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Swiggy delivery agent echoes concerns by Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal, ‘Why not make our job easier?’
1 week ago

Swiggy delivery agent echoes concerns by Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal, ‘Why not make our job easier?’

Live Mint  

Food delivery personnel face many difficulties daily while executing their jobs — from unwieldy restaurants and customers to harsh weather conditions and traffic accidents. Narrating a similar ordeal, a Swiggy delivery agent has shared the “hardest” and most frustrating aspect of this job. This comes months after Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal highlighted the ‘inhumane’ treatment food delivery agents get at …

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Swiggy launches ‘Scenes’ app for live events to rival Zomato’s District app
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Swiggy launches ‘Scenes’ app for live events to rival Zomato’s District app

Live Mint  

Weeks after Zomato unveiled District, its dedicated app for experiences and event tickets, Swiggy has fired back with Scenes. Through Scenes, Swiggy lists events like New Year’s Eve parties, live music shows, DJ nights, and other experiences hosted by partner restaurants, allowing users to purchase tickets directly within the Swiggy app. Unlike Zomato’s District, which is a standalone app offering …

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Betting on Swiggy and Zomato: Can India’s food delivery titans deliver?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Betting on Swiggy and Zomato: Can India’s food delivery titans deliver?

Live Mint  

The Indian food delivery market has become a fierce battleground, with Swiggy and Zomato not only competing for your dinner orders but also commanding attention in boardrooms and on trading floors. Zomato’s recent analyst reports echo this optimism, indicating that while the market remains consolidated, both players have significant room to grow as more Indians adopt food delivery services. View …

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Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal’s advice to Swiggy: ‘Competent people can’t recognise they are complacent, don’t…’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal’s advice to Swiggy: ‘Competent people can’t recognise they are complacent, don’t…’

Live Mint  

Swiggy, a direct competitor to Zomato and one of India's leading food delivery aggregators made its highly anticipated stock market debut on November 13. Interestingly, just weeks before Swiggy's IPO, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal had some advice for Swiggy's employees, reflecting on his company's own experience of going public in 2021, the Times of India reported. Speaking at the ET …

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How much do Zomato, Swiggy, other food apps charge for delivery in India? Know top 5 here
2 months ago

How much do Zomato, Swiggy, other food apps charge for delivery in India? Know top 5 here

Live Mint  

With the advent of food delivery applications, ordering online food at doorstep has become the norm of the day. Also, food delivery apps sometimes don't charge a penny, as the amount one pay for the food exceeds a minimum order scale. McDonald’s charge 134 per cent more for food costing around $10 in person, while Chick-fil-A's chicken sandwich costs $9.85 …

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Swiggy IPO: Navigating a competitive landscape. Can it deliver?
2 months ago

Swiggy IPO: Navigating a competitive landscape. Can it deliver?

Live Mint  

Swiggy, the food-delivery and quick-commerce giant, is poised to make its much-anticipated market debut, aiming to raise ₹11,327 crore through its initial public offering, with shares priced between ₹371 and ₹390 apiece. “Swiggy’s approach of an integrated app offering versus Zomato’s multi-app approach helps it innovate faster," Motilal Oswal said in a report. With a compound annual growth rate of …

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Swiggy Instamart launches 24x7 free delivery in these three cities
3 months, 1 week ago

Swiggy Instamart launches 24x7 free delivery in these three cities

Hindustan Times  

Swiggy Instamart rolled out 24x7 free delivery services across Delhi-NCR. Swiggy Instamart introduces 24x7 free delivery in Delhi-NCR, delivering groceries and essentials within 10-15 minutes. The company said in a press release, "Swiggy Instamart becomes the first quick commerce platform to launch 24x7 free delivery service in Delhi NCR, just in time for the festive season. The quick commerce platform …

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Caught on CCTV: Swiggy delivery agent steals shoes left outside Noida flat. Watch
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Caught on CCTV: Swiggy delivery agent steals shoes left outside Noida flat. Watch

Hindustan Times  

A Swiggy delivery agent has found himself at the centre of a controversy after CCTV footage emerged showing him stealing a pair of shoes. A Swiggy delivery agent was caught on CCTV stealing shoes from outside a Noida flat. The incident unfolds The footage reveals the delivery agent wearing an orange Swiggy T-shirt. Earlier, a similar controversy erupted when a …

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Chandigarh State Commission Holds Swiggy Liable For Unilateral Deduction Amount For Undelivered Products
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Chandigarh State Commission Holds Swiggy Liable For Unilateral Deduction Amount For Undelivered Products

Live Law  

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, U.T. Chandigarh bench of Justice Raj Shekhar Attri and Mr Preetinder Singh held Swiggy liable for unilateral deduction of half amount for undelivered products during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was held that while it was not liable for delivery disruptions given the special pandemic circumstances, the deduction of the amount from the Complainant's payment …

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Swiggy agent steals shoes, company reacts: 'We expect better from our delivery partners'
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Swiggy agent steals shoes, company reacts: 'We expect better from our delivery partners'

Hindustan Times  

Swiggy has reacted after an X user shared a video of a Swiggy Instamart delivery agent stealing a pair of shoes from outside a flat in Gurugram. A screengrab from CCTV footage of the incident “We expect better from our delivery partners. However, in the comments section of the company's response, the user, Rohit Arora, said that he raised a …

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Holiday fever: Swiggy ties up with Simpl for 1 tap checkout ahead of New Year
1 year ago

Holiday fever: Swiggy ties up with Simpl for 1 tap checkout ahead of New Year

Live Mint  

To ease the shopping experience of its users during the upcoming holiday season, online delivery platform, Swiggy, has collaborated with Simpl, to introduce 1-Tap Checkout. Simpl's 1-Tap Checkout feature will be available across food delivery, Swiggy Instamart, dineout, and Swiggy Genie. With this partnership, millions of customers across the country will be able to place orders from over 2.9 lakh …

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Swiggy delivery agent travels extra 12 km at 3 am to hand over food, wins hearts
1 year, 1 month ago

Swiggy delivery agent travels extra 12 km at 3 am to hand over food, wins hearts

Hindustan Times  

A Swiggy delivery agent has won the hearts of people on social media after he went above and beyond to deliver food. X user @Tamal0401 took to the microblogging platform to share how he entered the wrong location while ordering food in Hyderabad and how his delivery agent travelled an extra 12 km to give him his food at 3 …

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GST notice of ₹400 crore sent to Zomato, ₹350 crore to Swiggy: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

GST notice of ₹400 crore sent to Zomato, ₹350 crore to Swiggy: Report

Live Mint  

Zomato and Swiggy, the country's top two food delivery aggregators, have reportedly come under the scrutiny of tax authorities, with notices of a combined value of ₹750 crore sent to them, a report said on November 22. Zomato, which has the biggest share in India's online food delivery market, has been issued a Goods and Services Tax notice of ₹400 …

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Swiggy Delivery Agent Wins Hearts For Helping Man Who Ran Out Of Fuel: 'Kindness Still Resides'
1 year, 2 months ago

Swiggy Delivery Agent Wins Hearts For Helping Man Who Ran Out Of Fuel: 'Kindness Still Resides'

News 18  

A man recently shared a memorable experience he had in Bengaluru, expressing his deep appreciation for a delivery driver who assisted him in a moment of need. Shravan shared on X, formerly Twitter, how a Swiggy delivery driver, seemingly out of the blue, noticed his predicament and inquired, “Bhaiya kya hua hai? After towing me for 2.5KM, we reached the …

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Bombay HC asks policemen to pay Rs 20k to Swiggy delivery boy for invoking wrong IPC sections
2 years ago

Bombay HC asks policemen to pay Rs 20k to Swiggy delivery boy for invoking wrong IPC sections

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has ordered the Marine Drive policemen who invoked sections of the Indian Penal Code against a Swiggy delivery boy, to shell out Rs 20,000. The complainant lodged an FIR against the petitioner alleging offences under sections 279, 337, 429 of the Indian Penal Code. Advocate Tripti Shetty, appearing for the delivery boy, submitted that the petitioner, …

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Swiggy delivery agent helps clear up traffic, netizens hail him as a hero
2 years, 2 months ago

Swiggy delivery agent helps clear up traffic, netizens hail him as a hero

Hindustan Times  

The festivities have begun, and people are travelling to all their friends and relatives to celebrate this time. Recently, a Swiggy delivery agent has been gaining popularity online for acting as a traffic cop and clearing traffic jams. Srijit Nayar, a LinkedIn user, shared a video of the Swiggy executive assisting fellow car drivers in dealing with heavy traffic. In …

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Internet hails Swiggy executive who helped old couple contact son in different state
2 years, 3 months ago

Internet hails Swiggy executive who helped old couple contact son in different state

Firstpost  

Continuing this very trajectory, the internet has brought forth the story of a Swiggy delivery agent, who helped an elderly couple in Chennai to know the whereabouts of their son living in Secunderabad Time and again, the internet has brought forth the stories of bravery or good deeds done by cab drivers, delivery executives, or watchmen, which can’t be overlooked …

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High fuel costs drive delivery personnel to go electric
2 years, 8 months ago

High fuel costs drive delivery personnel to go electric

The Hindu  

As fuel prices get dearer, app-based delivery persons, like everyone else, have been feeling the pinch in their pockets. I feel renting one will be more pocket-friendly than actually buying it.” Shaik Salauddin, national general secretary of Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers, said the per-km charges that delivery partners are being paid by the company are the same, but …

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Swiggy delivery boy gives petrol from his own bike to strangers stranded at night. Viral post
2 years, 10 months ago

Swiggy delivery boy gives petrol from his own bike to strangers stranded at night. Viral post

India Today  

Kindness is a virtue but is, unfortunately, becoming a rare character trait among people. Akshita Changan took to LinkedIn to share how a Swiggy delivery boy helped her and his brother stranded in the middle of the road at midnight after their bike ran out of petrol. Meet Roshan Dalvi, a Swiggy delivery boy, who helped a sibling duo stuck …

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Swiggy raises $700 million in Invesco-led funding
2 years, 11 months ago

Swiggy raises $700 million in Invesco-led funding

The Hindu  

Swiggy on Monday said it has raised $700 million in new funding led by Invesco. The round also saw participation from new investors such as Baron Capital Group, Sumeru Venture, IIFL AMC Late Stage Tech Fund, Kotak, Axis Growth Avenues AIF- I, Sixteenth Street Capital, Ghisallo, Smile Group and Segantii Capital. Swiggy’s existing investors Alpha Wave Global, Qatar Investment Authority, …

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TVS Motor Company Joins Hands with Swiggy For Use of Electric Scooters to Deliver Food
2 years, 11 months ago

TVS Motor Company Joins Hands with Swiggy For Use of Electric Scooters to Deliver Food

News 18  

TVS Motor Company said it has inked a pact with leading on-demand delivery platform Swiggy to bolster the electric commercial mobility segment. The partnership highlights TVS Motor Company's commitment to strengthen electrification across diverse mobility segments and align with Swiggy's many efforts to enable the adoption of EVs in its delivery fleet. The two companies are exploring the co-creation of …

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Homemade Food Start-ups Thriving in Lockdown Can Now be Fined Rs 5 Lakh for Not Having Licence
4 years, 2 months ago

Homemade Food Start-ups Thriving in Lockdown Can Now be Fined Rs 5 Lakh for Not Having Licence

News 18  

The coronavirus lockdown saw the start of many new home kitchens and homemade food delivery services in India. As the lockdown led to considerable job loss and the hospitality industry took one of the biggest hits, many turned to online catering and food delivery to cater to the rising demand for home-delivered food amid the lockdown. The State Food Safety …

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Zomato in advanced talks to buy UberEats: Report
5 years ago

Zomato in advanced talks to buy UberEats: Report

India TV News  

The online food delivery industry in India is set for a big churn as Uber has reportedly entered advanced stages of talks to sell UberEat's India business to rival Zomato by the end of this year. Zomato is currently delivering 1.3 million orders a day from 150,000 restaurants across India at more than 10 orders per restaurant per day. The …

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Swiggy delivery boy chased, thrashed by gang of 10 in Bangalore
5 years, 6 months ago

Swiggy delivery boy chased, thrashed by gang of 10 in Bangalore

India TV News  

A 22-year-old Swiggy delivery boy, who is an engineering graduate was chased and thrashed by a gang of 10 persons in Thalaghattapura. The incident occurred after the delivery boy questioned a biker for riding on the wrong side of a one-way street. They punched me and made a few phone calls, calling their friends to come and join them," the …

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