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BrandWorks: Swiggy partners eateries to launch exclusive delivery brands

The aim is to cater to a gap in the food delivery requirement of particular areas

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

Slowdown may offer buying opportunities

Consider buying stocks of companies that command brand loyalty

Duopoly catches up in food delivery space as Zomato acquires Uber Eats

The Uber Eats deal helps Zomato to catapult to the number one slot, leaving market leader Swiggy slightly behind

DPIIT to examine FDI compliance in e-commerce by Uber Eats, Faasos

The meeting, which took place on Tuesday, was also attended by representatives of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI)

Restaurants likely to fight back as food ordering apps plan commission hike

While restaurants are trying to confirm the rise in commissions, they feel they might have to stop using these services altogether if there is an increase.

Zooming onion rates to pricey bananas: Advertisers bask in moment-ary glory

When onion prices were hovering around Rs 150 a kg and FM Nirmala Sitharaman was being pilloried for her comments on the kitchen staple, food-delivery platforms put out clever one liners

Indians ordered an average of 95 biryanis per minute: Swiggy report

Swiggy reciprocated India's big appetite for biryani with 35,056 varieties and combos of biryanis available for users across the platform

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?

From Byju's to Swiggy: Next wave of tech unicorn listings could be in India

Mohandas Pai expects food delivery platforms Swiggy and Zomato, as well as PhonePe and Myntra to list in local markets in next few years

Internet IPOs: How long before the Unicorn startups show up?

Besides concerns of the market's capacity, firms are sceptical of how public market investors, lured by steady profits and dividends, will value internet businesses

Swiggy to invest Rs 75 crore in two years for cloud kitchen expansion

The food-tech firm already has 1,000 cloud kitchens in 14 cities, the highest by any player

Top biz headlines: Govt to sell stake in PSUs, labour law reforms, and more

From financial relief to telcos to states considering legal action against Centre for delay in GST dues, Business Standard brings you the top business headlines for the day

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.

Swiggy looks to lure Generation Z consumers with Launchpad initiative

Why? By 2020, Gen Z is expected to account for 40 per cent of all customers.

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

Swiggy plans to expand presence to 600 cities, 200 universities by December

The company currently is present in 500 cities and 75 universities, Swiggy said in a statement.

Restaurants association, Zomato still sparring over on Gold programme

The association had raised critical issues such as deep discounting, data masking, high and uneven commission charges with the delievery aggregators

Zomato and Swiggy agree to resolve issues, meet in September again

On August 26, NRAI had written to Zomato, Swiggy, UberEats, and Foodpanda, raising eight critical issues it has with the companies

Zomato, Swiggy face the ire of partners. Time to rethink value proposition?

Is it time for the aggregator brands to rethink their promise to their partners-be it restaurants, airlines and hotels and drivers?