BigBasket pilots 10-minute food delivery with Starbucks, Qmin in Bengaluru

It comes 5 months after cofounder and chief government Hari Menon introduced on X that the Tata Group-owned agency was increasing its providers to meals supply in 2025. He had stated in a submit in December 2024 that BigBasket would improve its inventory conserving items to greater than 30,000 in all tier-1 cities, launch pharma deliveries with Tata 1mg, in addition to launch a meals supply service.

Presently, BigBasket’s 10-minute meals supply contains objects from Starbucks, a three way partnership between Tata Client Merchandise and Starbucks Company, and Qmin, a meals supply platform owned by Indian Resorts Firm Restricted (IHCL).

Launched in 2020, Qmin is Tata Sons-owned IHCL’s meals supply service, which has its personal app permitting clients to order meals from Tata-owned lodges and eating places. The service additionally has Qmin cafe providing bakery and confectionery merchandise together with beverage objects throughout the nation. There are 11 such cafes in Bengaluru.

Below its 10-minute meals supply service, BigBasket is providing drinks reminiscent of espresso, tea and juice, snacks, meal bowls and desserts.

ET had reported in February that Tata Sons wasn’t too pleased with what it thought to be BigBasket’s sluggish response to the fast rise of quick commerce within the nation. Tata Sons additionally indicated that BigBasket ought to search exterior traders for a proposed spherical of $1 billion (Rs 8,556 crore) to mount a fightback on this section, based on individuals conscious of the matter.

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10-minute meals supply raceIn the meantime, the fast meals supply section is seeing growing demand as fast commerce platforms Zepto (Zepto Cafe), Swiggy (Snacc) and Blinkit (Bistro) are increasing their providers and choices.

Throughout its earnings announcement for the fourth quarter of 2024-25, Zomato’s dad or mum Everlasting stated that it was doubling down on Bistro, its in-house fast meals supply service, and pivoting away from restaurant partnerships for this service. Bistro is being expanded throughout Delhi-Nationwide Capital Area, Bengaluru and Mumbai, based on individuals within the know. Bistro now runs greater than 100 kitchens in these markets.

Swiggy, however, is scaling up its 10-minute meals supply service Bolt, which depends on choose restaurant companions providing restricted menus. It additionally has an providing just like Bistro, which is known as Snacc.

On Might 23, ET reported that Zepto paused operations of its 10-minute meals supply vertical, Zepto Cafe, in a number of cities together with Delhi, Agra, Chandigarh, Mohali, Amritsar and Meerut owing to produce chain points. This impacted the operations of 44 Zepto Cafe shops.