Flipkart's food & nutrition category grows 50% YoY as Tier-2 towns drive premium D2C demand

Flipkart reports 50% YoY growth in food and nutrition, with 60%+ of premium D2C demand now from Tier-2+ towns. Quick commerce arm Flipkart Minutes contributes 25% of demand, while Gen Z discovery rises 60% YoY. Momentum builds ahead of a potential IPO.

— Filed Thu, 9 Jul, 2026, 06:12 IST · Source Business Standard · Companies · Updated

Flipkart's food and nutrition category grew 50% YoY, with 60%+ of D2C premium demand now from Tier-2 towns. Quick commerce, AI and Gen Z discovery drive growth as the e-commerce giant prepares for a possible IPO.

Why this matters

Flipkart's food push follows its move to build a standalone food delivery app bypassing ONDC to own customer data, and continued Walmart backing to tap India's $1 trillion internet economy.

Retail-company signals accelerating at +671300% QoQ.