diwali sees strong delivery orders as dine-in slows in major cities

From favourite food items to last minute preparations, delivery portals come through for consumers

Dine-in was soft in most cities, including in Mumbai and Delhi-NCR, on Diwali, while online food orders kept delivery executives many times busier than on any normal day. 

  Aggregator platforms saw rising orders for products across categories — from burgers and pizzas to son papdi. Quick commerce also did brisk business amid last-minute preparations for the festival. 

With Diwali being celebrated on two days, sales got bifurcated, according to Puneet Kohli, director of Sita Ram Diwan Chand — a well-known chole bhatoore spot in Delhi’s Paharganj area. 

  “While we do somewhere around 1,000 plates a day, we did