After revolutionising the food industry in India, the online food delivery giant Zomato is now seeking to bring about a change in the way food is delivered to our doorstep. In a blogpost titled A revolution on two wheels, Mohit Gupta, CEO, Food Delivery business, Zomato announced that the company is now going to deliver food to its customers using bicycles.

As per the post, presently, Zomato has over 1.5 lakh delivery partners with an average of 150 new partners associating with the company every day. Every day, these business partners make a million trips to deliver food to the customers, covering a total distance of 4.4 million kilometers per day. The initiative to introduce bicycles as a food deliver vehicle has been taken in the wake of increasing air pollution along with taking into account its low cost of maintenance.

Starting this year, the company is going to add bicycles - both mechanical and electric - into its fleet of two wheelers which includes only motorcycles right now.

While the delivery partners are going to use their own mechanical bikes, for e-cycles the food-delivery giant has partnered with Mobycy, e-HIRAN, TNT, Yulu and Zoomcar's PEDL. These bicycles will used for delivering food at places that are within 2.5 kms of the restaurant. The company aims to convert 40 percent of its delivery fleet into e-bicycles within the next two years.

The CEO said in the post, "We are in 2019 and there is no way we can ignore the looming presence of climate change and environmental challenges. Wastage is an inalienable reality but we need to step up with creative solutions. The same principle applies to the enormous problem of air pollution, given the role our delivery partners play in the ecosystem. Which is the reason why are taking steps to build a future that creates more tangible value and leaves less carbon footprint."

The post also revealed that the delivery partners will be given an ergonomic delivery bag to ensure comfort and will be trained for the job and road safety measures in the Zomato Rider University.

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