The Ugly Side Of Dark Stores

Haste makes waste – the old adage fits perfectly for modern quick commerce apps. Behind the shine of 10-minute deliveries, there’s a murkier layer — as recent raids on Zepto and Blinkit dark stores and quick cafe kitchens have revealed.

Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) Maharashtra suspended the food business licence of Blinkit’s dark store in Pune’s Balewadi, citing regulatory as well as food security violations. And before this, Zepto was on the end of a similar raid in Mumbai — though that order has now been…