Zomato to introduce tamper-proof tapes
New Delhi: Online food ordering firm Zomato has said it will introduce tamper-proof tapes for its packets and take other measures after a video showing its delivery partner in Madurai eating food from ordered boxes for customers went viral. In a statement, Zomato said the video was shot in Madurai and the person in the video is a delivery partner on its fleet. “In our commitment towards mitigating any possibility of tampering with food, Zomato will soon introduce tamper-proof tapes, and other precautionary measures to ensure we safeguard against any chances of tampering of food,” it added. The company has a zero-tolerance policy for tampering of food, Zomato said. It also said the incident is highly unusual and a rare case and the person concerned has been taken off its platform. “This incident only makes our commitment to fleet training, scheduling and process even stronger. We stand behind our extensive fleet who do the right thing across many hours of the day,” the statement said.
Prime Venture Partners invests Rs 6 cr in FoodyBuddy
New Delhi: Prime Venture Partners on Wednesday said it has invested Rs 6 crore in FoodyBuddy, a platform that enables consumers to sell home-cooked food. FoodyBuddy plans to use the proceeds from the pre-series A round to expand into new geographies, and build the network in Bengaluru, a statement said. The company is currently operational in Bengaluru with plans to expand to five other cities in the next 12 months. The platform brings together home chefs and consumers in the same neighbourhood. Residents of over 100 apartment communities in Bengaluru are using the platform that has sold more than 2,50,000 meals. Founded by Akil Sethuraman, Rachna Rao and Anup Gopinath in June 2015, FoodyBuddy has been piloting the service since early 2017. “Today, close to 20,000 households use FoodyBuddy and more than 1,000 people are selling. We believe that food brings people closer and encourages a friendly, healthy and interactive community,” FoodyBuddy co-founder Akil Sethuraman said. The aim is to foster this by providing both sellers and buyers with a network through which they can address their requirements, he added.
Ease of doing biz: DIPP to help states in ranking dists
New Delhi: The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) of the commerce ministry will help states undertake a ranking exercise of districts to promote ease of doing business in the country, an official said. After carrying out the exercise for States, DIPP has suggested it for districts. The department has developed a district-level reform plan that has been shared with the state and union territory governments for implementation. They have been requested to evaluate districts on the basis of achievements in implementation of this plan on the basis of users' feedback. “We have circulated 218 points to all States. They should be implementing these points. We will help them in capacity building to implement this reform plan for ranking purpose,” a senior official from the ministry said.