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UberEats has not been able to expand itself to the size of Swiggy and Zomato.

Uber India gets more than Rs 1,700 crore from parent

Zomato and Swiggy have recently raised funding to compete in the high cash-burn business of food delivery.

13 Nov 2019 3:28 AM

The goal was to bring together a peer-group of innovators, who could share their insights and learnings and outline their vision for the role technology will play to make our lives more convenient.

Swiggy hosts Gigabytes, a hyperlocal innovation summit

Technology and AI to help bring the vision of solving convenience to life.

19 Oct 2019 11:30 AM

One can see the various restaurant, cuisine at one place & get the favourite food cuisine from anywhere on the application. (Photo: AP)

5 food-tech start ups to fill your craving this season

Here are some food-tech start-ups in India that will make your festive season super delicious and relaxed.

01 Oct 2019 5:37 PM

Like Swiggy Stores, Go will be part of the Swiggy app.

'Swiggy Go' comes to Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Swiggy Go enables the convenience of Swiggy’s delivery through the fastest intra-city pick-up and drop network.

05 Sep 2019 1:43 PM

Bengaluru will be the first city in the country to experience Swiggy do the last-mile delivery for everything. (Photo: ANI)

Swiggy launches pick-up and drop service 'Swiggy Go'

All the deliveries for Swiggy Go and Stores will be made by Swiggy's dedicated fleet.

04 Sep 2019 1:59 PM

Thousands of restaurants have been complaining about the practices followed by food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato, including the discounts offered by them and commissions charged on restaurants. However, most of the restaurants have seen their sales rising by 30 per cent after they signed up with these apps.

Food apps have increased restaurant sales by 30 per cent

The listings on these apps and online platforms increase their visibility, which in turn lead to increased walkins for dineins.

04 Sep 2019 1:05 AM

From now onwards, you may hesitate to order food as frequently as you did earlier. The heavy discounts that were luring you to order those favourite dishes may soon come to an end.

Food app discounts to end soon

The idea of scoring a discount should make guests feel special and not give them a sense of beating the system.

21 Aug 2019 1:25 AM

Launching a logging out campaign in protest against dine-in schemes, around 1,200 restaurants in major cities had reportedly delisted from the dine-in programmes of food aggregators, saying that deep discounting offered by the platforms was unsustainable and was hurting their business.

Online food platforms to redesign schemes to check deep discounts: NRAI

NRAI stressed on need to 'detox' the ecosystem from the addiction of deep discounts that has crippled the industry.

20 Aug 2019 5:16 PM

Calling for a review of all their discounting schemes, the federation said as a technology partner, by merely hosting its members' inventory, FSAs cannot hold sway and arm twist the traditions and aspirations of millions of entrepreneurs in India.

FHRAI asks food service aggregators to review discounting schemes or face protests

FHRAI in a statement said it has asked food service aggregators to engage in a 'fruitful dialogue' to arrive at a win-win outcome for all.

19 Aug 2019 6:40 PM

On top of that there are the discounts that they offer customers to keep them engaged. Almost 50-70 per cent of these discounts are borne by the restaurants, as it is impossible to exist in the delivery system without offering at least a 20 per cent discount.

Look who’s on it: How pan-India eateries are signing up for apps

The average commission charged by Swiggy, Zomato and other delivery aggregators is 15-30 per cent per order.

14 Aug 2019 1:22 AM

Meesho has built a network of more than 2 million sellers across 700 towns in India and created a disruptive distribution channel for 15,000 suppliers in traditional manufacturing hubs.

Indian e-commerce platform Meesho raises USD 125 million in Naspers-led funding

The company has a mission to create 20 million entrepreneurs by 2020.

12 Aug 2019 3:29 PM

Amazon is aiming to launch the new service delivering from restaurants ahead of India’s month-long festive season (Photo: ANI)

Amazon plans imminent launch of online food delivery service in India

The Seattle-based company is working with local partner Catamaran, founded by IT industrialist Narayana Murthy.

30 Jul 2019 12:20 PM

Amazon is working with local partner Catamaran, founded by IT industrialist Narayana Murthy, and has begun hiring staff for the new operation, the sources said. (Photo: Representational | AFP)

Amazon plans to launch online food delivery service in India: sources

Amazon is aiming to launch the new service delivering from restaurants ahead of India’s month-long festive season.

29 Jul 2019 7:48 PM

Every week is a battle. I just want two indulgent desserts and one meal out, with days of healthy, nourishing home food spread out in between. It hasn’t happened so even once since I made the resolution at the start of the year.

Speedy chow: How food delivery apps have covered the last mile

More and more people are choosing to order in rather than dine out, combine the pleasures of good food and a slow evening.

24 Jul 2019 1:30 AM

The inmates are paid daily wages of Rs 150 and revenue from the food business is used to refurbish and maintain jails. (Photo:

Food prepared by inmates of Kerala jail to be available online

Presently, food such as biryani, roti and curries are sold from the counter outside the prison.+

10 Jul 2019 5:34 PM

An inter-ministerial panel under DPIIT would be formed to address stakeholder grievances on FDI and draft e-commerce policy.

Govt to come out with national e-commerce policy within 12 months

We will put an institutional framework to bring out a national policy on e-commerce within next 12 months, an official said,

25 Jun 2019 4:30 PM

To make this a hassle-free everyday option, ‘Daily’ will allow users to schedule their meals in advance or opt for a daily, weekly or monthly subscription.

Swiggy launches ‘Daily,’ an app for everyday homestyle meals

The new service gives consumers access to homestyle meals through a seamless ‘scheduling’ and ‘subscription’ model.

03 Jun 2019 3:11 PM

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is keeping a close watch on online food businesses and has taken several steps to ensure compliance in the state of Maharashtra. (Representational image)

FDA finds 112 outlets operating sans licence

Documentation had been made mandatory for Swiggy, Zomato and others in the business.

14 May 2019 3:48 AM

The significant uptrend in e-commerce funding was driven by increasing number of digital transactions, digital literacy, growing use of vernacular content, low mobile data tariffs and government's Digital India programme and also programmes such as Start Up India and Make in India, said Ankur Pahwa, Partner EY India.

E-commerce, consumer internet cos raised over USD 7 bn in 2018: Report

India is one of the most exciting destinations to invest in across the globe, Ankur Pahwa, Partner EY India.

08 Mar 2019 2:17 PM

Gone are those days when you went back home after a hectic day at office and have to cook your food also, thanks to the prompt food delivery services like Uber Eats, Swiggy, Zomato and FoodPanda.

Uber Eats or only Swiggy?

Uber seems to have taken a wise step to consolidate costs and yet retain a stake in the market.

25 Feb 2019 6:44 AM

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