Britannia partners with Dunzo to deliver food essentials to your doorstep
- Delivery across eight cities, to be made available within the hour
- Bangalore to go live today
As an immediate response to ensure uninterrupted supply of essentials,
Britannia Industries has partnered with Dunzo, India’s leading on-demand
e-commerce platform to deliver all its products. Customers can avail Britannia
products through the Dunzo app in under an hour of ordering from the ‘Britannia Essentials’ store.
Dunzo’s No-contact Delivery
will ensure that Britannia essentials such as biscuits, cakes, rusk,
croissants, milkshakes, wafers, ghee and dairy whitener, are delivered safely
and securely to users across Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Bangalore,
Hyderabad, and Chennai. The first store in Bangalore will be operational today
onwards. These products will be available at Britannia’s distribution centers
and Dunzo will source them from this Point of Sale (POS) to ensure the proper
handling of the goods and enable better availability of these products across
cities.
Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Varun Berry, Managing Director, Britannia Industries, said, “During this unprecedented time, it is critical for us to maintain a continuous supply of our products which are daily staples in millions of Indian households. With a significant rise in demand for at-home delivery, we are happy to leverage Dunzo’s innovative and most advanced technology platform, to enable seamless delivery of products every day.” He added, “Our teams are working round-the-clock to respond to the current situation by innovating ways to get these products to reach homes in a safe manner.”.
Mr. Kabeer Biswas, CEO & Co-Founder,
Dunzo, said, “Across the
country, there is a demand for essentials and in these extraordinary times,
companies need to rise to the occasion. We at Dunzo are committed to helping
our cities fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Dunzo’s delivery partners are enabling
people to stay home by ensuring the essential needs of the city are met.
Partnering with Britannia ensures that essentials are produced and packaged
safely, adding to the safety measures that have been taken to ensure that our
users, merchants, and delivery partners remain safe.”
About Britannia Industries: With a 100-year legacy and a turnover of over INR 10000 Cr, Britannia
Industries is India’s leading biscuit manufacturer, also present in many other
food categories and with a growing presence across the globe. Cherished by many
generations of Indians, Britannia produces India’s favourite brands like Good
Day, Tiger, NutriChoice, Milk Bikis, Marie Gold, Little Hearts and others and
is present in over half of Indian homes. Britannia’s portfolio of products
expands beyond biscuits and includes dairy, cakes, rusk and breads.
About Dunzo: Founded by Kabeer
Biswas, Mukund Jha, Dalvir Suri, and Ankur Aggarwal in 2015, Dunzo is a
hyperlocal e-commerce company that connects merchants, partners, and users to
facilitate transactions across courier, commerce, and commute. Its services
include the delivery of packages, groceries, food, medicines, pet supplies and
more. Dunzo is present in the top 8 cities in India, including Bangalore,
Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, and Pune. Headquartered in Bangalore,
Dunzo is backed by Google, Blume Ventures, Aspada Investments, Lightbox
Ventures, STIC Ventures, Alteria, and 3L Capital.
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