QSR chains face margin pressure, not demand shock: Karan Taurani on fuel and LPG impactRising fuel and LPG prices are impacting India's consumption landscape unevenly. While some sectors like QSR face margin compression due to...
26 May, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
Your monthly spend also decides how soon you can retire: Expense tracking apps, AI tools are changing how Indians investExpense-tracking apps, spreadsheets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) -generated analysis, and budgeting dashboards are not merely bookkeeping ...
18 May, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
Dara Khosrowshahi on Uber’s India bets, AI & jobs; Nvidia’s Simplismart betHappy Monday! Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi sat down with ET to discuss the company’s ambitions in (and for) India, among other things. This a...
18 May, 2026, 07.49 AM IST
Eating out or ordering online may soon cost more: Food services set to become 5–10% costlier starting next week amid fuel price hikeEating out and ordering food will soon cost more. Fuel prices have increased, impacting restaurant costs. This will lead to a 5-10% rise in...
16 May, 2026, 08.32 AM IST
Rapido raises $240 million from Prosus, WestBridge, Accel; valuation hits $3 billionUrban mobility startup Rapido has secured $240 million in a funding round led by Prosus, valuing the company at $3 billion. This raise is p...
15 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Petrol, diesel price hike impact: From milk, onions, Blinkit deliveries to Uber fares & others, here's all that may get costlierPetrol, diesel price hike impact: Centre’s Rs 3 per litre hike in petrol and diesel prices may not feel massive immediately, but its ripple...
15 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Swiggy increases platform fee to Rs 17.58 from Rs 14.99, days after Zomato's hikeSwiggy platform fee hike: This comes days after rival Zomato hiked its platform fee by Rs 2.40 per order to Rs 14.90 before GST. Including ...
24 Mar, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
Zomato hikes platform fee for users by Rs 2.40 per orderZomato platform fee hike: The last such hike was happened in September 2025. Including taxes, Zomato's food delivery rival Swiggy is curren...
20 Mar, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
Zomato, Swiggy launch health scores amid increasing scrutiny over food qualityZomato and Swiggy have launched health-focused ratings—‘health scores’ and ‘protein drops’—to promote nutritious choices amid concerns over...
29 Sep, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
Swiggy, Zomato deliveries to cost more from Sept 22. Finance Ministry explains the why & how behind itFrom September 22, food delivery via Zomato, Swiggy and Magicpin will cost more as 18% GST applies on delivery charges, adding Rs 2–2.6 per...
16 Sep, 2025, 12.20 PM IST
Zomato introduces ‘long distance service fee’ on restaurants for deliveries beyond 4 kmZomato is introducing a "long distance service fee" for deliveries beyond 4 km, potentially straining relationships with restaurant partner...
22 May, 2025, 07.09 AM IST
Magicpin slashes platform fee to Rs 5 per delivery"We can find a balance towards the welfare of our delivery heroes and our customers during festive seasons. Hence, here is a magicpin promi...
03 Nov, 2024, 04.13 PM IST
Zomato gives a clarification to BSE on platform fee hikeZomato clarified that the Rs 10 platform fee hike is not a rumor and is a routine business adjustment. Both Zomato and Swiggy have increase...
25 Oct, 2024, 07.04 AM IST
Zomato hikes platform fee on food delivery to Rs 10 during festive season; Swiggy follows suitZomato had first introduced the platform fee in 2023 as a Rs 2 per order flat levy, and has subsequently increased it over time. Its Bengal...
23 Oct, 2024, 08.55 PM IST
Zomato hikes platform fee to Rs 5 per order; pauses intercity deliveriesThe platform fee, which is a per-order flat charge, has been hiked in Zomato's main markets like National Capital Region, Bengaluru, Mumbai...
22 Apr, 2024, 02.14 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: platform fees on a platterIncreasingly, food-delivery companies such as Swiggy and Zomato are levying a platform fee for users as they are looking at these fees to o...
24 Jan, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
Zomato pilots Rs 2 platform fee in some marketsThis follows a similar move taken by its arch rival Swiggy, which started levying a platform fee back in April.
05 Aug, 2023, 08.39 PM IST