NEW DELHI:
Food delivery
platform
Swiggy
on Saturday officially launched its ‘XL’ fleet to handle large orders in Gurugram on the day of
Haryana Assembly elections
.
Swiggy’s
XL fleet
, which had been in a pilot phase for a few weeks, delivered 3,500 meals to electoral officials at more than 580 polling booths in Gurugram and Badshahpur constituencies, free of cost to the District Administration.
Earlier on Friday, Swiggy introduced ‘Bolt’, a 10-minute delivery service for meals and beverages, currently available in select cities.
Sidharth Bhakoo, national business head of Swiggy Food Marketplace, highlighted the role of food delivery services in driving the growth of the F&B sector in India by creating new consumption occasions, promoting supply proliferation, and expanding the consumer base.
“Food is also very closely associated with conviviality and mirth, so we are witnessing demand for bulk orders when families and friends get together. The festival season is perhaps the best time to launch this service, when there is gaiety and joy all around, and everyone celebrates with their loved ones. Swiggy XL will ensure that there is no interruption in parties and gatherings and no delay in large orders,” he said.
He also mentioned that the Swiggy XL service will be expanded to more cities in the coming weeks.
