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…
Home-cooked meal service becoming a lucrative biz opportunity for food delivery platforms
The food delivery platforms are bringing that age-old tiffin service which is still popular in several parts of India.
Dineout Rolls Out #FearNoBill Campaign to Promote its In-app Payments Feature
The launch campaign follows the mission statement of the brand about Dineout’s great promise towards ease in paying bills.
Uber to start testing drones for food delivery
The ride-hailing giant has been granted regulatory approval to begin tests of delivering food by drone in the region of San Diego, California.
Zomato successfully tests food delivery via drone
The food aggregator’s move will reduce the time and energy to deliver food at customers’ doorstep.
Zomato announces 26 weeks paternity leave
This policy is also applicable in the cases of surrogacy, adoption, and same-sex partners.
Foodpanda eyes opening physical outlets for its private label brands
Ola’s move is in line with its strategy to largely scale up Foodpanda as a cloud kitchen business rather than as a marketplace model.
Arjun Kapoor invests in home food delivery company Foodcloud.in
The platform runs on the premise of home cooks delivering hygienic and home cooked food to customers from their kitchens.
Zomato's revenue jumps 3-fold to $206 million in FY19
The Gurgaon-based company's current annual revenue run rate is $350 million.
Online Food Aggregators Delist over 10,500 Restaurants
In case where the food samples are found to be non- conforming, penal action has been initiated.
Zomato Delivery Boy Eats Food, Video Goes Viral
Zomato also mentioned that the company will educate their delivery fleet of over 1.5 lakh partners.