Zomato to pay more to delivery partners, absorb fuel price rise impact

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With rising fuel prices pinching the pockets of its delivery partners, foodtech platform Zomato has put in place a revised pay structure for them which will now include a component of distance pay. It has also introduced a long-distance return pay which means for every long-distance order completed, its delivery partner would either receive another order within 15 minutes that would bring them back closer to their base working location or they will get an additional payout for travelling the extra distance.

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said on Twitter that the company is not yet passing on this cost to customers.

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