Veg Only delivery? It’s not just about dietary preference. It’s how caste works, too

Kapoor, Shivani (2024) Veg Only delivery? It’s not just about dietary preference. It’s how caste works, too. Hindustan Times.

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Abstract

Zomato- recently announced a “Pure Veg Mode along with a Pure Veg Fleet” option for vegetarian customers on the food delivery app. Though the nomenclature was changed later to “Veg Only mode”, the idea remained the same: food from vegetarian-only restaurants will now be delivered by a specific fleet of delivery agents in order to ensure that such food does not touch or catch the smells of meat-based foods. The initial roll-out even included a visual segregation: the vegetarian-only fleet was to be marked by the colour green, as opposed to Zomato’s red uniform. However, on feedback that this might invite a backlash from housing societies and endanger delivery agents, Zomato announced a roll-back.

Item Type: Article in News Papers and Magazine
Keywords: Zomato | Veg Only Mode | Food Delivery
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
JGU School/Centre: Centre for Writing Studies
Depositing User: Subhajit Bhattacharjee
Date Deposited: 10 Apr 2024 13:40
Last Modified: 10 Apr 2024 13:40
Official URL: https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/veg-only-de...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/7585

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