Blinkit controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Food-safety violations reported at Telangana warehouse
A Food Safety and Standards Authority of India inspection reportedly found unhygienic storage and handling, expired food products, and packets suspected of infestation at a Blinkit warehouse in Telangana.
2023
Delivery-partner strike over payout changes
Hundreds of delivery partners in Delhi NCR reportedly protested changes to the payout structure, which they said lowered earnings. The dispute temporarily disrupted operations at several dark stores.
2022
Trademark-infringement lawsuit by Blinkhit
Blinkhit, a Bengaluru-based web-development company, filed a trademark-infringement lawsuit against Blinkit in June 2022.
2021
Safety criticism over ten-minute delivery
Blinkit’s rapid-delivery proposition was criticized over concerns that strict delivery targets could put delivery partners under unsafe time pressure. Albinder Dhindsa defended the operating model and stated that there had been no accidents at that point.