# Flipkart expands employee food-delivery trial to upwards of 8,000

_Published Monday, October 19, 2026 at 11:07 PM EDT · Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Flipkart has expanded an internal food-delivery trial from a few hundred employees to upwards of 8,000 and deployed a dedicated Ekart rider fleet, TechCrunch reports, citing two people familiar with the matter. The employee-only service sits inside its shopping app and draws on restaurants connected through the government-backed ONDC network and others signed directly.

Restaurant association president Sagar Daryani said Flipkart proposed a base commission of about 10%, compared with the 20% to 25% restaurants typically pay Zomato and Swiggy. He said Flipkart told restaurants it expects a public launch by the end of October and expansion to five or six cities by year-end. The service remains an employee trial, and Flipkart did not respond to a request for comment.

## Sources

- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/walmarts-flipkart-is-quietly-building-a-food-delivery-challenger-in-india/)

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