food delivery
60 ARTICLES

Rapido’s Ownly is a serious risk to Zomato-Swiggy duopoly
The ride-hailing company is gradually ramping up its food delivery business and at least one of the two major players has blinked in response. How credible is the threat?
28 Jun 2026
Uber’s food delivery push gathers pace across Europe and the Mideast
A string of deals and bets signal the ride-hailing company’s ambition to dominate delivery, but questions and challenges remain.
03 Jun 2026
Careem's super app faces a slowdown
The Mideast tech giant is scaling back verticals in Saudi Arabia and possibly rethinking global operations.
13 May 2026
Panic, hoard, pause, stabilize: What Talabat, Spinneys and Lulu reveal about Q1
Their earnings define consumption amidst disruption in a roller-coaster quarter. Separately, the fragile Iran ceasefire has begun to fray.
13 May 2026
Talabat slows down in December quarter, plans new investments
Delivery Hero-owned food delivery giant is seeing aggressive competition in multiple markets and has unveiled a new spending roadmap.
16 Feb 2026
Uber’s new buy in Turkey
The American tech company is buying Getir’s delivery operation, a16z invests in a new proptech and Dubai’s real estate can now be traded.
11 Feb 2026
China’s Meituan is exploring India
The tech giant is trying to reacquaint itself with the market and understand new sectors.
13 Nov 2025
Keeta makes an appearance in Talabat’s earnings call
The local food delivery company delivers a good quarter, latest rankings show global hotspots for millionaires and other news updates from the week.
12 Nov 2025
Zepto’s fundraise overshadows Eternal’s quick commerce-driven Q2 growth
The well-timed announcement of Zepto’s $450 million funding on the day of Eternal’s September-quarter results foreshadows what the future holds for India’s quick-commerce landscape.
16 Oct 2025
Keeta lands in the Emirates with a bang
An impending shake-up of food delivery, HDFC Bank’s foreign troubles and Saudi Arabia’s rent freeze.
01 Oct 2025










