Food delivery, q-comm firms handle record orders despite rider strike

January 2, 2026

, By The Economic Times

Food delivery, q-comm firms handle record orders despite rider strike

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Food delivery and quick commerce platforms clocked record-high order numbers on December 31 — unaffected by the gig workers strike in which over 200,000 delivery partners participated to protest against poor pay and working conditions.

Eternal-owned rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/eternal-ltd/stocks/companyid-57948.cms” target=”_blank”>Zomato and Blinkit, the market leaders in food delivery and quick commerce, together delivered an all-time high of over 75 lakh orders on new year’s eve on Wednesday, the company’s founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said. Similarly, food delivery firm rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/swiggy-ltd/stocks/companyid-2232501.cms” target=”_blank”>Swiggy, its quick commerce unit Instamart, Zepto,…

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Food delivery, q-comm firms handle record orders despite rider strike

January 2, 2026

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Food delivery, q-comm firms handle record orders despite rider strike

Food delivery and quick commerce platforms clocked record-high order numbers on December 31 — unaffected by the gig workers strike in which over 200,000 delivery partners participated to protest against poor pay and working conditions.

Eternal-owned rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/eternal-ltd/stocks/companyid-57948.cms” target=”_blank”>Zomato and Blinkit, the market leaders in food delivery and quick commerce, together delivered an all-time high of over 75 lakh orders on new year’s eve on Wednesday, the company’s founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said. Similarly, food delivery firm rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/swiggy-ltd/stocks/companyid-2232501.cms” target=”_blank”>Swiggy, its quick commerce unit Instamart, Zepto,…

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