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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Bistro may look like a response to Swiggy and Rapido’s 'budget' food delivery apps, but the similarities end at affordability—the playbooks are fundamentally different.
When Eternal posted its first-quarter results on Wednesday, one section of its shareholder letter stood out. It addressed a question that has surfaced in almost every conversation about the future of food delivery in India: what impact are Toing and Ownly having on Zomato (Eternal’s food delivery business)?
“The impact has been limited,” said Eternal’s founder and vice chairman Deepinder Goyal. “We've responded where needed and we'll adapt if something changes. But we're not spending much energy on this.”
Instead the company is focusing on Bistro, which Goyal described as “our answer to the question these platforms are pretending to …
The contrasting approaches are driven by two very different strategies. One wants to capture more markets; the other is focused on discipline and profits.
The instant house help business has become the centre of focus and investment at the home services company. But another fight may be brewing in its core business.
India’s grocery and food delivery platforms are increasingly displaying misleading images of food using artificial intelligence, defeating the very purpose of buying online.
