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
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
Gig workers’ union calls for five-hour shutdown over rising fuel costs; protest on SaturdayGig and platform service workers are planning a five-hour nationwide shutdown on Friday to protest rising fuel prices and stagnant pay. The...
15 May, 2026, 11.09 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
As mercury soars, e-commerce platforms step up measures to protect delivery workersIndian e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms are introducing measures to protect delivery workers from severe heatwaves. Companies are pr...
03 May, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
Paradise Biryani plans ₹100-crore fundraiseParadise Biryani plans to raise ₹100 crore. This funding will fuel aggressive expansion. The iconic Hyderabadi brand aims to open 100 new o...
27 Apr, 2026, 08.51 AM IST
Zomato drops pricing clause after pushback, source saysEternal's Zomato app has 24 million consumers and 300,000 listed restaurants. As demand for food delivery boomed, Eternal shares have more ...
23 Apr, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
₹92 vs₹300, Zomato bills then vs now: 7-year-old bill shows no delivery or platform fees, orders went from affordable to expensiveA Zomato user shared an old 2019 bill showing a significantly more affordable ordering experience. The order, which included a long-distanc...
07 Oct, 2025, 12.08 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
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: The Rs 402 crore GST notice that sent Zomato’s shares tumblingOn Thursday, shares of food delivery platform Zomato bucked the trend and opened 1.7% lower despite upbeat broader markets rally to set new...
28 Dec, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
Zomato receives Rs 402 crore unpaid GST notice, company contests chargesZomato said it received the GST notice on December 26 to show cause as to why an alleged tax liability of the said amount for the period Oc...
28 Dec, 2023, 01.26 PM IST
Zomato to build Rest Points for gig workers to relax between deliveriesThe stations will be complete with clean drinking water, phone-charging stations, washrooms, high-speed internet and first-aid support.
16 Feb, 2023, 05.54 PM IST
Tipping point: New GST rules to complicate tax on tips, surge fees or extra delivery charges for Swiggy and ZomatoBoth the companies in the past one week have also reached out to their tax advisors to seek clarity around this. This would mean that Swigg...
05 Oct, 2021, 01.31 PM IST
Orders go down as Zomato & Swiggy raise delivery feesOver the last six to eight months, the two dominant players have also started passing on restaurant packing charges and certain taxes to co...
28 Jan, 2020, 09.12 AM IST