NRAI shelves food delivery platform plans
May 07, 2021
Proposes a new model as an alternative to Zomato, Swiggy
The National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI) has shelved its plan to launch a food delivery app of its own. Instead, the apex body of restaurateurs has proposed an alternate delivery model aimed at enabling small and large F&B entrepreneurs to use digital technology to connect with consumers directly. NRAI is going to partner with Dotpe, Thrive and Peppo to put in place a model that’s aimed at providing an alternative to existing food delivery platforms such as Zomato and Swiggy.
Industrialised states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi have been the most affected in the second Covid wave, resulting in large-scale migration of labour and posing a bumpy road ahead for businesses
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One frustrated customer who was talking to a delivery agent said, “We ordered food online because we knew that online food delivery was possible during the night curfew. Now, if they cancel it at the last minute, where do I eat? Nothing is open and I don’t have anything for dinner.”
Pub owners, restaurateurs fear night curfew will hit already ailing sector hard
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BENGALURU: The second wave of Covid-19 may wipe out 30 per cent of food and beverage business outlets in Bengaluru, fear many restaurant and pub owners. Many have opposed the “last order at 9pm” restriction, with the night curfew beginning Saturday.“Our businesses had just about started picking up in February, and we were doing 60 to 70 per cent of pre-Covid business, but since mid-March, footfall has reduced drastically. Now with night curfew, we don’t expect any business in the evenings,” said Amit Roy of Watson’s, a pub chain in the city.