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Swiggy unveils '99 Store' for budget-friendly meals in 175 cities

The new 99 Store offers single meals at ₹99 with optional free Eco Saver delivery and aims to cater to Gen Z consumers seeking low-cost, everyday food options

Swiggy names Saurav Goyal SVP to head Driver and Delivery Organisation

Goyal, who led business finance and contributed to Swiggy's IPO, will now oversee delivery operations and drive partner empowerment as part of leadership transition

Rapido enters food aggregation with 'Ownly' platform, partners NRAI

The new platform will operate on a zero-commission model, charging restaurants a flat subscription fee

Food delivery shares in focus; Eternal, Swiggy rally up to 11% in 2 days

Shares of Eternal (formerly known as Zomato) and Swiggy rallied up to 6 per cent on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day deal, and traded higher for the second straight day.

Eternal vs Swiggy: Tech charts favour this stock, hint up to 21% upside

Eternal is seen trading in a tight range of ₹220 - ₹247, with strong support seen around ₹218 levels; Chart hints at a likely positive bias for this stock; while Swiggy may face downward pressure.

Zomato adds new charges for long-distance deliveries; restaurants unhappy

In addition to the new delivery fee, Zomato has also asked some restaurants to sign new agreements reflecting a name change of its parent company to 'Eternal'

CCPA likely to direct Zomato, Swiggy to revise cancellation, refund policy

The consumer watchdog took suo-motu cognisance of unfair practices in 2024 and is now likely to direct Zomato and Swiggy to revise refund and cancellation policies

Qcom unicorn Zepto appoints Rachit Ranjan as chief public policy officer

Rachit Ranjan will lead Zepto's policy, regulatory and government affairs vertical as the company accelerates growth and aims to build socio-economic value in India

Zomato, Swiggy now levy rain surcharge on Gold, One premium users

Zomato and Swiggy will now apply rain surcharge on premium members ending earlier waivers as both platforms intensify efforts to boost profitability and cut losses

Swiggy soars 10% on heavy volumes; logs sharpest intra-day rally in 2025

The average trading volumes at the counter jumped nearly eight-fold; with a combined 33.3 million equity shares representing 1.5% of the total equity of the company changing hands on the NSE and BSE.

Eternal shuts instant food-delivery service Quick; delists 19K restaurants

As for restaurants that have been delisted, they either did not pass hygiene standards, were mimicking established brands and misleading customers, or were operating multiple identical menu listings

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal refutes Reddit post on losing market share

Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal has rejected an anonymous Reddit post alleging that things were "going off the rails" with the company, rebranded as Eternal, losing market share to Zepto Cafe and Swiggy and forcing employees to order from its food delivery platform. The post also claimed that the work culture has become "laughably inconsistent" with "toxicity" baked in, and the only thing keeping the company profitable now is platform fees, and the "crisis" compounded by "underpaid and overworked" delivery partners. In a post on X on Saturday, Goyal said, "All of this - reddit.com/r/StartUpIndia' - is utter nonsense. Neither are we losing market share, nor will we ever force our employees to order on Zomato. Freedom of choice is something we stand for vehemently." He further said "it is embarrassing to even clarify this -- but doing it since many people reached out to me with concern. And thanks everybody for your concern.. appreciate it". The Reddit post had alleged that "i

Biryani finds its place on the valuation menu with rising investor appetite

Acquisition plan shines a spotlight on soul food's growing market power

Swiggy launches AI-powered Pyng app, enters professional services market

At the core of this experience is Pyng's Smart AI Assistance. It understands user queries and their nuances to recommend the most relevant professionals as per individual needs

Swiggy Instamart launches new in-app feature 'Maxxsaver' for savings

Swiggy Instamart currently offers over 35,000 products, ranging from groceries and daily essentials to electronics, smartphones, fashion, makeup, and toys

Swiggy receives Rs 7.59 cr tax demand notice for AY 2021-22 in Pune

Food and grocery delivery platform Swiggy has received an an assessment order for the April 2021 to March 2022 period, amounting to Rs 7.59 crore from the Office of the Profession Tax Officer, Pune. Violation of provisions pertaining to deduction of Profession Tax from the employees' salary under the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings & Employments Act, 1975, has been alleged against the company, it said in a regulatory filing. "The Company believes that it has strong arguments against the Order and is taking necessary steps to protect its interest through review/appeal," Swiggy stated in the filing on Saturday. The company believes that the order has no major adverse impact on its financials and operations.

Zomato food delivery COO Rinshul Chandra resigns to pursue new passions

Rinshul Chandra, Chief Operating Officer of Zomato's Food Delivery business, has tendered his resignation, the company has said in a regulatory filing. Chandra has resigned with effect from April 5 "to pursue new opportunities and passions", Zomato stated in the filing on Saturday. In his resignation letter addressed to Zomato founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal, Chandra wrote, "I am writing to resign as COO - Food Ordering & Delivery Business of Eternal Limited, effective April 7, 2025. After careful consideration, I have decided to pursue new opportunities and passions that align with my evolving personal and professional goals". While the brand name of the company's food delivery business Zomato remains the same, along with the app, the company has changed the name of the corporate entity to Eternal.

Zepto in negotiations for $250 million secondary sale ahead of IPO

The private equity arms of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. and Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. are in discussions with the Bangalore-based startup to buy shares in the secondary sale

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

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