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Blinkit may become bigger than Zomato's food biz in 1 year: Deepinder Goyal

Meanwhile, food delivery at the end of Q3 FY24 had a revenue of Rs 2,025 crore, and Blinkit clocked Rs 644 crore

Entrepreneurs should be driven by Passion, not money, says Zomato CEO

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal on Monday advised entrepreneurs to be led by passion and drive while building the company of their dreams, and cautioned that starting a venture with the sole desire of making money won't work and may lead to "bad governance calls". Speaking at the Startup Mahakumbh event, Goyal spoke candidly about how his own company prefers to be always paranoid to stay ahead. Complacency should not kick at any point of time, he asserted. "I see a lot of founders starting a lot of companies, and I ask them why did you start this company, and the answer is 'I want to make a lot of more money'...I don't think that works because that leads to bad governance calls... that's not the purpose with which you should start a company," he said while addressing a packed hall. He advised aspiring and new entrepreneurs, "You should be so passionate about something, you should be willing to risk your life for it, only then you are able to build a company of your dreams " "That's the

China's Antfin offloads 2.1% of Zomato stake worth $341.5 million

The stake sale comes amid tensions between Beijing and New Delhi over issues ranging from border disputes to India's increasing scrutiny of Chinese businesses and investment

Zepto launches loyalty programme offering free delivery, discounts

Quick commerce firm's plan is expected to get one million users in a month

Food delivery company Swiggy changes registered name ahead of IPO

Swiggy is planning to file its draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for its IPO in the next couple of days, aiming for an $11 billion IPO valuation target

Zomato summoned over 'false practice' of food from 'iconic restaurants'

A court here has issued a summons to food delivery app Zomato in a civil suit seeking a restraining order against the company from continuing its services allowing users to order "hot and authentic food" from "iconic restaurants" across the national capital. The court was hearing a plea filed by a Gurugram resident, which claimed Zomato was engaging in the "false and fraudulent" practice of delivering fresh food from well-known restaurants under its sub-category, 'Dilli ke Legends'. In an order passed recently, Civil Judge Umesh Kumar said, "Issue summons of the suit and notice of application." According to the plea, Sourav Mall placed an order on October 24 last year, from three different eateries in Jama Masjid, Kailash Colony and Jangpura, following which he tracked the delivery partner and found that the order was picked from the "unknown and unnamed" place and not from the original restaurant. "Why was the food picked up from a nearby location when there is no branch of the ..

Tastes2plate to raise Rs 30-40 cr to fuel growth in intercity food delivery

Kolkata-based intercity cooked food delivery startup, tastes2plate.com, is close to raising Rs 30-40 crore in Series A venture funding, aiming at unlocking exponential growth in the online food delivery market, which holds the potential to reach USD 3-5 billion within the next few years, an official said. Led by IT professional Gyan Srivastava, the bootstrapped startup took over three years to stabilize its business model through extensive innovation in packaging and logistics. This allowed the company to become the lowest-cost player in the industry, he said. "We are very close to raising Rs 30-40 crore in Series A funding," said Srivastava, CEO of tastes2plate (T2P) owned by Charabuni Services. The funds will be primarily used for capacity building in marketing, information technology, and logistics infrastructure, he said. "The funding will help us achieve 30-40 per cent month-on-month growth in the number of deliveries compared to our current volume. "While the total online f

Zomato leases its largest warehousing space in the country in Bengaluru

The warehousing space spans 300,000 square feet and is located at Bengaluru's Hoskote

Swiggy revenue jumps 45% to Rs 8,625 cr in FY23, loss widens to Rs 4,179 cr

The SoftBank-backed food delivery firm's financial performance comes at a time when Swiggy is eyeing an up to $1 billion domestic initial public offering (IPO) this year

Flipkart may let 1,000 employees go, Swiggy likely to lay off 400

Flipkart is intensifying its efforts to achieve profitability as it is eyeing a valuation of approximately $60 billion at the time of its initial public offering (IPO), now planned in 2025-2026

Zomato receives RBI approval to operate as online payment aggregator

The Gurugram-based food delivery major had, last year, announced a partnership with ICICI Bank to launch its own payments business, Zomato Pay

Food delivery giant Swiggy to slash 6% of workforce to trim costs: Report

The job cuts would impact about 350-400 employees across teams including technology, call centre, and corporate roles, the report said, the report stated

Swiggy planning fresh layoffs; may cut 7% from 6,000-strong workforce

Swiggy plans to reduce its employment by 7 per cent, affecting 400 employees across teams like technology, call centers, and corporate roles

Food delivery major Swiggy teases doubling platform fee from Rs 5 to Rs 10

The Bengaluru-based firm claimed that the increased fee is an experiment tested amongst a "small set of users" and the company is not planning a significant hike any time soon

Food delivery platforms see 18% jump in orders on New Year's Eve: Redseer

Online food delivery platforms in the country together saw a record 6.5-million orders on New Year's Eve 2023, clocking an 18 per cent year-on-year growth, a report said on Thursday. On New Year's Eve 2022, online food delivery platforms in the country had recorded 5.5-million orders. Redseer's Big Data analysis on Consumer Behaviour noted that the spike in food delivery orders on NYE23 was a nationwide phenomenon as metros, tier-1 cities and rest of Indian cities show almost similar growth in order volumes on this day. Consumers kept on ordering in high volumes throughout the day on New Year's Eve 2023, with the spike peaking for dinners and late-night orders, where the GMV (gross merchant value) delivered was 2.5-3x of other days of the year, it said. Redseer's Big data analysis also observes that on NYE23, customers not only ordered higher volumes, but they also spent more per order. According to Redseer, the average order value was up to 30 per cent higher than that of other da

Invesco raises valuation of Indian food delivery firm Swiggy to $8.3 bn

US asset manager Invesco has raised the valuation of Indian food delivery platform Swiggy to $8.3 billion from $7.85 billion in October in a second straight markup, regulatory filings showed

Food, quick delivery platforms clock all-time high orders on New Year's Eve

While Bengaluru, New Delhi, and Mumbai saw the highest number of orders among the metros, cities such as Jaipur, Chandigarh, and Ahmedabad too witnessed significant demand

Zomato increases platform fee to Rs 4 from Rs 3 in select markets

The fee is levied on all customers, regardless of whether they are part of the company's loyalty programme Zomato Gold, which provides benefits such as free deliveries and increased discounts

Zomato receives Rs 402 cr GST show cause notice, says 'not liable to pay'

The company claimed that it is not liable to pay the penalty for the period from October 29, 2019, to March 31, 2022

Food delivery app Zomato gets Rs 402 cr show cause notice over unpaid GST

Zomato said that it was not liable to pay any tax on delivery charges as it was collected on behalf of the delivery partners