Zomato’s 12-year journey from Foodiebay reshaped India’s food-delivery habits

A retrospective traces Zomato’s evolution from Foodiebay into a major food-delivery platform, highlighting its role in changing how consumers discover, order and consume restaurant food in India.

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A retrospective on Zomato’s evolution from Foodiebay into a food-delivery platform and its role in changing food consumption habits in India.

Why this matters

The retrospective extends recent coverage of Zomato’s Foodiebay-to-food-ordering evolution and follows signals on its July 2021 IPO subscription, which was led by retail investors.

Retail-company signals are accelerating, up 973300% QoQ.