New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) After Zomato, food delivery platform Swiggy has raised platform fee, increasing it by 17 per cent to Rs 17.58 per order from Rs 14.99 earlier. The revised charges, as per its billing on the app, suggest a hike of around 17 per cent or Rs 2.59, including pre-GST, just days after rival Zomato revised similar category charges.The revised fee is now visible on the Swiggy app, with the company informing users that the increase is aimed at helping it “operate and maintain …
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New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Food delivery platform Zomato has increased platform fee by 19.2 per cent or Rs 2.40 per order, according to the latest billing details available on its app on Friday.On a pre-GST basis, the platform fee now stands at Rs 14.90 per order, up from Rs 12.50 earlier.The latest hike comes amid rising energy costs, including LPG and crude oil, which have increased operating expenses for restaurants and delivery partners, prompting platforms to adjust pricing.Leading online f…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Zomato parent Eternal on Wednesday reported a sharp jump of 72.88 per cent in its consolidated profit for the December quarter (Q3) of FY26, helped by strong growth in revenue.The company said its consolidated net profit rose 72.88 per cent year-on-year to Rs 102 crore in Q3 FY26, compared with Rs 59 crore in the same quarter last financial year, according to an exchange filing.Eternal had also posted a net profit of Rs 65 crore in the October–December quarter of the curr…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Zomato’s parent firm Eternal Limited on Wednesday announced a major leadership change, with its CEO Deepinder Goyal resigning from his position with effect from February 1, 2026.The company said Albinder Dhindsa, who is currently the CEO of Blinkit, will take over as the new chief executive.In a letter addressed to the shareholders, Goyal said he has recently been drawn towards new ideas that involve higher levels of risk, experimentation and exploration.He explained that…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker Raghav Chadha, who came out in support of delivery partners of the e-commerce platforms and also donned their uniform, doubling up as ‘gig worker for a day’ shared the full video of his grueling sessions with them on Monday. Documenting the daily struggles of gig workers in the hour-long video, the AAP RS MP brought to fore the rigors of their profession, eventually forcing the government to take note and make necessary amends.Raghav Ch…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday joined gig workers in celebrating a victory for their “safety, dignity and work conditions” as the government directed food delivery and quick-commerce platforms to do away with rigid “10-minute delivery” commitments.In a video message, Chadha said that it is a memorable day for gig workers as the Central government has struck down the private companies’ “10-minute delivery” branding.“The credi…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday asked major food delivery and quick-commerce platforms to do away with rigid ’10-minute’ delivery time commitments, stressing that the safety of delivery partners must come before speed.Mandaviya held discussions with officials of Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy and Zomato here, during which, he advised them to remove strict delivery deadlines from their platforms and promotional material in the interest of delivery workers’ safety.F…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Eternal, the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit, has received a goods and services tax demand order amounting to nearly Rs 3.7 crore, including interest and penalty, for the period between April 2019 and March 2020.The order was issued by the Additional Commissioner of State Tax (Appeals), West Bengal, and relates to the alleged short payment of output GST.Eternal disclosed the development in a regulatory filing late on Tuesday evening.According to the filing, the compa…
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New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Zomato sacks close to 5,000 gig workers a month due to cases involving fraud, while another 150,000 to 200,000 workers leave the fast food delivery platform on their own, its parent firm Eternal’s founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said.In a video podcast with YouTuber Raj Shamani, Goyal said that those who choose to leave the platform consider gig work as a temporary job.Several gig workers operating on quick commerce and food delivery platforms, including Zomato, had gone …