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Zomato summoned over 'false practice' of food from 'iconic restaurants'

A court here has issued a summons to food delivery app Zomato in a civil suit seeking a restraining order against the company from continuing its services allowing users to order "hot and authentic food" from "iconic restaurants" across the national capital. The court was hearing a plea filed by a Gurugram resident, which claimed Zomato was engaging in the "false and fraudulent" practice of delivering fresh food from well-known restaurants under its sub-category, 'Dilli ke Legends'. In an order passed recently, Civil Judge Umesh Kumar said, "Issue summons of the suit and notice of application." According to the plea, Sourav Mall placed an order on October 24 last year, from three different eateries in Jama Masjid, Kailash Colony and Jangpura, following which he tracked the delivery partner and found that the order was picked from the "unknown and unnamed" place and not from the original restaurant. "Why was the food picked up from a nearby location when there is no branch of the ..

Zomato rallies 5%, hits 2-year high on healthy December quarter results

The growth was fueled by Blinkit, which rose 27 per cent Q-o-Q, while food delivery revenue grew 10 per cent Q-o-Q

Strong prospects may drive growth rates for food delivery platform Zomato

In the quick commerce segment, Blinkit GOV was Rs 3,500 crore (up 28 per cent Q-o-Q and up 103 per cent Y-o-Y), led both by stronger MTU and better ordering frequency

Stocks to Watch today, Feb 9: LIC, Zomato, Airtel, Paytm, Hero Moto, ZEE

Stocks to Watch on Friday, February 9, 2024: LIC of India reported a 49.10 per cent year-on- year (Y-o-Y) growth in net profit, at Rs 9,444.4 crore, during Q3FY24

Zomato Q3 results: Net profit rises 283% to Rs 138 crore, revenue up 69%

The company reported a loss of Rs 347 crore during the corresponding period last year. The results were also ahead of analyst expectations on both revenue and net profit fronts

Ads take Blinkit past Zomato's food delivery business growth in Q3

According to Blinkit's top management, the platform is emerging as a preferred advertising platform for both large and emerging brands in the country

Sumadhura Group leases warehousing space to Zomato in Bengaluru

Sumadhura Logistics Park marks the company's entry into the ever-expanding logistics sector, catering to the growing demand for top-notch warehousing solutions in Bengaluru and surrounding areas

Zomato leases its largest warehousing space in the country in Bengaluru

The warehousing space spans 300,000 square feet and is located at Bengaluru's Hoskote

Zomato Q3 results: Profit soars to Rs 138 cr on higher demand, beats view

It reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 138 crore ($16.6 million) for the third quarter ended Dec. 31, beating analysts' estimate of rs Rs 90.98 crore, as per LSEG data

Stocks to Watch today, Feb 8: Banks, Auto, Zomato, Adani Ports, LIC, TCP

Stocks to Watch on Thursday, February 8: Shares of banking and finance, auto, housing, and real estate will be in focus as the Reserve Bank of India is set to announce the decision of it's MPC meeting

Food-delivery platform Swiggy to cut 350-400 jobs across verticals

On-demand convenience platform Swiggy is understood to be preparing to cut around 400 jobs across various verticals as part of preparations for its initial public offering. As the company works to simplify structure and bring operational efficiencies, around 350 to 400 jobs are expected to be pruned, sources said. These will be across teams spanning technology, call centre and corporate roles, and the job cuts are expected to initiate gradually in the coming weeks. When contacted Swiggy declined to comment. The development comes at a time when Swiggy is preparing for its IPO. "Swiggy has been working on simplifying work processes and building operational efficiencies," a person aware of the development said. Swiggy's headcount is estimated to be around 6,000 at present.

Zomato receives RBI approval to operate as online payment aggregator

The Gurugram-based food delivery major had, last year, announced a partnership with ICICI Bank to launch its own payments business, Zomato Pay

Zomato Payments gets RBI approval to operate as payment aggregator

January 24 2024 onwards, ZPPL has the authorisation to act as a payment aggregator and issuer of prepaid payment instrument

Zomato to distribute Bluetooth-enabled helmets to all delivery partners

Zomato said it distributed over 250,000 wearable assets to its delivery partners in 2022-23

Food delivery major Swiggy teases doubling platform fee from Rs 5 to Rs 10

The Bengaluru-based firm claimed that the increased fee is an experiment tested amongst a "small set of users" and the company is not planning a significant hike any time soon

Zomato to support 300,000 restaurants, empower 1 mn gig workers by 2030

The company aims to facilitate 100 per cent of its deliveries through EVs by 2033 and carry out the delivery of 100 million plastic-free food orders by 2025

Invesco raises valuation of Indian food delivery firm Swiggy to $8.3 bn

US asset manager Invesco has raised the valuation of Indian food delivery platform Swiggy to $8.3 billion from $7.85 billion in October in a second straight markup, regulatory filings showed

Zomato begins liquidation of its Vietnam-based step-down subsidiary

Zomato's revenue from operations rose 71 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 2,848 crore in Q2, up from Rs 1,661 a year ago. It had reported a revenue of Rs 2,416 in the previous quarter

Multiple margin levers ahead for food delivery platform Zomato's stock

It had begun levying a convenience fee of Rs 2 per order from August 2023, which was subsequently raised to Rs 3 per order

Amid fuel crisis, Zomato agent rides horse to deliver food in Hyderabad

A Zomato agent in Hyderabad took the streets by storm, not on a motorbike, but on a horse, to deliver orders amid the fuel crisis