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Introducing Pidika — order local food and handicrafts before you arrive

A new marketplace inside RutMe lets travellers pre-order authentic local food and handicrafts directly from small vendors, ahead of their trip.

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RutMe TeamCompany Updates

Pidika is our answer to a problem every traveller knows: you arrive somewhere new, and by the time you find the good stuff — the family-run sweet shop, the handloom weaver two streets over — it's your last day.

With Pidika, travellers can discover and pre-order local food and handicrafts from small, verified vendors before they even set off, and pick it up (or have it ready) when they arrive. For vendors, it's a direct line to travellers who are actively planning a visit — no middleman, no guesswork.

Pidika is rolling out first in Karnataka and Kerala, alongside the rest of the RutMe platform.

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