Digital advertising network Fork Media acquires Spid Info Media to widen offerings across platformsFork Media has acquired wifi advertising network Spid Info Media for an undisclosed sum to widen its offerings across platforms.
21 Oct, 2015, 12.32 PM IST
Online firms are yet to resolve issues faced by delivery staff as heat wave grips countryThe most glaring one, say industry insiders, is identifying the end customer’s location in the first place. GPS navigation may be good enou...
27 May, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
Consolidation is the buzzword among food startups as companies look to scale up operationsFood startups have mushroomed in the past few months, sprouting food delivery aggregators, Internet-first restaurants, all fighting for a s...
14 May, 2015, 03.22 AM IST
Zomato starts online food ordering service in Delhi, NCRRestaurant discovery platform Zomato has launched online food ordering in Delhi and the National Capital Region, in direct competition with...
23 Apr, 2015, 01.37 AM IST
Slow Food: Indian consumer rediscovering a taste for local ingredients, over the aspirational importedEver since it was kickstarted by Carlo Petrini in Rome in the mid-1980s, the Slow Food movement has been garnering steady support from diff...
12 Apr, 2015, 07.10 AM IST
Ola planning to tie-up with retailers for grocery collection and delivery“Ola wants the retailer to do the packaging and picking of the orders and only focus on the delivery,” said an on-demand grocer familiar.
09 Apr, 2015, 04.57 AM IST
Online grocers such as Amazon's Kirana Now and LocalBanya turn focus on timely deliveryThe service offers convenience to customers and increases business for local stores. It is also cheaper for entrepreneurs to set up.
01 Apr, 2015, 06.27 AM IST
Grofers raises Rs 62 crore in venture capital funding“Local retailer penetration in India is very high and there are a lot SKUs (stock keeping units) available to customers in a small catchmen...
27 Feb, 2015, 05.58 AM IST
Advertising technology companies target Internet users who browse in languages other than English"Advertisers are not leveraging vernacular languages efficiently. While the destination is in a local language, the banner ads are usually ...
05 Feb, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
Indian diners looking for inventive food formats; but retain fixation with indigenous flavoursDespite the tendency to play safe, the much reviled reluctance to go beyond paneer and (boneless) chicken, and despite the success of me-to...
11 Jan, 2015, 04.12 AM IST
Food portals flavour of the season for venture capital investorsThe eating out market presents a large opportunity for entrepreneurs as it is expected to reach $78 billion by 2018, according to consultin...
10 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Food delivery service Foodpanda acquires rival TastyKhanaThe deal sees Delivery Hero exiting the Indian food services market to focus more on growth markets such as Latin America and Europe.
18 Nov, 2014, 04.36 PM IST
Incubator Ant Farm acquires Meals on Wheels, deal values at Rs 11-14 croreAccording to Khiani, Meals on Wheels will also enter other categories including electronics, groceries and other essential products.
13 Nov, 2014, 12.26 PM IST
Not keen on awaiting entrepreneurs, investors launch ventures themselves“We’ve seen venture capital copying the US investment model in India. But it takes far longer to scale companies here, ” said Puneet Johar,...
14 Jan, 2014, 11.56 AM IST