Zomato expands food delivery business to 213 cities across India

"Emerging cities are a major growth avenue for us and we expect them to constitute more than 50% of our total order volume by the end of the year," said Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal.PTI  |  April 01, 2019, 18:11 IST
Zomato has launched its online ordering and food delivery services in 17 new cities in India, bringing the total to 213 cities in the country.

The newly launched cities include Bulandshahr, Shahjahanpur, Solan, Palwal, Rewari, Machilipatnam, Nandyal, Bhimavaram, Ongole, Srikakulam, Kadapa, Kottayam, Kollam, Khanna, Gurdaspur, Ambur and Deoghar, Zomato said in a statement.

"Emerging cities are a major growth avenue for us and we expect them to constitute more than 50% of our total order volume by the end of the year," said Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal.

"With 1.8 lakh delivery partners, we are creating jobs and skill-building opportunities for many in India. We are developing Zomato Kitchen hubs in smaller cities in India to drive growth for our restaurant partners," Goyal said.

The company which claims to deliver 38 million orders on a daily basis, is now hoping to reach 500 cities by the end of September 2019.