Zomato being one of the prominent and highly reliable Indian restaurants search and discovery channel is all set for its exclusive food and entertainment carnival called ‘Zomaland’. The Zomaland carnival will aim at bringing together some of the best eateries prepared by the top chefs around the world. The carnival will also comprise of interactive stalls, games, live music, booths, food parades, street performances and space which are specially designed for children.
The ‘Zomaland’ carnival focuses on celebrating the food and entertainment space to the fullest extent possible by offering over a hundred varieties of eateries in three cities namely Delhi, Pune and Bengaluru which will be spread over eight different zones.
Gaurav Gupta, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Zomato said “We view ourselves as a food company, which aims at giving users the best food experience - online as well as offline. We believe that if there is an experience to be built around food, Zomato has a significant role to play in making it happen. We also believe that the restaurant channel or out-of-home food cooking theme will be dominant in the future and we are trying to grow that as much as we can. The introduction of ‘Zomaland’ is a step forward towards our goal of 'better food for more people."
Furthermore, the Global Head of Zomato Live, Chaitanya Mathur expressed “Zomaland is the result of months of hard work, dedication, brainstorming and food-sampling. With it, our users will witness all the aspects of Zomato coming to life in the form of a carnival, at a scale never attempted before. Although we are starting with 3 cities, we will extend the joy to many more cities around the world as we move ahead,”
The grand opening of the carnival will take place in Delhi between 18th to 20th January 2019 followed by Pune between 8th to 10th February 2019 and Bangalore between 1st to 3rd March 2019. So, better watch out!
The Exponential Growth of Zomato this Year
Did you know? Both Zomato and Swiggy have reached an astounding growth over the year. Last week, Swiggy raised $1 billion in funding taking its valuation to $3.3 billion. Also, Zomato acquired Lucknow-based TechEagle Innovations, to create and use drone technology to enable a multi-rotor drone for hub-to-hub deliveries.
Closing Thoughts
Zomato has certainly gone a very long way in winning the hearts of millions over the past years by offering them authentic, quick and honest reviews on restaurants, including images of menus even in case of the restaurants which do not have its own websites. It currently operates in 24 countries and has successfully acquired twelve startups worldwide.
Zomato has also been immensely successful in coming up with numerous food carnivals and fests in the past years and has indeed left an everlasting impression in the minds of people. Considering this, the ‘Zomaland’ carnival initiated by Zomato recently is sure to stand out. So, don’t miss it. Well, Delia Smith rightly puts “Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed… I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.” What say? Happy munching there!