BENGALURU -- Food delivery company Zomato will buy SoftBank-backed Blinkit, a startup that promises rapid grocery deliveries, for 44.47 billion rupees ($569 million), in a deal announced Friday.
Purchase of Blinkit comes as mainstay food delivery revenues flatten

Indian food delivery company Zomato is buying a local instant grocery startup as competition heats up. © Reuters
BENGALURU -- Food delivery company Zomato will buy SoftBank-backed Blinkit, a startup that promises rapid grocery deliveries, for 44.47 billion rupees ($569 million), in a deal announced Friday.