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Zomato said Uber Eats in India would discontinue operations and direct restaurants, delivery partners, and users to the Zomato platform.

Zomato buys Uber's Indian food delivery business

The deal value is at around USD 350 million.

21 Jan 2020 11:33 AM

The all-stock deal is likely to push Zomato to the top position in India’s food delivery market.

Uber sells Indian food delivery arm to Ant Financial-backed Zomato

Uber Eats in India will discontinue operations, and direct restaurants, delivery partners and users to the Zomato platform from Tuesday.

21 Jan 2020 10:36 AM

Zomato’s top shareholder Info Edge (India) Ltd said in a filing on Friday that after the funding its stake will drop to about 25.13 per cent.

Zomato to raise USD 150 million from investor Ant Financial

Zomato confirmed that the USD 150 million fundraise was part of a larger round, but did not give further details.

10 Jan 2020 11:32 AM

UberEats has not been able to expand itself to the size of Swiggy and Zomato.

Uber India gets more than Rs 1,700 crore from parent

Zomato and Swiggy have recently raised funding to compete in the high cash-burn business of food delivery.

13 Nov 2019 3:28 AM

Online food delivery platform Zomato on Thursday said that it can confirm that none of its staff was involved in a recent case where a Pune resident had alleged that her pet beagle pup was taken away by a food delivery person. (Photo: ANI)

Pet dog ‘kidnapped’ in Pune returns, Zomato denies involvement of staff

She had reached out to Zomato seeking their help and the food delivery platform assured assistance.

11 Oct 2019 12:22 PM

According to CCTV footage, Dottu was last seen playing and roaming inside the premises of her home cum-factory complex premises before he went missing. (Photo: ANI)

Pet dog goes missing after Zomato delivery man walks off with it in Pune

Vandana took to Twitter to post about bizarre incident when she found that her dog 'Dottu' went missing from Karve Road.

09 Oct 2019 9:28 AM

While currently many of the shows seem to be in food or delivery related categories, Zomato promises to have more entertaining and engaging comedy, reality, fiction, advice content and celebrity interviews (Photo: Zomato's Blog)

Now, Zomato and Chill? Food ordering service expands as 6 shows launch today

Available on a section called ‘Videos’on your apps, there are approximately 18 shows and 2,000+ episodes which it plans to roll out.

16 Sep 2019 1:59 PM

The reason behind the move is an improved Zomato platform with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven bots and automation in resolving customer queries that has led to an overall reduction in direct order-related support queries, the company said in a statement. (Representational Image)

Automation takes away job of 541 employees in Zomato

The company is planning to introduce its Gold programme across multiple cities on its delivery platform.

08 Sep 2019 10:48 AM

Thousands of restaurants have been complaining about the practices followed by food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato, including the discounts offered by them and commissions charged on restaurants. However, most of the restaurants have seen their sales rising by 30 per cent after they signed up with these apps.

Food apps have increased restaurant sales by 30 per cent

The listings on these apps and online platforms increase their visibility, which in turn lead to increased walkins for dineins.

04 Sep 2019 1:05 AM

NRAI thanked aggregators such as Dineout, Eazydiner, Magicpin and Nearbuy for rejigging their features to eradicate the deep discounting epidemic.

Food feud: NRAI slams Zomato for logging out of talks

Zomato has decided to cut all ties by saying that it is logging out of the restaurants' #logout campaign.

24 Aug 2019 11:18 AM

The company also said it will restrict a user's login ID to a single mobile device at a time so that login sharing becomes impossible.

Zomato offers to restructure Gold scheme but restaurants stick to guns

Zomato has shot off mass emails to its restaurant partners, outlining the steps it will take to limit the use of its Gold programme.

22 Aug 2019 8:41 AM

Launching a logging out campaign in protest against dine-in schemes, around 1,200 restaurants in major cities had reportedly delisted from the dine-in programmes of food aggregators, saying that deep discounting offered by the platforms was unsustainable and was hurting their business.

Online food platforms to redesign schemes to check deep discounts: NRAI

NRAI stressed on need to 'detox' the ecosystem from the addiction of deep discounts that has crippled the industry.

20 Aug 2019 5:16 PM

Calling for a review of all their discounting schemes, the federation said as a technology partner, by merely hosting its members' inventory, FSAs cannot hold sway and arm twist the traditions and aspirations of millions of entrepreneurs in India.

FHRAI asks food service aggregators to review discounting schemes or face protests

FHRAI in a statement said it has asked food service aggregators to engage in a 'fruitful dialogue' to arrive at a win-win outcome for all.

19 Aug 2019 6:40 PM

'Somewhere, we have made mistakes and things haven't gone as planned. This is a wake up call that we need to do 100x more for our restaurant partners than we have done before.' (Photo: File)

Zomato open to rectifying mistakes, appeals restaurant owners not to log out

Zomato has lost 65 restaurants, which is 1 per cent of the restaurant partner base of its 'Zomato Gold' programme.

18 Aug 2019 2:25 PM

Last week, Facebook user Obesh Komirisetty revealed through a post on the social media website that he was at a mall and could not find a ride back home. (Representational Image)

Hyderabad man scores free ride through Zomato, gets praises from netizens

However, his creativity has now won him a number of fans online, and a thumbs-up from Zomato itself.

16 Aug 2019 8:35 PM

But now a clever politician in West Bengal has picked up the thread and spun it into a multi-religious issue, as Zomato employees threatened to strike over pay cuts.

Food app row: Jobs at stake

Cultural practices may have derived from religion, with sections of people particular about avoiding foods that were apparently against their beliefs.

15 Aug 2019 12:32 AM

On top of that there are the discounts that they offer customers to keep them engaged. Almost 50-70 per cent of these discounts are borne by the restaurants, as it is impossible to exist in the delivery system without offering at least a 20 per cent discount.

Look who’s on it: How pan-India eateries are signing up for apps

The average commission charged by Swiggy, Zomato and other delivery aggregators is 15-30 per cent per order.

14 Aug 2019 1:22 AM

Zomato delivery workers in Howrah formed a small group to protest over the delivery of beef and pork and have been on strike for a week. (Photo: ANI)

'Nothing to do with food or religion’: Zomato founder on riders' strike

Zomato just emerged out of a recent controversy involving a man who had got his food delivered by a Muslim rider.

13 Aug 2019 1:43 PM

Zomato informed on Monday that it is impossible to cater to veg and non-veg choice in food delivery.

Zomato delivery staff go on strike

On Sunday a group of food delivery staff of the app-based network in Howrah decided to go on strike from Monday.

13 Aug 2019 2:43 AM

'Delivery partners are unequivocally made to understand the practical nature of the job as they choose to enter the workforce,' said spokesperson of Zomato in a statement. (Photo: FIle)

India is diverse; impossible to factor veg, non-veg into delivery logistics: Zomato

Zomato's statement came after its executives went on an indefinite strike protesting against delivering beef and pork.

12 Aug 2019 9:03 AM

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