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Swiggy brews deal Espressos Anyday delivers
MUMBAI: Swiggy, has announced an exclusive partnership with Espressos Anyday, a newly launched European-themed café by Bright Hospitality, to offer home delivery of its menu in Gurugram. Food aficionados can now enjoy a diverse selection of hot and cold beverages, including coffees, matcha, cold-pressed juices, and health drinks, alongside café fare such as mini pizzas, pastas, sandwiches, and desserts.
Espressos Anyday, the latest venture from Bright Hospitality, the company behind brands like Ikk Punjab, AMPM, OMO Cafe, and GT Road, aims to provide a unique European café experience to Gurugram residents. Select menu items are also available for 10-minute delivery via Swiggy’s rapid service, Bolt.
“At Swiggy, we stay committed to bring a variety of food from the best of brands to our users. I am excited to share that we have partnered with Espressos Anyday, the popular new food destination for cafe and European food, to deliver their food to our users’ doorsteps. This cafe has a well-crafted range of offerings that provide a good blend of healthy and new-age food, which has been an instant hit with the food lovers in Gurugram. We will continue to add exotic restaurants and cafes to further enhance our offerings on the app,” said Swiggy Food Marketplace chief business officer Siddharth Bhakoo.
Espressos Anyday owner Rajan Sethi added, “Espressos Anyday offers handcrafted dishes and expertly crafted drinks that are fresh, indulgent and comforting. Chef Tarannum Sehgal, with experience in French kitchens and her young creative team are committed to create memorable food experiences. With this partnership with Swiggy, we are confident of reaching out to a wide range of new-age consumers who love their food.”
MUMBAI: From flights to tracks, Cleartrip is now trying to keep every journey on the same ticket. Cleartrip, part of Flipkart, has launched train ticket bookings through a partnership with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, marking its entry into India’s vast rail travel ecosystem.
The integration allows users to search, book and manage train journeys directly within the app, as the company pushes towards becoming a unified, multi-modal travel platform. The move plugs Cleartrip into one of the world’s largest transportation networks, where over 800 million reserved passengers travel annually, alongside a daily footfall of around 23 million across Indian Railways.
The offering includes bookings across routes nationwide, covering General and Tatkal quotas as per Ministry of Railways guidelines. Users can also access real-time seat availability, fare insights, PNR status tracking, berth preferences and digital payment options within a single interface.
The expansion reflects a broader shift in travel platforms from specialising in a single mode to stitching together end-to-end journeys. For Cleartrip, the bet is not just on scale, but on simplifying a system often seen as complex and fragmented.
Company executives said the focus is on embedding predictive intelligence and personalisation into the booking journey, aiming to make everything from discovery to post-booking support faster and more intuitive.
The train booking feature is currently live on the app, with plans to extend it to the web platform soon, signalling a push towards a seamless cross-platform experience.
In a country where railways move billions each year, the next battleground for travel apps may well be decided not in the skies, but on the tracks.
