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Swiggy unveils 'platform fee' of Rs 2 on food orders in monetisation push

Rolled out in phases over last week, the fee is applicable only on food delivery orders at the moment and not on orders on Instamart - the company's quick commerce arm

Swiggy partners with apna to hire 10,000 gig workers from tier 2, 3 cities

Online food delivery platform Swiggy has partnered with jobs and professional networking company apna to create 10,000 hyperlocal opportunities for its quick commerce grocery service -- Instamart -- in 2023. With this, the company is aiming to strengthen its delivery workforce in tier 2 cities. Announcing the partnership on Thursday, apna shared that in 2022, over 15 lakh users from tier 2, tier 3 cities and beyond applied for 30 lakh delivery roles on the platform, comprising almost 70 per cent of the new users growth in the delivery segment. Acquiring talent from tier 2 and 3 cities has been a daunting task for many organisations, owing to challenges such as lack of orientation, industry knowledge, inadequate experience, and ignorance about the current market scenario. This problem is particularly pronounced in India, where companies have long struggled to hire talent from smaller cities and towns. "With opportunities for delivery partners emerging in deeper pockets of the count

Swiggy partners 'Apna' to create 10K jobs for Instamart this year

Industry reports estimate that the delivery workforce will be around 23.5 million by 2029-30

Swiggy CTO Dale Vaz steps down, Madhusudhan Rao named for his role

Karthik Gurumurthy, another senior executive of the firm, reportedly going on sabbatical

US-based investors significantly cut market valuation of BYJU's, Swiggy

Swiggy reached a $10.7 billion valuation in a round led by Invesco in January last year

4 reasons why HSBC thinks Zomato is a great buy at the current levels

HSBC said, Zomato has seen an improvement in the market share it lost to Swiggy, thanks to the launch of Zomato Gold

Swiggy starts 'Launchpad' for restaurants at 0% first month commission

Move seeks to encourage restaurants new to the platform to see online food delivery as an incremental growth channel. Restaurant partners can save up to Rs 20,000 on commissions, other benefits

Swiggy accused of Hinduphobia as bashing of Holi ad trends on Twitter

#HinduPhobicSwiggy goes viral; foodtech firm isn't the first to draw netizen ire and many festive ad campaigns in the past have fallen prey to social media trends

Swiggy takes down 'egg ad' billboards in NCR for Holi after backlash

Swiggy's egg ad billboard for Holi has been taken down after a section of people expressed "outrage" on social media. The advertisement said, "Omelette - Sunny side-up - Kisi ke sarr par. #BuraMatKhelo. Get Holi essentials on Instamart." Though there is no official statement from Swiggy on the matter, a source told PTI, "The billboard ads were only in Delhi-NCR and have been taken down now." Soon after the ad was put up, several people tweeted with the hashtag "HinduphobicSwiggy", urging people to boycott the food and grocery delivery service provider. All India Sadhu Samaj member and former president of the Kutch Sant Samaj wrote, "Hey @swiggy, it's not okay to give selective gyan on Hindu festivals. Your Holi reel and Billboard is creating a wrong perception about Holi. You must apologize and take steps to promote cultural inclusivity." VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi also objected as she wrote, "Hey Swiggy, why don't you give similar gyan on Eid/Christmas? Afraid of Sar Tan Se Juda ga

In a bid to rationalise costs, Swiggy sells cloud kitchen business

Swiggy started the Access platform between 2017 and 2019 with an investment of Rs 175 crore; announcements were made to infuse an additional 75 crore by March 2020, pandemic derailed expansion plans

Swiggy sells Cloud Kitchen biz to Kitchens@ as delivery growth slows down

The online food aggregator will become a stakeholder in Kitchens@ through the all-equity transaction of Swiggy's Access

Delhi bike taxi ban puts Swiggy and Zomato delivery partners in a fix

Although the order applies to taxi services only, companies claim their delivery partners have been unfairly targeted and issued challans by the police

Swiggy, Zomato flag 'misinterpretation' of bike-taxi ban order by Delhi RTO

Food delivery apps Swiggy and Zomato have complained to the Delhi government against challans being issued to their two-wheeler riders in the name of a ban on bike taxi services in the national capital. The food delivery platforms have also sought clarification from the government on the directive while claiming that there has been misinterpretation of the notice as the ban is applicable on bike taxi service providers. Swiggy in a letter to the government has said that food delivery riders are being fined up to Rs 15,000 in the garb of the ban on bike taxi services. "The recent changes in regulations on bike taxi services in Delhi have caused confusion and disruption to food/quick commerce delivery aggregators. Our delivery executives are being wrongly issued challans despite the notification being applicable only to bike taxi service providers," a Swiggy spokesperson told PTI. He said some of the challans issued to delivery executives are in excess of Rs 15,000. "This has ...

Delivery boys being harassed in Delhi: Swiggy, Zomato raises concern

Online food delivery platform Swiggy said the recent changes in regulations on bike taxi services in Delhi have caused confusion and disruption to their services, creating panic among executives

IPO-bound Swiggy announces Dineout offerings for all users across 24 cities

The firm's quick commerce arm, Instamart, is currently operational in over 25 cities, and Genie - its pickup and drop service - is available in 68 cities

Zomato planning to set up 'Rest Points' for its delivery partners

Online food delivery platform Zomato on Thursday said it is building public infrastructure called 'Rest Points' to support the entire gig economy and delivery partners of various companies. In a blog post, the company's Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal informed that it already has two 'Rest Points' operational in Gurgaon and plans to create more rest points in the most dense clusters of its food delivery business. Rest Points offer clean drinking water, phone-charging stations, access to washrooms, high-speed internet, a 247 helpdesk and first-aid support. Goyal, however, did not disclose the number or the location for setting up these Rest Points. "We recognise that delivery partners face multiple challenges while on the job, from navigating through traffic to delivering orders in inclement weather conditions. "In line with our commitment to their welfare, we are delighted to announce The Shelter Project under which we have started building public infrastructure (called Rest Poin

Swiggy Instamart scales up tech to deliver 1 mn roses in Valentine's week

Other products which are witnessing huge demand, especially during Valentine's week on Instamart include chocolates, teddy bears, greeting cards and curated gift boxes

Reliance JioMart shuts its 90-minute delivery service 'Express': Report

Now, JioMart is asking users to use WhatsApp to order groceries for a delivery time of a few hours to a day

Quick commerce firms deliver last-minute Valentine's gifts amid rosy demand

Platforms like Zepto, Dunzo, Blinkit and Instamart have seen huge uptick in demand for Valentine's Day goodies this week

Served fair: Zomato, Swiggy cap password sharing for loyalty schemes

Members will be able to use their accounts only on two devices as companies aim to plug misuse