Zomato rolls out priority delivery feature for Covid-19 emergenciesDuring check-out on the Zomato app, users will have the option to mark their orders for Covid-19 emergency, which will alert the restaurant...
22 Apr, 2021, 11.57 AM IST
Restaurants are looking beyond Swiggy, Zomato for food deliveryPremium restaurants—from Masala Library to Mamagoto—are tying up with hyperlocal delivery startups, such as Dunzo and Shadowfax, for food d...
23 Feb, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
VC firm 500 Startups sees a new story in vernacular contentIt has invested in companies such as healthtech startup Niramai, dairy IoT company Stellapps, foodtech startup InnerChef, travel tech Pepo ...
07 May, 2018, 12.16 PM IST
Foodtech startups revert to an old recipe for success: Earn, then spendOrders have crossed 4,50,000 a day for food delivery startups and they’ve tightened their belts— they’re now looking forward to a feast aft...
11 Mar, 2018, 11.55 AM IST
How cloud kitchens are helping Faasos survive the foodtech bloodbathCloud kitchen, a term used for kitchens situated in remote areas — with food delivered via orders placed on an app — has turned out to be a...
05 Nov, 2017, 12.43 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2017: Swiggy wins startup of the yearSwiggy has bolstered India’s struggling food-tech industry by keeping the customer at the centre of its business strategy.
24 Jul, 2017, 01.12 AM IST
Startup funding in Maharashtra dips 42% to $285 million in 2016According to the News Corp VCCEdge's latest report focused on startup funding in Maharashtra, 2016 witnessed 219 deals worth $285 million a...
14 Feb, 2017, 02.10 PM IST
Foodtech startup by former Papa John's CEO, Freshmenu chef gets $500KThe fund raise from UAE’s Al Dhaheri family comes about six month after 48East raised $250,000 in a round of angel funding from Agra-based ...
09 Feb, 2017, 05.30 PM IST
Food tech startup raises funds from IAN, Native Angels NetworkThe Karur district based company offers traditional sweets without any preservatives or additions, with delivery across India.
19 Jan, 2017, 03.22 PM IST
Foodtech resembled a startup graveyard in 2016For the most part, the rise and fall of these business models can be attributed to the hype cycle entrepreneurs and investors fell prey to
31 Dec, 2016, 10.53 PM IST
These foodtech startups work inside restaurantsNew batch of food startups find merit in sprucing up within, not deliveries
10 Oct, 2016, 09.26 AM IST
Consolidation, not expansion is the key for SwiggyThe foodtech startup raised $2 million early this year and there have been talks of another bigger $12 million round of fresh funding from ...
29 Jul, 2016, 12.10 PM IST
Unit economics challenging for food-tech startups: SpoonJoy's Manish JethaniSix months after online grocery delivery player Grofers acqui-hired food-tech startup SpoonJoy, the former CEO talks about challenges in th...
27 Apr, 2016, 10.20 AM IST
Burrp looking at revenue of Rs 150 crore by March 2019The food-tech company is also aiming to facilitate transactions worth Rs 1,000 crore through its platform in the same period.
10 Apr, 2016, 01.46 PM IST
Faasos raises Rs 200 crore in fresh funding at a time of gloom for on-demand food startupsFaasos Food Services has raised $30 million (about Rs 200 crore), managing to secure funds at a time when several of its competitors are fo...
07 Dec, 2015, 12.13 PM IST
Expected layoffs at Zomato latest sign of turbulence in food-technology industryThe expected layoffs at online restaurant-discovery platform Zomato are only the latest sign of turbulence in the food-technology industry.
19 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Funding slowdown takes a toll on food-tech startups like Eatlo, FreshMenu, FrshEatlo, FreshMenu and Frsh do not have money to sustain operations beyond a few months as they are unable to raise fresh rounds of funding.
01 Oct, 2015, 10.23 AM IST