Could rising gas prices make your quick commerce orders costlier?
India Today
Quick commerce has become the go-to option for instant groceries and food deliveries. But with LPG prices rising and supply concerns growing, the cost pressure may be building behind the scenes. Could this soon make your quick commerce orders costlier? Let's have a look.
The ongoing concerns around LPG availability and rising gas costs may not just affect household kitchens. They could quietly ripple into India’s fast-growing quick commerce sector as well. Built on speed, convenience and thin margins, the industry depends on a large network of food vendors and cloud kitchens that rely heavily on LPG. If gas becomes costlier or harder to access, the pressure may start building behind the scenes.
Though the impact may not immediately show up on delivery apps, if prices keep rising or supply tightens further, the strain on vendors could slowly reshape menus, pricing and even consumer ordering habits.
Most consumers associate quick commerce with delivery bikes and mobile apps. But behind the scenes, LPG plays an important role.
Thousands of partner restaurants and cloud kitchens depend on LPG to prepare food ordered through delivery platforms. Many quick commerce apps are now delivering hot meals, ready-to-eat items and bakery products within minutes.
Madhav Kasturia, CEO and Founder of Zippee, believes the real pressure on quick commerce begins here. “For quick commerce, the real damage is upstream. India’s cloud kitchen market, valued at $1.2 billion in 2025 and projected to reach $3.7 billion by 2034 at a 12.28% CAGR, runs almost entirely on LPG,” Kasturia says.
If LPG becomes more expensive or supply tightens, cooking costs rise immediately. Smaller kitchens operating on thin margins may be forced to either increase prices or reduce menu options.
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Under law, a domestic household is generally allowed to keep two LPG cylinders of 14.2 kg each at a time. This usually includes one cylinder connected for use and another spare cylinder kept as backup.
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