Zomato says association will enable it to 'significantly reduce carbon emissions'
The plan is a part of Zomato's plan to go completely electric by 2030
The delivery firm has also been hiring new riders to deal with the shortage since last week
Most of the stores of quick commerce player Blinkit have resumed operations after being affected by strike of delivery partners, according to a regulatory filing by Zomato. Blinkit, formerly known as Grofers India, was acquired last year by Zomato. Recently the operations of the platform were affected by the strike of delivery partners who were protesting against reduction in payouts per order. "We had to shut down some stores for a few days to ensure safety of our employees at stores and the delivery partners. Most of these stores have now resumed operations," Zomato said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The company further said, "Over the last few days we have made changes in the delivery partner payout structure with respect to the Blinkit business to address the needs of delivery partners, improve customer experience and reduce cancellation/order rejection, frauds by few delivery partners in the system. Such changes are done from time to time, as needed." It, however, did n
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Set up in a college hostel back in 2014, Mukunda Foods has sold its products to about 6,000 restaurants that make Chinese, South Indian, Mughlai and other genres
Strike by delivery partners of grocery unit had no impact on operations or financial performance, says firm
The disruptions have no material impact on the operations and financial performance of the company, Zomato said
The delivery executives are seeking a reversal of the pay-out structure, which they claim is causing a reduction in their earnings
Some 2,500 Blinkit executives have been on strike in Gurugram since April 12 after the company slashed fixed pay-outs per delivery
Brokerage expects Zomato to gain from the nascent stage of the food delivery ecosystem in India, sees its food delivery GOV surging to Rs 38,400 cr in FY25 from Rs 21,300 cr in FY22
Zomato in an email said it had introduced a new structure for riders that compensates them based on their effort and was engaging with them to reopen the shut stores
Electric bike-sharing startup Yulu has joined hands with food delivery platform Zomato for providing 25,000-35,000 units of its purpose-built e-scooter DeX to the latter's delivery partners for last-mile delivery on custom-made rental plans, a statement said on Monday. Once deployed, these e-scooters have the potential of serving three-lakh green deliveries every day by 2026, Yulu said in a statement. According to the company, rising fuel prices and financial challenges are significant barriers for youth who want to onboard themselves as delivery partners. Yulu said it provides flexible rental packs and allows delivery partners to earn higher earnings compared to ICE-powered vehicles. With Yulu's deep understanding of the delivery ecosystem, purpose-built product DeX, robust operations and a wide network of battery swapping stations, our solutions can improve earnings of delivery partners by up to 40 per cent, said Pradeep Puranam, head of revenue and operations at Yulu. Yulu said
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Electric vehicles energy infrastructure and services provider SUN Mobility on Monday said it has entered into a partnership with online food delivery platform Zomato to power 50,000 electric two-wheelers of the latter's fleet over the next two years. Under the partnership, SUN Mobility will provide its battery swap solutions for last-mile deliveries with the initial fleet deployment to start in the National Capital. Through this association, the last-mile delivery partners onboarded on Zomato's platform will benefit from convenient and cost-effective battery swapping solutions for their e-2Ws (electric two-wheelers), the company said in a statement. The association with Zomato is a significant step towards achieving SUN Mobility's goal to build a sustainable and environmentally friendly ecosystem, SUN Mobility CEO Anant Badjatya said in a statement. "By deploying 50,000 electric two-wheelers in Zomato's fleet, we are reducing our carbon footprint by 5,000 MT/month and contributing
HSBC said, Zomato has seen an improvement in the market share it lost to Swiggy, thanks to the launch of Zomato Gold
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Swiggy started the Access platform between 2017 and 2019 with an investment of Rs 175 crore; announcements were made to infuse an additional 75 crore by March 2020, pandemic derailed expansion plans