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'Bengaluru is topping the charts': Swiggy Food CEO reveals who is eating what on New Year's Eve
1 week ago

'Bengaluru is topping the charts': Swiggy Food CEO reveals who is eating what on New Year's Eve

Hindustan Times  

As Indians began celebrating the new year, Swiggy Food Marketplace CEO Rohit Kapoor took to X to give a sneak peek into the "war room" in preparation for the tsunami of food orders. Swiggy Food Marketplace CEO Rohit Kapoor said New Year's Eve is the "biggest day" for the food delivery service. The CEO also posted a poll on what …

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Biryani boom drives surge in basmati rice demand across India
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Biryani boom drives surge in basmati rice demand across India

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Demand for basmati rice varieties commonly used in preparing biryani, a popular dish served with various meats and vegetables, has surged over the past few years, according to sellers of the cereal. Gurugram-based LT Foods, which sells basmati under Daawat and Royal brands, said its institutional business—sales to restaurants, hotels and caterers—in India now contributes 22% to the …

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India ordered 2.5 biryanis every second in 2023, says Swiggy
1 year ago

India ordered 2.5 biryanis every second in 2023, says Swiggy

Live Mint  

From biryani being the most-ordered dish on Swiggy in 2023 to a Mumbai user’s food orders worth ₹42.3 lakh are among some interesting facts that the food delivery platform released on Thursday, December 14. In a report titled “How India Swiggy'd 2023- unwrapping India's year in on-demand convenience”, Swiggy said that users can now see their personalised ordering recap on …

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Swiggy declares biryani as champion with 12 million orders during IPL 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

Swiggy declares biryani as champion with 12 million orders during IPL 2023

Firstpost  

Everybody just can’t get enough of biryani. In a tweet on Monday, Swiggy revealed that an astonishing 12 million orders for biryani were made through their app, equivalent to 212 biryanis per minute. The company said on Twitter, “Biryani wins the trophy for the most ordered food item this season with over 12 million orders at 212 BPM.” https://twitter.com/Swiggy/status/1663191294901116929? According …

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Delhi: Food delivery boy refuses to deliver mutton near Hanuman temple. Here's what happened next
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi: Food delivery boy refuses to deliver mutton near Hanuman temple. Here's what happened next

India Today  

A food delivery agent claimed that he lost his job after he refused to deliver non-vegetarian food near Delhi's Marghat Baba Hanuman Mandir premises. The delivery agent for Swiggy was supposed to deliver an order of mutton korma and naan to a customer whose location was near the temple premises. HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED Food order placed, but delivery agent refuses …

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On New Year's eve, these many people ordered khichdi, reveals Swiggy; Biryani, pizza top
2 years ago

On New Year's eve, these many people ordered khichdi, reveals Swiggy; Biryani, pizza top

Hindustan Times  

On New Year’s eve, food delivery platform Swiggy dispatched nearly 3.50 lakh biryani orders while over 2.5 lakh pizza orders were delivered, news agency PTI reported quoting company sources. Swiggy on Twitter also revealed that 1.76 lakh packets of chips were ordered via its ‘Instamart’ service till 7 pm on Saturday. Bawarchi, one of the top biryani-selling restaurants in Hyderabad …

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Your favourite chaatwalla will be on Zomato
3 years, 11 months ago

Your favourite chaatwalla will be on Zomato

Live Mint  

Zomato on Friday said it has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to onboard 300 food street vendors on its platform. The online restaurant guide and food ordering platform said it will onboard 300 street vendors across six cities - Bhopal, Raipur, Patna, Vadodara, Nagpur, and Ludhiana - in the first phase. "With this, these …

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Biryani Ordered More Than Once Every Second, Home Meals Delivered the Most in 2020, Says Swiggy
4 years ago

Biryani Ordered More Than Once Every Second, Home Meals Delivered the Most in 2020, Says Swiggy

News 18  

As contactless food became the norm in the pandemic-hit year, online delivery platform Swiggy on Tuesday said that some form of biryani was ordered more than once every second while home-cooked food was one of the most ferried items in 2020. Over 3 lakh new users made their Swiggy debut by ordering in a chicken biryani, according to the data …

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How Food Delivery Apps are Becoming More Accessible for Visually Impaired, One Petition at a Time
4 years, 2 months ago

How Food Delivery Apps are Becoming More Accessible for Visually Impaired, One Petition at a Time

News 18  

The coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown to curb its spread has changed the way the world lives, works, interacts with others, exercises and much else. The initial days of lockdown made many people wary of even getting food from the delivery apps like Zomato and Swiggy. While ordering food from a delivery app can be as easy as a …

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ITC Hotels partners with Swiggy for food delivery
4 years, 7 months ago

ITC Hotels partners with Swiggy for food delivery

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: ITC Hotels has tied up with online food delivery company, Swiggy, to list and deliver a curated set of dishes from across its properties as the hotel group hopes reaching India's diners at a time when restaurants remain shut for dine-in. ITC will start home delivery from across several properties including ITC Maurya, ITC Royal Bengal, ITC Grand …

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NRAI meets with food aggregators amid ongoing discord
5 years, 3 months ago

NRAI meets with food aggregators amid ongoing discord

Live Mint  

Members of the National Restaurant Association of India met with top executives of online food aggregators Swiggy and Zomato on Friday in a set of meetings that “progressed well” even as the NRAI continues to hold its grouse against Zomato’s Gold program that the association says remains unacceptable in its current form. “NRAI remains steadfast in its belief that Zomato …

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Zomato axes around 100 employees in cost-cutting drive
5 years, 5 months ago

Zomato axes around 100 employees in cost-cutting drive

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Food delivery and restaurant discovery platform Zomato has laid-off around 70-100 employees in its customer support team at its office in Gurgaon, as the company looks to cut costs and reduce redundancies across its food delivery business, said three people aware of the development. Mint wasn’t able to verify whether employees were paid severance in advance, however, according to …

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