Hit by COVID, delivery associates pedal to earn

In the wake of successive waves of the pandemic, a lot of people who were let go from their workplaces switched to working as food delivery executives to support their families. In this story, Patriot looks at the reasons why, despite the scorching summer, the unpredictable rains and the meager pay, many young people have taken up food delivery as their careers

Not so fast, boys: gig workers bear the brunt of superfast delivery

The quick delivery startup Blinkit faces many glitches but a timely investment from Zomato might help it stay afloat in the e-grocery race

Cloud Kitchens; the future of food delivery

With the pandemic necessitating frequent shutdowns of dine in options, cloud kitchens are becoming more prominent, successfully expanding in the food delivery market In 2003, two friends from Calcutta – Kallol Banerjee and Jaydeep Barman spent time reminiscing about their childhood days and the lip-smacking street food in Calcutta. That’s when the idea hit them, […]

Amid trying times, good samaritans lend a helping hand

Several NGOs, organisations or volunteers in Delhi, some via social media, are offering food delivery service to those Covid-19 patients quarantined at home. Humanity, it seems, isn’t dead India is in the grip of a second wave of Covid- 19. In these trying times, when cases are spurring and the death toll is rising everywhere, […]