Food Delivery In India

The data shows delivery workers in Chennai and Bengaluru are paid more than those in Mumbai and Kolkata. Workers with over four years' experience also earn more than those in other cities

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

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

Firm says overall aim is to ensure delivery of hotter, fresher and tastier pizza without compromising food quality and safety and well-being of delivery riders

The Kerala High Court has directed the State police to ensure that strike by Swiggy delivery partners (DPs) does not affect the law and order situation in the state

Expansion of The Bowl Company in these places was an experiment, says company

Amazon Food had onboarded 3,000 partners including QSR brands such as McDonald's and Domino's Pizza; some 25 people working on the project have all have been absorbed by the company

Gupta was previously the chief operating officer for the travel company Makemytrip

In a farewell note, Gupta said that it was an honour for him to see the company grow leaps and bounds

Protests gather steam as earnings dwindle and fuel prices surge; some say the earnings have declined by as much as 50%

Company to soon roll out delivery bags with this number printed on them, says no penalty on riders for delay in delivery, no rewards for reaching order on time

Amid reports about hundreds of restaurants delisting from Swiggy Dineout, sources said only 20 brands with nearly 400 outlets have delisted from Swiggy's dining out platform

According to Zomato, the new Healthy section offers an assortment of filters such as High Protein, Low Calorie, Low Carbs, Low Fat, High Fibre, etc. and provides nutritional information

Last week, Zomato said it is foraying into the same model, piloting food delivery with 'Intercity Legends'

Association details the impact the new discount programmes of these two entities could have on eateries

Online delivery giant DoorDash has confirmed that it has been hit by a data breach, which has affected several customers and merchants

The spokesperson of Zomato said that they are working on a new program and are working closely with the customers as well as the partners for the same

Swiggy employees will this year have the option to receive liquidity of up to $23 million against their ESOPs

Membership programme has exclusive offers on 1,000 products in Instamart, the company's daily essentials service.

Not every enterprise Business Standard spoke to had it as good as Swiggy or Zomato, and some even saw their very business models at risk. But all feel the post pandemic era holds a lot of promise