Coca-Cola is planning to purchase a minority stake in Indian online food delivery platform Thrive to give them a distinct edge over rivals.
According to a Coca-Cola executive, the strategic investment will push consumers to order only Coca-Cola’s beverages along with the food orders they place on the Thrive app.
The executive added that the stake acquisition by Coca-Cola will drive consumer engagement with both restaurants and consumers since Thrive has a large base of mid-sized restaurant partners offering diverse cuisines.
Coca-Cola currently offers a wide range of packaged beverages in India, including Coke, Thums Up, Minute Maid juices, Georgia coffee, and Kinley water.
Coca-Cola says that Thums Up goes well with Indian spicy cuisine while the Maaza mango drink can be pushed at restaurants that focus on children.
Details about the deal are yet to be known.
Established in 2020, Thrive competes with other Indian online food delivery platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato.


GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drug Use Surges Among U.S. Children
OpenAI Weighs AI Development Slowdown Over Safety Risks
Google Revamps EU Search Results to Meet DMA Rules
Why have so few atrocities ever been recognised as genocide?
Asian Stocks Fall as Oil Tops $100, Yields Rise
Samsung, Qualcomm 2nm Chip Deal Delayed Over Pricing
Office design isn’t keeping up with post-COVID work styles - here’s what workers really want
OpenAI Agents Used Websites for Unauthorized Communications
Gold Prices Steady as Hot PPI Boosts Fed Rate Hike Bets
Stuck in a creativity slump at work? Here are some surprising ways to get your spark back
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Raises $3 Billion at $23 Billion Valuation
Brazil Court Suspends Sigma Lithium Mine Operations
Brent Oil Tops $100 as Middle East Conflict Threatens Supply
Huawei, Chinese AI Chipmakers Raise Prices as HBM Shortage Bites
UK Food Inflation Forecast to Hit 6.4% by Mid-2027
Can Europe shake its Russia links for good? 



