Swiggy, Zomato boycott by Ahmedabad hotels continues

The decision of restaurants and hotels in Ahmedabad to boycott leading online food delivery platforms Swiggy and Zomato has led to a 30% drop in their online deliveries, and yet they will continue the boycott, an industry association said.

Hotel and Restaurant Association (Gujarat) (HRA) on Tuesday said it will not concede to the suggestion by the aggregators to increase food prices to absorb high commissions charged by Swiggy and Zomato.

The industry body claimed that more than 500 restaurants and hotels have blacklisted Swiggy while many have boycotted Zomato for their poor business practices. It claimed that heavy commissions charged by the platforms had been choking off their profits.