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Online ticketing platform BookMyShow, in which Reliance Industries-controlled Network18 holds a sizeable stake, has recently acquired restaurant-discovery platform Burrp, another Network18-owned firm. Burrp would continue to run as a separate entity said Bigtree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, which runs BookMyShow. The Network18 divestment was made to Foodfesta Wellcare Pvt. Ltd, the BigTree subsidiary that owns and operates BookMyShow, a press statement said. The companies did not reveal the value of the all-cash deal, but a report in The Economic Times called it a “slump sale” and pegged it at a meagre Rs 6.7 lakh. Mansi Vora, head of mergers and acquisitions at BookMyShow, said, “Movie going in India is a social activity and food is an integral part of it. This is where Burrp fits in...

Food and restaurant recommendation platform Burrp aims to garner revenues of Rs 150 crore by March 2019 as it expands services like events and offers a more personalised search experience to users. The food-tech company, which competes with the likes of Zomato, is also aiming to facilitate transactions worth Rs 1,000 crore through its platform in the same period. "Burrp earlier led the industry but then things didn't go as per plan. One of the errors was to become a listings platform for everything... Cut to 2015, we have revamped our product with enhanced features like dish discovery, an events section and trending restaurants," Burrp co-business head Abhishek Chhajlani told PTI. These additional features will make it easier for users to search for their favourite food or rest...

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BookMyShow Acquired Restaurant-Discovery Platform Burrp

Burrp Revenues Will Touch 150 Crores in 2019