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Food delivery firms will fight for a seat at the table
December 22, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Food delivery firms will fight for a seat at the table | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2018, Swiggy, Zomato
The swords are drawn in what has become a 5-way battle between top guns, all looking to claim the top spot, with 2018 being the year of hard choices for Zomato and Swiggy…READ MORE
KEEP READINGSwiggy customers can now pay through Sodexo meal cards
December 18, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Swiggy customers can now pay through Sodexo meal cards | FOOD SERVICE | Swiggy
Sodexo, the country’s largest meal benefits company, has partnered with online food delivery startup Swiggy to give its 3 million users in India greater access to restaurants…READ MORE
KEEP READINGInvestors queue up at Swiggy; SoftBank may put in $200-250 mn, Flipkart & Tencent also in talks
November 29, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Investors queue up at Swiggy; SoftBank may put in $200-250 mn, Flipkart & Tencent also in talks | FOOD SERVICE | SwiggySoftBank has entered the fray to pick up a stake in Bundl Technologies, which owns and operates food delivery startup Swiggy…READ MORE
KEEP READINGZomato explores merger with rival Swiggy
November 1, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Zomato explores merger with rival Swiggy | FOOD SERVICE | Swiggy, ZomatoZomato has engaged in talks with its closest rival Swiggy for a possible merger. The proposal from Zomato, however, may not end in a deal as both the players are unlikely to agree on the terms of the transaction, sources indicated…READ MORE
KEEP READINGSwiggy partners Indifi to launch Capital Assist programme
October 12, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Swiggy partners Indifi to launch Capital Assist programme | FOOD SERVICE | SwiggyFood ordering and delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday said it has joined hands with fintech firm Indifi Technologies to launch ‘Swiggy Capital Assist’ programme for providing quick access to financing options to its restaurant partners…READ MORE
KEEP READINGRahul Bothra appointed Swiggy’s first-ever CFO
September 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Rahul Bothra appointed Swiggy’s first-ever CFO | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2017, Rahul Bothra, SwiggyTill recently with agri-business company Olam International in Singapore and Brazil, Bothra has spent over 15 years in senior finance-based roles at Olam and Britannia…READ MORE
KEEP READINGFood retailers are strengthening back end to drive efficiency of operations
September 11, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Food retailers are strengthening back end to drive efficiency of operations | FOOD SERVICE | Big Basket, India Food Forum 2017, SwiggyWith no dearth of competitors, a durable business model and innovation-led products and services are a must for start-ups to thrive in the online space. For instance, India’s largest online grocer BigBasket, which is present in 25 cities and has achieved operational break-even in a couple of cities this year, has a strong inventory model allowing for control over quality of products…READ MORE
KEEP READINGSwiggy hungry for more as it eyes bigger bite of India’s food-tech pie
August 16, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Swiggy hungry for more as it eyes bigger bite of India’s food-tech pie | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2017, SwiggyHow did a three-year-old company make such rapid strides in a market where scores of other have tried, tested and failed with their offering?…READ MORE
KEEP READINGSwiggy denies allegations of manipulating numbers made in an anonymous blog post
July 27, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Swiggy denies allegations of manipulating numbers made in an anonymous blog post | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2017, SwiggyThe recent blog post from an anonymous source is targeted at maligning the reputation of Swiggy as an organization…READ MORE
KEEP READINGSwiggy simply delivered on its promise and rode out the food tech storm in India
June 5, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Swiggy simply delivered on its promise and rode out the food tech storm in India | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2017, SwiggyAfter a year of layoffs, downsizing, and even shuttering of businesses, food tech startups are back to receiving funding and planning expansions. On May 19, FoodPanda’s parent company Delivery Hero raised $431.45 million. On May 30, Bengaluru-based Swiggy raised $80 million from South African firm Naspers in a Series-E round….READ MORE
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