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Chief executive officer (CEO) of quick commerce platform Zepto’s meat business, Chandan Rungta, has stepped down from his role less than a year after joining in December 2024 to scale the vertical.He stepped down in September 2025, a Zepto spokesperson said, replying to ET’s queries, adding that it's a part of “conscious directional changes the company is taking across certain business verticals.”Rungta used to report to Vinay Dhanani, president, who will continue to lead the division.This comes just weeks after Zepto Cafe’s CXO Shashank Shekhar Sharma stepped down in October to take over as the CEO Foodstories, a retail chain. ET reported in July that Zepto Cafe, its 10-minute food delivery service, had scaled down operations.On taking up this role, Rungta had posted on LinkedIn: “Zepto’s meat vertical was stagnant — with flat revenues, fragile supply chains, and low consumer trust. I was brought in to prove it could be built into a sustainable, scaled, and profitable business within quick commerce.”Under his leadership, Relish expanded to more cities and launched various products. Relish is Zepto’s private label meat brand which competes with the likes of Freshtohome and Licious. Moneycontrol was the first to report on Rungta’s exit.Before joining Zepto, Rungta was vice president of vehicle science at Spinny, a founding team member of the wellness firm Shyft, and associate vice president at Zomato. He also cofounded Armortuff Glass, a wholesale glass material business.Meanwhile, Zepto is preparing to file documents for its initial public offering, reviving the listing plans it had put on hold earlier this year, ET reported on Wednesday.The Bengaluru-based firm will file its draft red herring prospectus in the next two-three weeks under capital markets regulator Sebi’s confidential route, targeting to raise $450-500 million in fresh funding.
