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New Year's Eve frenzy: Grapes, biryani, pizzas among most-ordered items

As India rang in 2026, quick commerce and food delivery platforms logged one of their busiest nights, with grapes, biryani and pizzas leading a sharp surge in orders across cities

Swiggy, Zomato see New Year's Eve order surge despite gig workers' strike

Food delivery aggregators Swiggy, Zomato and magicpin on Thursday said they recorded a massive surge in orders on New Year's Eve, even as a section of gig workers went on strike demanding better pay-outs and improved working conditions, with the agitation having a negligible impact on their operations. The Gig & Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) said over 1 lakh workers from 22 cities joined the strike, including 14,000 of its members from major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and others. However, according to estimates, there are over 12.7 million gig workers in India, with government think tank NITI Aayog saying the gig workforce is expected to rise to 23.5 million by 2029-30. India's third-largest food delivery platform magicpin said lakhs of orders poured in every hour across metros on New Year's Eve. In a post on X, Eternal Founder Deepinder Goyal said, "Zomato and Blinkit delivered at a record pace yesterday, unaffected by calls for strikes that many of us heard over the ...

Consumers drive quick commerce, food delivery sales on New Year's Eve

Quick commerce and food delivery platforms saw an uptick in New Year's Eve demand, with grapes searches surging on Instamart and purchases spiking on Zepto

Food delivery, qcom firms raise incentives amid gig workers' strike

Delivery and quick commerce platforms raised per-order payouts and rolled out fresh incentives for December 31, even as gig worker unions called a nationwide strike over pay and conditions

Zomato, Swiggy raise gig worker payouts amid New Year's Eve strike call

Food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy are offering more incentives to their delivery partners, a standard practice they follow on festive periods, to ensure minimal disruptions in services on New Year's Eve amid strike call by gig workers' unions. Telangana Gig and Platform Workers' Union (TGPWU) and Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) have claimed that lakhs of workers are set to join the nationwide strike to demand better payouts and improved working conditions. The strike may affect the operations of food delivery and quick commerce firms like Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto on New Year's Eve, when demand is at an all-time high, according to industry sources. Zomato has offered delivery partners payouts of Rs 120 to Rs 150 per order during peak hours between 6 pm and 12 am on New Year's Eve. The platform has also promised earnings of up to Rs 3,000 over the course of the day, subject to order volumes and worker availability, people in the know

Why food delivery and qcommerce services may be disrupted on New Year's Eve

The first strike was staged on December 25, which disrupted Swiggy and Zomato food deliveries during the day in Gurugram and Noida

F&O changes from today: Lower Nifty, Bank Nifty Lots; Swiggy, 3 more debut

Swiggy, Waaree Energies, Bajaj Holdings and Premier Energies to enter F&O space with effect from today, December 31, 2025. Nifty Lot Size to be lowered to 65 units.

Delivery firms brace for gig workers' logout strike on December 31

Delivery and quick commerce platforms are tightening operations and safety measures ahead of December 31 as gig worker unions plan a nationwide log-out strike over pay, conditions and social security

Eternal, Swiggy share prices fall as gig workers' protest roils sentiment

Swiggy share price extended losses to fourth session, while Eterna share price reversed gains on Friday. The share prices were trading 1.77 per cent and 0.53 per cent down, respectively, as of 9:40 a.

Why Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon delivery partners are on strike on Dec 25, 31

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

India ordered 93 million biryanis in 2025, Swiggy report shows trends

Burgers ranked second with 44.2 million orders, followed by pizza at 40.1 million. Veg dosa recorded 26.2 million orders

Stocks to Watch today, Dec 19: Swiggy, BPCL, Airtel, ICICI Pru AMC, HCLTech

Stocks to Watch today, Dec 19: ICICI Pru AMC, HCLTech, BPCL, Airtel and RIL are among other shares that will be in focus today

Eternal well placed as price war unlikely in quick commerce sector

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

Mid, smallcap shares slip up to 5%; Ola Electric, PB Fintech top losers

In the Nifty Smallcap 100 basket, Ola Electric Mobility was the top loser, falling more than 4 per cent to ₹35.68. NBCC was down over 3 per cent

Swiggy raises ₹10,000 crore via QIP, cash balance touches ₹17,000 crore

Out of more than 80 investors who showed interest, allocations were made to 61 investors, of which over 15 are new shareholders, according to the company

Flipkart Minutes to double dark stores to 1,000 by March-April 2026

Flipkart Minutes plans to double its dark stores to 1,000 and expand to 60+ cities by early 2025, intensifying the quick-commerce race amid surging demand and rising competition

Swiggy share price rises 3% amid large trade; check all details here

At 10:34 AM, on BSE, 0.19 million shares were traded, while on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), 7.97 million shares changed hands

Sebi eases re-KYC norms for NRIs; relaxes geotagging mandate for compliance

Sebi eases re-KYC rules for NRIs as markets fall ahead of the Fed decision, investors pile into Swiggy's share sale, and IPO frenzy continues with strong subscriptions

Stocks to Watch, December 10: Tata Power, Swiggy, Zydus Life, Hudco, Nalco

Stocks to watch on December 10, 2025: Highway Infra, IRB Infra, Godrej Properties and Pine Labs are other key stocks to track today

Food-delivery major Swiggy launches ₹10,000-crore QIP; book fully covered

At the indicative price, the company could issue about 269.5 million new shares, representing roughly 10.8 per cent of its pre-issue equity base of 2.49 billion shares