Skift Take
Ixigo's acquisition of train food delivery service Zoop comes soon after the company's successful IPO. It aims to capture a ready market of train travelers who wish to enhance their food experience during their journeys.
Online travel company Ixigo’s board on Thursday approved plans to acquire a 51% stake in train e-catering food service Zoop. The deal is for INR 125.4 million ($1.5 million).
Zoop is a food delivery aggregator approved by IRCTC, Indian Railways’ official catering, ticketing and tourism platform. It has around 400 partner restaurants and delivers food to 192 stations across India.
Ixigo has also announced a new feature called ‘Food on Train’ as an ancillary service. The feature would allow users to br