Restaurant India News: Restaurant Industry Pushes Back Against Zomato and Swiggy’s Private Label Q-Commerce Apps
These platforms, which began as aggregators, are now competing directly with their restaurant partners by offering their own products.
Restaurant India News: Zomato and Swiggy Face Rs 180–200 Crore Annual GST Liability After Council Clarification
The clarification settles a long-standing debate between platforms and the government over whether aggregators are liable to remit tax on delivery…
Restaurant India News: Zomato, Swiggy Hikes Platform fee by Rs.12 & Rs. 15
Swiggy's Q1 FY26 results showed a strong revenue growth of 54% year-on-year to Rs. 4,961 crores, but the net loss widened sharply to Rs. 1,197…
Restaurant India News: Zomato Faces Rs 40.32 Crore GST Demand, Parent Firm Eternal Plans to Appeal
In its filing on Monday, the Gurgaon-based company confirmed that the order is linked to goods and services tax (GST) for the period between July…
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Restaurant India News: Swiggy’s Q1 FY26 Loss Signals Deeper Profitability Challenges in Delivery Business
While revenue continues to rise, escalating expenses and competition leave Swiggy in the red.
Restaurant India News: Zomato Parent Eternal Builds Rs 18,857 Crore War Chest, Outpaces Swiggy in Cash Reserves
Eternal, the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit, reported a marginal rise in its cash balance during the first quarter of FY26, despite significant…
Restaurant India News: India’s Food Delivery Market to Grow 14 Percent as Quick Commerce Cools Off
The food delivery sector in India is projected to grow by 13–14 percent in the coming years, with a steady-state EBITDA margin of around 5 percent,…
Restaurant India News: Zomato’s Parent Eternal Appoints Aditya Mangla as CEO of Food Delivery Unit
According to a regulatory filing, Ranjan will cease to be designated as senior management personnel effective 6 July 2025.
Rapido Challenges Zomato and Swiggy with Low-Cost Food Delivery Model
Rapido plans to offer a lower commission range of 8 to 15 percent to restaurants, compared to the 16 to 30 percent currently charged by the existing…
Zomato Introduces ‘Long Distance Service Fee’ on Restaurants for Deliveries beyond 4 km
Customers will now pay ₹15 for delivery between 4 and 6 km if the order value exceeds ₹150.
Zomato Restructures Gold Perks Amid Slow Food Delivery Growth
Beginning May 16, Gold members will be subject to the same surge rain fee as regular users, a charge aimed at ensuring fair compensation for delivery…
Zomato’s Q4FY25 Revenue Rises 60 Pc Amid Quick Commerce Expansion Push
This growth comes alongside a strategic shift from Gross Order Value (GOV) to NOV reporting, offering a clearer picture of customer spend after…
Zomato Ends 15-Minute Food Delivery on Main App, Shifts Focus to Blinkit
Zomato Instant was followed by Zomato Everyday, offering homestyle meals with short delivery times, but that too has since been removed from the app.
Zomato CEO Rakesh Ranjan Steps Down as Food Delivery Sector Slows
The latest leadership transition reflects Zomato’s strategic approach to navigating a maturing and increasingly challenging food delivery landscape,…
Zomato to achieve breakeven by Q2 FY24, says CFO Akshant Goyal
In an analyst call, Goyal said Zomato was already positive on cash flow with its adjusted EBITDA losses at Rs 150 crore and other income was Rs 170 crore in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal.
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Tiger sells 2.34%, about 184 mn stake of Zomato
After the sale, Tiger Global now holds a 2.77% stake in the company, the filing shows.
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Govt asks online food aggregators including Swiggy, Zomato to improve grievance redressal mechanism
The department of consumer affairs directed e-commerce FBOs to transparently show consumers the breakup of all charges included in the order amount such as delivery charges, packaging charges, taxes, surge pricing etc.
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UrbanPiper raises $24 mn from Swiggy, Zomato & others
UrbanPiper clientele includes brands like McDonald's, Pizza Hut, KFC, Subway, Cure Foods, Taco Bell, Rebel Foods among others.
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Zomato on-boards Chaayos, Blue Tokai and others for 10-min delivery
If Zomato Instant works as envisioned, it will create significant impact on Affordability (at least 50% reduction in cost to the end customer), Accessibility (reduction of delivery time from 30 minutes average to under 10 minutes), and Quality.
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Mukunda Foods raises $5 mn from Zomato as a part of Series A round
The company also plans to use a part of the raised capital to introduce multiple ROI based models to help the F&B businesses scale.
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How Zomato's 10-minute food delivery would work
“We deeply care about how we do, what we do. So, the first thing we told ourselves when we thought about instant food delivery was ‘no compromises’. We narrowed down to these eight principles around which we are building Zomato instant,” added the company
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Zomato acquires 16.66% share of kitchen equipment & robotic brand Mukunda Foods
The proposed investment is subject to fulfilment of certain customary conditions precedent and other terms and conditions agreed under the investment agreement executed between the parties.
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Online ordering to get costlier as 5% GST now applicable on Swiggy, Zomato
Starting Jan 1, food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato will have to collect and deposit tax at 5 per cent rate.
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DoorDash acquires food delivery platform Wolt
Under Miki's leadership, the brand expect to increase their international scale, accelerate product development, and improve our investment efficiency.
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