New Delhi: New Year’s eve is one of the biggest party days in India. More and more people celebrate at home, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic which raged for the last two years.
And home parties and celebrations mean higher demand food delivery platforms.
New Year’s eve this year saw Swiggy doing roaring business, with biryani and pizza topping the number of orders.
According to a PTI report quoting company sources, Swiggy dispatched nearly 3.50 lakh biryani orders, while pizza deliveries crossed 2.5 lakh.
A poll conducted by Swiggy on Twitter revealed that 76.2% of orders were Hyderabadi biryani, followed by Lucknow biryani (14%) and Kolkata biryani (9.8%).
Bawarchi, one of the top biryani-selling restaurants in Hyderabad, delivered two biryanis per minute and prepared 15 tonnes of the tasty dish to meet the massive demand.
Among other high-selling items, 1.76 lakh packets of chips were delivered via Swiggy’s Instamart service till 7 pm on Saturday.
At 8 pm, over 1.2 lakh users were active on the Swiggy app, tweeted Swiggy co-founder and CEO Sriharsha Majety.
Data also threw up some surprising information. As many as 12,000 people across India ordered khichdi, even on a special day like New Year’s eve.
Another interesting data was that about 1.7 lakh people ordered food for others.
