At a time when investors’ confidence in the Indian start-ups ecosystem shook in post 2015, questions were being raised on the survival of market-sensitive sectors. Food technology being the worst hit saw funding slump down to $80 million in 2017 from an attractive $500 million in 2014. Are food-t…
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How food tech start-ups earn margins through kitchen model
Twigly, FreshMenu, Inner Chef and Faasos are the likely survivors of a meltdown in the food tech space in India. All of these firms have adopted a model in which they control the experience — from cooking to packaging to delivery through their own teams, and not depending on restaurants to run th…
Delivery startups explore additional income streams
With investors turning increasingly cautious, hyperlocal delivery start-ups are exploring additional revenue streams such as advertisements and promotions to try and mitigate the impact of losses incurred by their core offerings. Shadowfax Technologies Pvt. Ltd and Opinio (Moonshots Internet Pvt.…