Restaurant India News: Food Delivery Platforms Hit Record Orders Despite Gig Workers’ Strike
Eternal-owned Zomato and Blinkit, which lead the food delivery and quick commerce segments, together delivered over 75 lakh orders on New Year’s Eve.
Restaurant India News: Eternal Executes ₹1,535-Crore Block Deal; Stock Slips 1% After Early Gains
The deal was executed at a 0.7% discount to Friday’s closing price of ₹292.4. Following the transaction, Eternal’s stock erased early gains and was…
Restaurant India News: Quick Commerce Fight Intensifies as Swiggy, Zepto Eye Rs 15,000-Crore Public Market Raise
Blinkit, which holds more than 50% market share according to a BofA note, reported cash reserves of ₹18,314 crore as of September 30. Swiggy has ₹4,…
Restaurant India News: Waayu Launches Waayu Suite, a Unified Digital Ordering and Restaurant Management Platform
The Suite brings QR-based ordering, the Waayu Ezee Menu, automated billing, real-time menu controls and customer insights into one integrated system.


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Restaurant India News: Magicpin, Rapido Partners to Challenge Zomato-Swiggy's Food Delivery Duopoly
The partnership will give Rapido access to Magicpin’s extensive network of over 80,000 restaurants once onboarding is complete, helping Ownly expand…
Rapido Challenges Zomato and Swiggy with Low-Cost Food Delivery Model
Rapido plans to offer a lower commission range of 8 to 15 percent to restaurants, compared to the 16 to 30 percent currently charged by the existing…
QSRs in India Struggle with Margins Amid Rising Food Delivery Competition
Brands like Jubilant FoodWorks are managing raw material cost inflation but are refraining from passing on the costs to consumers.


[Funding Alert] Rapido Eyes Fintech and Food Delivery Push with New Rs 125 Cr Funding
The company aims to increase its presence from 120 cities in January to 500 cities, stepping up competition with established players such as Uber,…
Over 21,000 Consumer Grievances Filed Against Online Food Delivery Apps in Five Years
The number of grievances has risen steadily, with 7,482 cases registered in 2024-25, compared to 4,708 in 2023-24, 4,321 in 2022-23, 3,726 in 2021-22…
Rapido Engages with Restaurants to Develop Food Delivery Model
Platforms like Zepto, Zomato-owned Blinkit, and Accel-backed Swish have entered the market, focusing on 10-minute food delivery.
Rebel Foods Introduces QuickiES, a 15-Min Food Delivery Service in Mumbai
QuickiES features a menu that includes popular items from brands like Faasos Wraps, Ovenstory Pizza, Wendy’s Burgers, Lunchbox, Behrouz Biryani, and…
WAAYU Expands Its Zero-Commission Food Delivery Model to 25 Cities in India
The company plans to onboard 10,000 restaurants in the next six months, 25,000 in one year, and reach 100,000 restaurants within three years,…
CCI Report Flags Possible Market Imbalance in Zomato and Swiggy Operations
Allegations include preferential treatment for specific restaurant partners, which the CCI had deemed worthy of scrutiny after a complaint from the…
Swiggy’s Group Ordering Feature Sees Strong Uptake During Raksha Bandhan
In one notable instance, a family in Bangalore used the Group Ordering feature to coordinate a single order involving 34 people, making their Raksha…
Zomato withdraws exclusivity for restaurants under cloud kitchen biz
This move will allow restaurants to list on the food delivery company’s competitors, including Swiggy.
Zomato acquires Uber's food delivery business in India
In India, Uber Eats was not doing well and was not meeting its target of being number one or two in the business.
More than hundred Home-Chefs now associated with Homefoodi
Having a concrete expansion plan, Homefoodi plans to be present across the top 10 cities of India with over 1 lakh Home Chefs on their platform…
[Funding alert] Zomato secures $150 mn at a valuation of $3 bn
With the latest fundraise, the food delivery platform has received $840 million in funding to date.
McDonald's India (North and East) adds Zomato as delivery partner
The service will be available through more than 125 McDonald’s restaurants in North and East India.
Swiggy hikes prices of its membership program
The food delivery platform has raised the monthly subscription service charges for existing super members, which earlier cost Rs 79, to Rs 149.
Swiggy ventures into online payments space by launching 'Swiggy Money'
As of now, this new wallet will only be used to credit amounts for the canceled orders at the moment.
Foodpanda losses widen by 230% in FY19
In FY2017-18, Foodpanda, owned by ride-hailing major Ola, had registered loss of Rs 227.95 crore.
UberEats launches in Cuttack, its second city in Orissa & 45th in India
UberEats will offer Cuttack consumers a variety of cuisines based on partnerships with a number of popular local restaurants such as Mirchi, Biryani…
Biryani By Kilo ventures into Pune with its delivery outlets
Starting its journey in 2015 with one outlet in Gurugram, Biryani By Kilo has grown to over 35 outlets across India in 2019.