In a year, Zomato hikes platform fee over 2x to Rs 5 – Newz9

MUMBAI: Zomato has elevated its platform charges, a cost levied on prospects as a part of meals supply orders, to Rs 5, in accordance to data out there on the corporate’s app. Zomato didn’t reply to queries.
With customers changing into extra snug with on-line procuring and keen to pay a premium for the comfort of doorstep deliveries that platforms supply, firms are capitalising on the chance by levying further prices like platform charges and shoring up their revenues per order.Zomato, which first began levying platform charges in Aug 2023, had initially been charging Rs 2 per order.
Its rival Swiggy additionally prices a platform fee of Rs 5 on meals supply orders.