Nutritionist urges Zomato & Swiggy to ditch plastic containers citing health concerns, Deepinder Goyal responds

Some entrepreneurs effectively utilize social media to drive positive changes within their companies and products. They engage with their audience, address concerns, and implement resolutions based on feedback, demonstrating impactful leadership. Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal serves as a notable example of this proactive approach.

Time and again, he has proved to be approachable and has carried out effective changes by implementing them at a lightning fast pace.

Recently, Luke Coutinho, a well-known celebrity nutritionist and integrative lifestyle expert, expressed his concern on his instagram handle about the health risks associated with food delivered in plastic containers.

Nutritionist appeals to Swiggy and Zomato to avoid using plastic containers for food deliveries

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He urged food delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato to switch to biodegradable containers for food packaging, highlighting the substantial health risks associated with plastic containers.

He wrote, "Swiggy, Zomato, Restaurants, Please work with your partners to ensure food deliveries happen in biodegradable non-plastic containers, many restaurants do this already, please make it uniform. Deliver food and health...hot food in plastic is making people sicker...You have the power to help make a change."

Speaking about the impact of high heat and flame on food ingredients, he emphasized how it can lead to their destruction, ¡°This heat starts to break down the plastic into dangerous BPA and other toxins that wreak havoc with the human body and hormones, fertility, estrogens, etc. We need to move to biodegradable, non-plastic ASAP for better health and a better earth.¡±

He further added, ¡°@swiggyindia @zomato @fssai_safefood you have the power to make this change and be part of a healthier India.¡±

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Deepinder Goyal acknowledged this request and replied that Zomato will try to do what it can

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Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal acknowledged Luke Coutinho's concerns, and replied, ¡°Thanks, Luke, for bringing this up. We will do what we can - will highlight restaurants which use food-safe packaging, so customers can make a more conscious choice.¡±

Luke Coutinho then responded to Goyal and said, "Thank you @deepigoyal @zomato for acknowledging this and moving to action...at the end of the day it's about coming together with a vision to build a healthier country...thank you and me and my team are happy to help anytime. I wonder when @swiggyindia will decide to wake up and at least acknowledge participation."

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Zomato rolls out a new feature that will let users see the live order count on the platform

Deepinder Goyal, CEO of Zomato, took to X to announce a new update, revealing that users can now instantly view the total orders placed across India right after placing their own order.

In his tweet, Goyal shared that he placed an order around 11 am, and within that timeframe, the count had already exceeded 250,000 orders. This new feature is designed to enhance user engagement by providing real-time insights into platform activity.

A cool new update for everyone ¨C

You can now see the LIVE order count on @zomato for the day, right after you place your order. I just placed an order at around 11am, and the count was already over 250,000.

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¡ª Deepinder Goyal (@deepigoyal) June 21, 2024

Deepinder Goyal said, ¡°A cool new update for everyone ¨C You can now see the LIVE order count on @zomato for the day, right after you place your order. I just placed an order at around 11am, and the count was already over 250,000.¡±

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