Foodtech giant Swiggy has launched a fascinating new service name “Scenes” offering customers to book events at their partner restaurants.
A part of its “Dineout” offering, the service lets users book events, live music, events, celebrations etc at partner venues.
Swiggy’s Scenes Joins a Growing List of New Services
Swiggy’s latest offering joins a growing list of services developed by the company. This includes a recently released premium invite-only membership programme, One BLCK. Swiggy also launched its 10 minute food delivery service named Bolt a couple of months back.
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This appears to be Swiggy’s first new initiative for its out-of-home consumption vertical in the past year. This vertical includes its exclusive events and experiences platform, Swiggy SteppinOut, as well as the restaurant reservations and booking service, Dineout.
Swiggy’s Financials Paint a Positive Picture
In Q2 FY25, Swiggy generated INR 60 crore in revenue from this vertical, marking a 71% increase from INR 35 crore in the same quarter last year. According to Swiggy’s investor presentation, the company expects its out-of-home consumption vertical to reach adjusted EBITDA break-even by the end of the current fiscal year.
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The vertical’s losses shrank by 79%, falling to INR 9.26 crore from INR 44.34 crore in Q2 FY24. The adjusted EBITDA margin as a percentage of GOV improved to -1.3% in the latest quarter, compared to -8.8% in the previous year’s quarter.
