Consumers now turn to ‘healthier’ bread alternatives“On an average, of the number of breads we sell, 50% is white bread, 35% is wheat and the rest 15% is multigrain,” said Mukesh Singh, found...
The Viral Fever's cofounders battle it out in court against each otherThe Viral Fever's Arunabh Kumar is in the middle of a legal battle which should be able to provide enough material for another hit series.
Ninjacart gets Rs 20 crore from Accel partners to fight for farmersThe Bengaluru-based startup helps supermarkets and kirana stores source fresh fruits and vegetables, staples and FMCG goods directly from f...
ZopNow expands its operations to MysuruZopNow, the Bengaluru based e-grocery company, has expanded its services to Mysuru. ZopNow has partnered with More MegaStore, so as to cate...
Localbanya is ‘temporarily’ out of business"The company is also trying to change the model of sourcing merchandise from large retailers or cash-and-carry players to consumer goods co...
Online grocers like BigBasket, PepperTap, ZopNow and Localbanya to speed up delivery to outrun kiranasCompanies such as BigBasket, PepperTap, ZopNow say time and convenience are driving more sales for online groceries, unlike deep discountin...
Grocery delivery startup Satvacart raises seed round from PalaashVenturesThe funds will be used to scale up operations, acquire customers, and build its technology team.
LocalBanya appoints two investment banks to run fund-raising mandateET could not ascertain the size of funding LocalBanya is looking to raise. Karan Mehrotra, cofounder and chief executive of LocalBanya, dec...
Top 6 e-grocers: Liberal funding boosts growthTaking out time to buy grocery after a grueling day at work has become a thing of the past with online grocery marketplaces transforming th...
On-demand delivery: How startups are making money as they challenge established firmsIn India’s hottest ecommerce segment -on-demand delivery - a slew of startups are bagging tonnes of money as they challenge the established...
Hedge funds’ interest in startups may wane during anticipated downturnsExperts fear that the Fed Reserve’s interest rate hike, Eurozone crisis and flat economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region could force hed...
Five-month-old PepperTap raises $10 million to deliver groceries in 10 more citiesThe Gurgaon-based company will use the money to fuel expansion into 10 more cities by the end of the year, including Bengaluru and Pune.
ZopNow raises Rs 62 crore in fresh round of fundingOnline grocer Zop-Now has raised $10 million (Rs 62 crore) in a funding round led by San Francisco-based Dragoneer Investment Group.
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.
Hopcoms to launch e-commerce portal within next two monthsHopcoms is also planning to extend its computerized billing system, which was introduced last year, to all its outlets in Bangalore.
Grocery etailer BigBasket finalising new round of financing; to bring in Rs 100 croreSilicon Valley-based Bessemer Venture Partners is likely to lead the new round, which is expected to see the valuation of the company cross...
Online grocer BigBasket.com raises Rs 200-crore fundingWith 12,000 products & 1,000 brands, BigBasket delivers food items such as fruits, vegetables, bakery, dairy products & frozen foods, to cu...