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Swiggy's new feature to let NRIs order food, groceries, gifts in India

This permanent feature allows international users to not only order food but also access Instamart, Swiggy's quick commerce platform, and make table reservations via Dineout

Swiggy launches Project Next to offer career growth for delivery partners

By transitioning qualified delivery partners into the role of sales executives, Project Next aims to enhance restaurant expansion across over 150 growing markets

Zomato zooms past Swiggy in terms of growth in July, captures more market

Zomato and Swiggy are both leading industry players in the online food delivery market and quick commerce segment

Swiggy extends gross value service fee policy to non-metro restaurants

Previously, the service fee, also known as the commission, was calculated based on the net value for restaurants in smaller towns and cities

Heavy rains impact food delivery and quick commerce in north India

Poor road conditions and waterlogged streets amid heavy rainfall have led to an increase in undelivered orders

Does Swiggy charge delivery agents for branded kits? Viral post says yes!

Viral post claims that quick commerce platform Swiggy charges its delivery executives for t-shirts, bags, and raincoats. Costs of items vary between Rs 300 to Rs 1,199

Swiggy, Zomato increase platform fee to Rs 6 per order for revenue boost

Initially introduced in Bengaluru and Delhi, the fee implemented by Swiggy and Zomato is distinct from delivery charges, GST, restaurant fees, and other expenses associated with orders

One plate of momos cost Zomato Rs 60,000 in Karnataka: Here's why

On August 31, 2023, Sheethal had placed an order for momos via Zomato, paying Rs 133.25 but she alleged that she never received the momos nor did a delivery agent visit her home

In a first, Swiggy launches 'Eatlists' feature to share food recommendation

Swiggy's 'Eatlists' feature will allow food enthusiasts to compile and share their favourite dishes directly within the Swiggy app

CLSA says Zomato is growing faster than Swiggy, sees 25% upside

In terms of revenue, Swiggy's Y-o-Y growth of 24 per cent also fell short of Zomato's adjusted revenue growth of 55.9 per cent Y-o-Y

Prosus writes off investment in Byju's, records $493 million loss

This would be perhaps the first such large write-off announced by a large institutional investor in India

What is Zomato's daily order count? Company's new feature spills the beans

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal took to social media platform 'X' where he shared the update, revealing that over 250,000 orders were already placed by the time it was 11 am

Bengaluru water crisis: Swiggy Instamart to deliver aerators in 10 minutes

Swiggy Instamart saw an 1400% increase in the searches for aerators on its platform since BWSSB's mandate for the installation of aerators in commercial establishments

In the blink of an eye: Zomato-owned firm Blinkit's quick turnaround

Looking at the numbers revealed as part of Zomato's results, Blinkit is working out better than "just fine". It turned operationally profitable in March, and there is more

Zomato Q4 results preview: Analysts expect rise in food delivery revenues

Q4 FY 24 results: Zomato is expected to deliver strong earnings growth in the fourth quarter of the financial year 2023-24

Delhi HC asks Swiggy, Zomato to delist 13 eateries using Domino's trademark

Domino's initiated a lawsuit for trademark infringement against 13 restaurants operating names such as 'Dominic Pizza', 'and Dominek's Pizza', among others

Zomato starts crowd-supported weather infrastructure network: CEO Goyal

Food aggregator Zomato has launched a crowd-supported weather infrastructure network consisting of 650 on-ground stations to provide real-time information on key parameters such as temperature and rainfall, its co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said on Wednesday. The network, weatherunion.com, provides localised, real-time information on key weather parameters such as temperature, humidity, wind speed and rainfall, among others, Goyal said. In a post on micro-blogging platform X, Goyal said that weatherunion.com, which is presently available in 45 large cities, shall be expanded to other Indian cities "very soon". "At Zomato, it was crucial for us to have access to precise and real-time weather information to make the right business decisions to serve our customers better. Hence, we took it upon ourselves to develop a solution capable of empowering us on this front," Goyal stated. He also informed that a lot of Zomato employees have hosted weather stations at their homes. "As we

Food delivery firm Zomato gets Rs 11.82 crore GST related tax demand notice

Online food delivery platform Zomato has received a tax demand and penalty order of Rs 11.82 crore related to GST on export services provided to its subsidiaries located outside India from July 2017 to March 2021. The order was passed by the Additional Commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax, Gurugram, raising the GST demand of Rs 5,90,94,889, with applicable interest (not quantified) and penalty of Rs 5,90,94,889. "We believe that we have a strong case on merits, and the company will be filing an appeal against the order before the appropriate authority," Zomato stated in a regulatory filing late evening on Friday. It informed that the demand order has been received, "confirming demand of GST on export services provided by the company to its subsidiaries located outside India during the period July 2017 to March 2021 by upholding that such services do not fulfil the conditions for the supply to qualify as export of service under GST". "The company, in its response to the show

Zomato's improved profits, 260% stock surge leaves analysts scrambling

The nearly 260% surge in Zomato since last April has made it difficult for consensus to keep up, but expectations continue to rise

Swiggy deliveres 6 million plates of Biryani this Ramzan, up by 15%

Cities such as Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bhopal, and Meerut saw a drastic increase in orders placed for Iftar sweet dishes, including Malpua, Dates, and Phirni during Ramzan