Page 6 - Online Food Delivery

IPL playing key role in recovery of food delivery firms Swiggy, Zomato

Analysts say that due to IPL event food delivery volumes are seeing a jump and foodtech companies are capitalising on that demand

Food delivery industry recovers to 85% of pre-Covid levels: Zomato

The development comes after the company, in August, said around 40 per cent of the dining out restaurants may not reopen at all owing to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Food delivery sector showing stronger signs of recovery: Zomato CEO

Delhi and Mumbai are nearing full recovery at around 95 per cent of the pre-Covid levels

Swiggy denies their delivery partners are underpaid

Food delivery service company Swiggy on Thursday put out a statement clarifying that most of their delivery partners have made Rs 45 per order in the last week.

Food delivery start-ups scale up faster in small towns: JM Financial report

Tapping small-tier cities, leveraging cloud kitchens to drive long-term growth for sector, says study

Swiggy to lay off another 350 employees as coronavirus impacts business

This comes just two months after the Bengaluru-based firm said it was laying off 1,100 employees

'Fine-dining' at home: ITC, Marriott, Taj plot their way out of pandemic

Five star hospitality chains have launched new food and delivery labels to service customers at home. Does this strengthen, or dilute their brands?

Zomato delivers two-fold jump in revenue at Rs 2,960 cr in FY20

The earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) in the last financial year stood at around Rs 2,200 crore, Zomato said in its performance report.

Swiggy integrates Scootsy to deliver premium culinary pick-ups in Mumbai

Swiggy acquired Scootsy in 2018 for around Rs 50 crore and had said at that time that the Mumbai-based firm will continue to operate as an independent app after the acquisition

Uber Technologies eyes Postmates in $2.6-billion deal, plans expansion

Postmates is alternatively exploring various paths to go public

Amazon expands its pantry service to more than 300 cities in India

In the last few months, Amazon has added hundreds of towns like Bharatpur, Bilaspur and Mirzapur to help customers order groceries online and get safe doorstep delivery.

Brands turn to packaging and presentation to gain trust, confidence

Packaging innovations that ensure safety and damage-free, clean delivery are emerging as new avenues for brand building

Are cloud kitchens and delivery the future of India's food industry?

Cloud kitchens are essentially low-cost models where kitchens in places with cheap real estate are rented out, and from which deliveries are fulfilled mostly through an aggregator.

Swiggy unveils 'Jumpstart Package' to assist restaurants in resuming ops

Swiggy said important elements such as safety kits required for implementing hygiene protocols, and business booster programmes that improve visibility will be offered at heavily subsidized rates

Tata group's IHCL to foray into home delivery of food and beverages

The Tata group's hospitality arm posted an over 24 percent jump in net profit for the year ended March at Rs 363.74 crore, as compared to Rs 296.12 crore in the previous fiscal.

From PepsiCo to Britannia, brands step up to the digital storefront

Pepsi, Coke, Britannia, Kwality Walls and a host of other brands line up for e-stores on delivery apps, rethink visual identities, and the retail experience

A brand new local world

As India goes from Lockdown 4.0 to Unlock 1.0, anxiety about health, finances and family continues to be the overriding emotion for those stuck at home

Restaurants turning to tech-aided food delivery to minimise health risks

Food delivery giants such as Swiggy and Zomato are also aggressively coming up with new technologies and innovations to address the huge disruption in their business models

Zomato to show separate restaurant ratings for delivery and dining

Firm also working on weeding out fake or paid reviews using machine-learning algorithms

Direct to home

Doorstep delivery is the biggest opportunity thrown open by the coronavirus crisis. Inevitably, new leaders will emerge in this landscape