IANS
Giving a tough fight to Zomato-Swiggy dominance in online food
delivery market, Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an initiative
of the government, on Monday said that 50,000 restaurants are now live
for placing online orders on the Open Network, across 172 cities.
The
number of restaurants on the Open Network shot up from 500 in February
2023 to 50,000 in August 2023, depicting exponential growth.
“What
started with our first order in September 2022, the Network has
onboarded over 50,000 restaurants till now. As we continue to grow and
expand, we are excited about the future of online food delivery in the
ecommerce ecosystem and our role in shaping it,” said T. Koshy, MD and
CEO at ONDC.
ONDC said that Seller Network Participants (NPs) are
central to this achievement, like Magicpin, uEngage, Bitsila, EkSecond,
Growth Falcons, Mystore, nStore, and eSamudaay.
ONDC aims to
double the restaurant count by the end of 2023. Consumers can order food
online on the ONDC Network via Buyer Apps including Paytm, Pincode,
Magicpin, Mystore among others.
