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

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

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

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

#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'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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The fund has invested in Indian companies such as Swiggy, MoEngage, and ElasticRun

New appointments will strengthening governance, says food delivery platform

Swiggy on Monday announced it has appointed three independent directors to its Board - Mallika Srinivasan, Padma Shri awardee and Chairman and Managing Director of TAFE; Shailesh Haribhakti, Chairman of Shailesh Haribhakti & Associates; and Sahil Barua, Managing Director and CEO at Delhivery.