Brands
Delhivery delivers the goods in 15 minutes flat
MUMBAI: Speed demons, rejoice. Delhivery, India’s largest fully integrated logistics provider, is bringing its 15-minute pickup service to Mumbai and Hyderabad, promising to whisk parcels across town faster than you can say “stuck in traffic.”
The company launched its on-demand intracity service via the Delhivery Direct app on 15 December, targeting small businesses, direct-to-consumer brands, and individuals who need something delivered yesterday—or at least within the hour. Customers can summon two-wheelers for smaller parcels or upgrade to three and four-wheelers when the load gets hefty.
“We are thrilled to expand Delhivery Direct’s local on-demand service to Mumbai and Hyderabad, bringing our fast, affordable, and reliable intracity logistics to two more major markets,” said Delhivery head of intracity business Nikhil Vij. The launch brings the company’s footprint to five key cities, including Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad.
The service offers real-time tracking across commercial and residential hubs in both cities. The app, available on Google Play and Apple’s App Store, also handles intercity shipments to over 18,850 pin codes nationwide—though presumably those take longer than 15 minutes.
Since its inception, Delhivery has fulfilled over four billion shipments and serves more than 48,000 customers. With India’s e-commerce market booming and everyone wanting everything now, the company is clearly betting that faster is better. Whether Mumbai’s notorious traffic will cooperate with that 15-minute promise is another matter entirely.
Brands
Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
