Brand Makers
Dil Ka Jod Hai, Tootega Nahin
Zepto Meat business CEO Chandan Rungta steps down
Chandan Rungta had joined the quick commerce major in December last year, marking a tenure of less than a year.
Chandan Rungta began his career at TVS Motor Company and has since worked with Rungta Glasstech, Mahindra & Mahindra, Accenture Strategy, Zomato, Armortuff Glass, Mindhouse, and Spinny.
Chandan Rungta, who led Zepto’s meat business as chief executive officer, has stepped down from his position, according to a Moneycontrol report. Rungta had joined the quick commerce major in December last year, marking a tenure of less than a year.
In recent weeks, Zepto’s meat vertical had expanded operations to sustain its growth momentum. The platform initially relied on its in-house brand, Relish, to drive this business. However, it later brought back meat brand Licious as part of its assortment to continue fueling growth.
Read More: Inside Zepto’s viral brand machine with CBO Chandan Mendiratta: Where ads think like memes
The development comes amid a series of senior-level exits at Zepto. Among them are Chandresh Dedhia, vice president and head of information technology, who also joined in December 2024; senior vice president–strategy Apoorva Pandey; and CXO–Zepto Café Shashank Shekhar.
As per the report, Yash Hedia, senior director at Zepto, is currently overseeing Zepto Café alongside president Vinay Dhanani. Other recent departures include senior director Anant Rastogi, business head Suraj Sipani, strategy director Vijay Bandhiya, and chief expansion officer Roshan Shaikh.
Rungta began his career at TVS Motor Company and has since worked with Rungta Glasstech, Mahindra & Mahindra, Accenture Strategy, Zomato, Armortuff Glass, Mindhouse, and Spinny.
SPOTLIGHT
"The raucous, almost deafening, cuss words from the heartland that Piyush Pandey used with gay abandon turned things upside down in the old world order."
Read MoreThe new face of the browser: Who’s building AI-first browsers, what they do and how they could upend advertising
From OpenAI’s ChatGPT-powered Atlas to Microsoft’s Copilot-enabled Edge, a new generation of AI-first browsers is transforming how people search, surf and interact online — and reshaping the future of digital advertising.