Deepinder Goyal recalls Zomato’s reluctant push into food delivery

January 4, 2026

, By The Economic Times

Deepinder Goyal recalls Zomato’s reluctant push into food delivery

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Deepinder Goyal, founder and CEO of Eternal, the parent company of rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/eternal-ltd/stocks/companyid-57948.cms” target=”_blank”>Zomato and Blinkit, has revealed that he initially resisted the push into last-mile food delivery which rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/swiggy-ltd/stocks/companyid-2232501.cms” target=”_blank”>Swiggy ventured into, doubting the model’s viability despite its evident customer appeal. He said rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/zomato-ltd/stocks/companyid-57948.cms” target=”_blank”>Zomato followed suit once the consumer preference became undeniable.

Goyal explained that Swiggy started last-mile logistics in India’s food delivery sector, a move he dismissed for years as economically unviable. “Swiggy started last-mile logistics in food delivery. For a couple…

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Deepinder Goyal recalls Zomato’s reluctant push into food delivery

January 4, 2026

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Deepinder Goyal recalls Zomato’s reluctant push into food delivery

Deepinder Goyal, founder and CEO of Eternal, the parent company of rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/eternal-ltd/stocks/companyid-57948.cms” target=”_blank”>Zomato and Blinkit, has revealed that he initially resisted the push into last-mile food delivery which rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/swiggy-ltd/stocks/companyid-2232501.cms” target=”_blank”>Swiggy ventured into, doubting the model’s viability despite its evident customer appeal. He said rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/zomato-ltd/stocks/companyid-57948.cms” target=”_blank”>Zomato followed suit once the consumer preference became undeniable.

Goyal explained that Swiggy started last-mile logistics in India’s food delivery sector, a move he dismissed for years as economically unviable. “Swiggy started last-mile logistics in food delivery. For a couple…

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