How food delivery firms cashed in on WC fever

Gurgaon | Monday | 16th July, 2018

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Clubs, pubs and bars also saw increased footfall during the World Cup season, thanks to live screenings. Zomato registered a record-breaking 6,00,000 orders on Sunday, with 13 million orders over the month,” said Mohit Gupta, CEO (food delivery). Gurgaon: As France and Croatia slugged it out on the pitch at the 2018 football World Cup final on Sunday, Indian football fans stayed glued to their TV sets and gorged on sumptuous food. By the end of the day, biryani was the show-stealer as it was ordered almost twice as much as its Italian rival.“The FIFA World Cup is gaining huge fan following in India. “We witnessed a 19.5% rise in sales of beer in the first 13 days of the tournament..