The company's move is aimed at allowing Instamart to directly own inventory and improve margins and it will be put to shareholders for approval at the AGM on August 18.
Swiggy on Thursday said its board has approved a proposal to cap the company's aggregate foreign ownership at 49.5 per cent on a fully diluted basis, as part of its endeavour to qualify as an Indian-owned-and-controlled firm. The proposal will now be placed before shareholders for approval through a special resolution at the company's 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on August 18, a regulatory filing said. The IOCC (Indian owned and controlled company) status would allow Swiggy to directly own and sell inventory through its quick commerce brand Instamart, a move expected to improve margins and strengthen supply chain control. Rival Blinkit, owned by Eternal, follows an inventory-led model. The food delivery and quick commerce firm has been trying to qualify as an IOCC. In May, Swiggy failed to secure the requisite shareholder approval to alter its Articles of Association, through which it had aimed to qualify as an IOCC. Besides greenlighting the foreign ownership cap proposal, .
Swiggy shares spiked post company's entry into on-demand LPG delivery via Instamart. Analysts said the HPCL partnership expands Swiggy's quick commerce offerings, expands cross-selling opportunities.
Food regulator FSSAI on Saturday said it has issued 9 notices to Swiggy Instamart following several consumer complaints, including of alleged supply of rotten and expired food products by the platform. Instamart is the quick-commerce platform of Swiggy. In a social media post on X, Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it has "issued 9 notices to Swiggy Instamart following multiple consumer complaints alleging violations under the FSS Act 2006." Consumer complaints alleged the supply of expired, spoiled, rotten, contaminated and otherwise unafe food products through Swiggy Instamart, the regulator said. The regulator has directed the platform to submit a detailed explanation and compliance report failing which appropriate legal action will be initiated. Elaborating on the consumer complaints, FSSAI said, "An infant food formulation was reportedlv found in a highly deteriorated and unsafe condition, showing signs of contamination and improper storage and ...
Swiggy's standalone food delivery app Toing has suspended services across multiple cities, with the company attributing the disruption to a technical issue, according to sources
The company said orders through the service increased threefold during April-June 2026 compared with the year-ago period
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Swiggy has expanded its Food on Train service to 180 cities, with orders tripling year-on-year in April-June 2026 as demand for onboard meal delivery gathered pace
Domestic ownership has crossed 50 per cent, paving the way for Swiggy to seek Indian-owned and controlled company status that could enable Instamart to adopt an inventory-led model
The company has informed the exchanges that total foreign investment in Swiggy stood at approximately 49.76 per cent of the total paid-up equity share capital as of July 6, 2026
The development comes a week after Hari Kumar, who was the then CBO, resigned from the company
Analysts at JM Financial believe that 1QFY27 will reinforce the widening divergence between Blinkit and Instamart, with the former likely to outperform; they lowered target price on Swiggy to ₹250.
Aggressive expansion by Amazon and Flipkart, coupled with Zepto's IPO plans, is intensifying competition in India's fast-growing quick-commerce market and putting pressure on established players
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Majety is pledging restraint even as India hosts one of the world's most closely watched consumer-tech battles
The brokerage has, however, reaffirmed its 'Buy' rating on Eternal with a target price of ₹400 per share, and on Swiggy with a target price of ₹360 per share
Swiggy's move to qualify as an Indian Owned and Controlled Company shows how new-age internet firms are revamping boards and ownership as quick commerce and ecommerce rules tighten under Fema rules
While the bulk of foreign selling is likely over after the outflows over the recent months, Goldman Sachs does not see foreign investors returning to Indian shores in a hurry, even if oil prices dip.
In the March quarter (Q4FY26), Swiggy reported that its net loss narrowed to ₹800 crore, lower than the net loss of ₹1,081 crore Y-o-Y
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