Page 9 - Food Delivery

Lockdown 2.0: Zomato ends funding of discounts amid Covid-19 outbreak

Restaurants brace for price hikes through menu revision after lockdown

Covid-19 impact: Govt backtracks on non-essential items' sale by e-tailers

The norms earlier allowed them to operate without any restriction on their working hours from April 20, provided they ensured strict social distancing.

UK's competition regulator clears Amazon stake in coronavirus-hit Deliveroo

Amazon.com Inc led a $575 million fundraising in Deliveroo last May, making what the two parties called "a minority investment" and pitching it against Uber Eats and Takeaway.com

Info Edge's prized assets Naukri, 99acres fall prey to Covid-19, lockdown

Valuations still not fair, given uncertainty over revenues

Covid19: Food delivery business to dip as pizza delivery boy tests positive

A total of 89 people have been put under quarantine after a 19-year-old delivery agent from a restaurant in Malviya Nagar tested positive for the virus on April 14

How states are ensuring food reaches from farm to fork during lockdown

Business Standard brings you the initiatives taken by 11 states in the country to alleviate the distress of the cultivator and the consumer

Covid-19: Amazon stops accepting new grocery customers as demand surges

In recent weeks, it increased the number of Whole Foods stores offering grocery pickup ​to more than 150 locations, up from 80 previously

Coronavirus lockdown: Manpower shortage cripples e-commerce sector

What is aggravating the situation is that e-commerce firms are facing huge shortage of delivery personnel.

India's top hotels will now deliver meals at lower rates amid lockdown

With social distancing becoming the new normal, hotels such as Indian Hotels, Marriott, Grand Hyatt and Accor Group Hotels are ensuring their meals reach the doorsteps of guests.

Uber elevates India technology leader Vidhya Duthaluru to global role

Duthaluru becomes the first Indian woman in a technology role to lead a global team at Uber

Zomato bolsters its ship with UberEats as Indian food-tech scouts a shore

In a tough environment, Zomato's expensive purchase shows how its strategy is different from Swiggy's as both compete to attract Softbank amid global investors' proxy food wars in India

Uber lost $1.1 billion by investing in food delivery, driverless cars

Analysts polled by FactSet predicted Uber would lose $1.18 billion, or 67 cents per share, during the quarter

Are food and political preferences correlated?

We need more granular, hyper-locational data to see if there is a strong overlap in votes and diet, of course

India's online food delivery industry to touch $8-bn mark by 2022: Report

Peer or network advocacy (52%) played a critical role in drawing people to try online food ordering for the first time

McDonald's India ties up with Zomato for delivery in North and East region

The service will be available through more than 125 McDonald's restaurants in the region

Amid rising competition, Zomato, Swiggy play the differentiation game

Food delivery brands have sought to create distinct brand identities this year, but are they straying too far from the core in the race to be different?

48% Indians prefer food delivery, 34% want to dine out: Uber Eats survey

According to the survey, 34% Indians want to dine out while 18 per cent prefer take-away

Food delivery battle: Zomato denies any merger talks with rival Swiggy

The Zomato spokesperson further said that the latest "speculation is absolutely untrue". Swiggy, however, refused to comment on the report.

Ola bets big on food biz, to launch portfolio of in-house food brands

Ola's food business will focus on becoming a food-first company with a massive kitchen infrastructure and a slew of brands

Zomato increases engagement with users by serving original videos

In October, Zomato will go live with 12 new originals, one every week