Part of Eternal
Zomato
Zomato is adding revenue levers and deepening its delivery-partner programmes, with a ₹5–21 fee on cash-on-delivery orders (Medianama, 30 Sept) and a third EV Bazaar that drew 2,500 delivery partners (YourStory, 9 Oct). Regulatory scrutiny of that fee as a possible dark pattern and a Bengaluru warehouse row pull the other way (NDTV Profit, 6 Oct).
What it means
Zomato's revenue growth is the hard number; whether its restaurant commissions and platform fees kept up is the open question.
Reported: Revenue +13% in Q1 FY27.
Watch: Q2 FY27 results, expected late Oct — revenue growth below Q1's 13%.
- Affected
- Restaurant chains — a pace to matchDo now: benchmark your growth against this pace; re-check at Zomato's next results.
Latest moves
Our read of each move first, where we have one; what the report said is marked Reported.
- Reported: With Zomato and Blinkit publicly championing delivery partners' aspirations beyond gig work, Eternal is staking out a brand position on workforce goodwill that rivals and prospective partners in quick commerce will need to match or answer.Reported: Eternal's Zomato and Blinkit have released 'Main Udega', a Hindi anthem composed by Amit Trivedi and sung by Junaid Ahmed. Zomato and Blinkit launch 'Main Udega' anthem celebrating delivery partners' aspirations beyond gig work.Watch:
- Reported: Zomato and Blinkit's third EV Bazaar in New Delhi draws 2,500 delivery partners and 20+ EV makersReported: Watch:
Background
From 8 stories, the newest dated 12 Oct 2026. Summary written 13 Oct 2026.
Zomato is a food delivery platform in India that operates as part of Eternal, alongside Blinkit.[1] source: afaqs
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Eternal's CEO is Deepinder Goyal.[2] source: Business Today Inc42 reported Q1 FY27 food delivery revenue of ₹3,537 Cr for Zomato and 3.28 lakh monthly active restaurant partners.[3] source: Inc42
In October 2026, Goyal said on X that Zomato and Blinkit onboarded 3.1 lakh delivery partners in FY26, a 57% increase on the previous year.[2] source: Business Today Zomato and Blinkit held their third EV Bazaar in New Delhi, which drew 2,500 delivery partners and more than 20 manufacturers showing over 30 electric two-wheeler models.[4] source: YourStory The two brands also released the Hindi song 'Main Udega' for delivery partners in October 2026.[1] source: afaqs Medianama reported that Zomato added a "Pay on Delivery" fee on cash-on-delivery orders.[5] source: Medianama CBIC confirmed a uniform 5% GST on delivery platforms including Zomato.[6] source: NDTV Profit Times of India reported that Swiggy and Zomato data showed 8,000 restaurants had TDS deducted but filed no returns.[7] source: Times of India
Medianama reported that a two-item order cost Rs 573.47 on Zomato, against Rs 461 on Swish Go and Rs 628 on Swiggy.[8] source: Medianama Inc42 named Rapido's Ownly, Swish Go and Flipkart's Eat In as challengers to Swiggy and Zomato.[3] source: Inc42
Sources
- Zomato and Blinkit launch 'Main Udega' anthem celebrating delivery partners' aspirations beyond gig work
- Zomato and Blinkit's third EV Bazaar in New Delhi draws 2,500 delivery partners and 20+ EV makers
- CBIC confirms uniform 5% GST on cab and delivery platforms including Swiggy, Zomato, Ola and Uber
- I-T department pegs restaurant tax evasion at over Rs 25,000 crore, with Swiggy and Zomato data flagging Rs 7,500 crore
Questions about Zomato
Who owns Zomato?
Zomato is part of Eternal, which also owns Blinkit. Eternal's Zomato and Blinkit released the 'Main Udega' anthem for delivery partners in October 2026.[1] source: afaqs
What is Zomato's current strategy in India?
In October 2026 Zomato and Blinkit held their third EV Bazaar in New Delhi for 2,500 delivery partners.[4] source: YourStory They released the 'Main Udega' anthem for delivery partners.[1] source: afaqs Zomato also added a "Pay on Delivery" fee on cash-on-delivery orders.[5] source: Medianama
Who are Zomato's main competitors?
Zomato competes with Swiggy, and Inc42 named Rapido's Ownly, Swish Go and Flipkart's Eat In as challengers to both.[3] source: Inc42 Medianama found a two-item order cost Rs 573.47 on Zomato versus Rs 461 on Swish Go.[8] source: Medianama
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- Eternal, SBI Card launch co-branded credit card with 10% instant discount on Zomato, District and Bistro
- Ben's Cookies opens seventh India store at Mumbai's Kala Ghoda, its first in South Mumbai
- Flipkart-owned Cleartrip runs cheeky front-page 'apology' ads to Swiggy and Zomato for Big Billion Days travel deals
- Deepinder Goyal's Temple head-worn wearable may open pre-orders next week at around Rs 1 lakh
- Swish pilots Swish Go in Bengaluru, with no platform or packaging fees, to take on Swiggy and Zomato
- Aflatoon by SOCIAL enters Mumbai as a delivery-first North Indian food brand
- Third Wave Coffee and CaratLane launch 45-day Ube beverage range, running through November 15
- Rapido’s zero-commission food app Ownly expands to Hyderabad after Bengaluru rollout
- Indian-founded unicorns abroad account for $560B in value, Prosus and Dealroom say
- Amazon brings generative-AI Alexa+ to India with Hinglish and shopping features
- Swish raises $24M to expand quick-food kitchens in Bengaluru and Delhi NCR
- India tightens e-commerce rules on dark patterns, sponsored listings and price disclosures
- PayPal plans to cut about 220 India roles amid wider tech layoffs