Food Delivery

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Robots hit the streets as demand for food delivery grows in US

Robots use cameras, sensors, GPS and sometimes laser scanners to navigate sidewalks and even cross streets autonomously

02 Nov 2021 11:17 AM

Uber’s ride sharing business has faced losses due to the restriction on movement and travel across the world but its food delivery arm is doing well, and is now expanding with the acquisition of Postmates. (Photo | AFP)

Uber expands its US food delivery business with purchase of startup Postmates

Postmates, whose business delivering food, groceries and other goods doubled amid lockdown, was bought for $2.65 billion.

06 Jul 2020 7:13 PM

Orders can be placed through the Amazon app but the option will currently be visible only to customers who live in pin codes that cover Mahadevapura, Marathahalli, Whitefield and Bellandur.

Amazon steps on to Zomato, Swiggy turf, starts with food delivery in some parts of Bengaluru

Now, apart from groceries on Prime Now, Bengalurians can get meals delivered through the Amazon app itself in some pin codes

21 May 2020 5:25 PM

But now a clever politician in West Bengal has picked up the thread and spun it into a multi-religious issue, as Zomato employees threatened to strike over pay cuts.

Food app row: Jobs at stake

Cultural practices may have derived from religion, with sections of people particular about avoiding foods that were apparently against their beliefs.

15 Aug 2019 12:32 AM

Overall, incentives paid to drivers more than doubled from a year earlier, outpacing revenue growth, as the company invested in its growing food delivery service, Uber Eats. (Photo: AP)

Uber loses USD 1 billion in quarter as costs grow for drivers, food delivery

Revenue of USD 3.1 billion matched the high end of the range Uber forecast for the quarter and the loss of USD1.0 billion.

31 May 2019 11:51 AM

A Kiwibot is equipped with six cameras and GPS to deliver the order at the right place. (Photo: YouTube)

Meet Kiwibot, a robot that delivers food

Kiwibot is the robot counterpart of the pizza delivery person.

07 Apr 2019 1:05 PM

The new investors in this round include Delivery Hero and Glade Brook Capital.

Zomato to sell UAE food delivery business for USD 172 million

The acquisition will allow us to further improve our service to customers in the UAE.

05 Mar 2019 9:58 AM

Swiggy Stores will give its merchant-partners unmatched access to a combination of core assets to reach more existing and new customers.

Swiggy moves beyond food delivery, opens Stores to deliver everyday needs

Company will deliver from these stores in categories such as fruits and vegetables, kiranas and supermarkets.

12 Feb 2019 1:28 PM

US-based Uber Thursday said India is the fastest growing market for its food delivery platform Uber Eats and the service is being rapidly expanded to cover more Indian cities.

India fastest growing market for Uber Eats globally: Uber

The number of orders on its platform has "more than quadrupled" in the last three months.

24 Aug 2018 12:54 PM

Starbucks on Thursday announced a partnership with e-commerce giant Alibaba that will give the US coffee giant greater access to China's growing food-delivery market as it faces increased competition from local firms.

Starbucks joins with Alibaba for coffee deliveries

The move comes as Seattle-based Starbucks faces a challenge from upstart Chinese company Luckin Coffee.

02 Aug 2018 1:03 PM

Grab, which is transforming itself into a consumer technology group, already offers loans, electronic money transfers, payments and food delivery. With the launch of GrabFresh, it will now provide on-demand grocery delivery.

Grab launches grocery delivery service in race for growth

The strategy to provide "every day" offerings via a new open platform underscores Grab’s ambition to secure its dominant market share.

10 Jul 2018 2:48 PM

According to the officials of AHAR, nearly 40 per cent of their business depends on parcels.

Plastic ban: Delivery cost of food to rise 25 per cent

Restaurants are suffering 30 per cent loss due to ban on one-time plastic items.

28 Jun 2018 5:09 AM

Food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday said it has raised USD 210 million (over Rs 1,430 crore) in fresh round of funding led by Naspers and DST Global.

Swiggy raises USD 210 million in fresh round of funding

The Series G funding will also see participation from existing shareholder.

21 Jun 2018 2:26 PM

Foodpanda on Tuesday announced its partnership with PhonePe to enable seamless digital payments for all its users.

Foodpanda, PhonePe partner to strengthen digital payment portfolio

Through the partnership, consumers will be able to choose from several payment options.

24 Apr 2018 4:25 PM

'Uber Eats', a mobile app, was launched in the city on Wednesday enabling the gourmet to order food from 250 favourite eating joints on the click of a button.

Uber Eats mobile food delivery app launched in Kolkata

The gourmet can order food from 250 favourite eating joints on the click of a button.

18 Apr 2018 4:21 PM

Hoteliers in Mumbai, who passed on the new GST rates to consumers, have experienced an 80 per cent drop in home delivery orders.

Food delivery orders dip by 80 per cent as hoteliers charge GST

Some hotel owners in Mumbai have been passing on hike in tax after GST to consumers, despite state government warning them not to.

06 Sep 2017 3:03 PM

While hungry consumers can find and order a meal in a single click, delivery technology can complicate work inside restaurants.

Food delivery creates tech headache for some US restaurants

When there is a ping, a cashier finds the right tablet and then retypes the order into the restaurant’s own system.

27 Aug 2017 8:22 PM

The drone that Onlinekaka uses and Arshad and Bilal

Now, drones to deliver food in Lucknow

Young entrepreneurs from Lucknow are attempting to revolutionize the food delivery system using drones.

28 Jul 2017 4:57 PM

The world's largest fast-food chain had announced two weeks ago that "McDelivery" through the UberEats app was available in 1,000 US locations. (Photo: AFP)

McDonald's expanding delivery locations on UberEats

Uber says its delivery fee varies depending on the city, but that it is generally a flat $4.99.

01 Jun 2017 9:42 AM

UberEATS was started in 2014 as a small delivery pilot in Los Angeles and launched as a separate application in Toronto in December 2015.

Uber brings UberEATS, on-demand food delivery app to India

An on-demand food delivery app, UberEATS helps bring food to consumers.

02 May 2017 3:09 PM

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