Zomato
A restaurant aggregator and food delivery company, Zomato has been in the news a lot recently. Founded in 2008, this Indian start-up operates in more than 10,000 cities in 24 countries. It provides information and details about menus and user-reviews of restaurants, and also food delivery options from partner restaurants. Off late, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Zomato had started delivering groceries under the name of Zomato Market. And after two months, sources said that this “is not working out for them.” There has been no official verification though. Zomato also is into alcohol delivery in Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal, along with its competitor, Swiggy. Further, Zomato, in May, had laid-off 13% of its workforce, which was confirmed by Deepinder Goyal (Founder and CEO).
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Key takeaways from Zomato's Rs. 8,250 crore-worth IPO
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16 Mar 2021
Zomato fiasco: Bengaluru-based influencer booked for assaulting delivery man
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14 Mar 2021
Parineeti Chopra tweets to Zomato about the viral Bengaluru case
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12 Mar 2021
Covering expenses of Bengaluru-woman, delivery man, says Zomato after fiasco
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11 Mar 2021
Zomato's delivery person, who punched woman, arrested; company assures support
The delivery man, who was accused of punching a beauty influencer in Bengaluru, has been arrested, Bengaluru DCP (South East) Joshi Srinath said, ANI reported on Thursday.
10 Mar 2021
Zomato's delivery person punches woman, horrifying visuals surface
On Wednesday, a gut-wrenching video surfaced on social media, wherein a Bengaluru-based beauty influencer, Hitesha Chandranee, accused a Zomato delivery person of physically abusing her.
19 Dec 2020
Ahead of its IPO next year, Zomato raises $660 million
Zomato has raised $660 million as part of its primary financing round, giving the Gurugram-based food tech unicorn a valuation of $3.9 billion, the company's founder and CEO, Deepinder Goyal, said on Twitter.
19 Nov 2020
Why is Zomato getting trolled after Swara Bhasker's tweet
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Zomato raises Rs. 760 crore from Tiger Global: Details here
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21 Jul 2020
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04 Jun 2020
Swiggy, Zomato cleared to test long-range 'delivery drones': DGCA
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01 Jun 2020
Zomato launches 'Talent Directory' to help outplace laid-off employees
Days after laying off hundreds of its employees, food tech giant Zomato has launched a public database/directory to help outplace those workers.
28 May 2020
BookMyShow downsizes due to COVID-19, affecting 270 employees
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21 May 2020
Now, Amazon will deliver food to your home: Details here
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21 May 2020
Swiggy, Zomato launch alcohol delivery in Jharkhand: Details here
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21 May 2020
Now, Zomato will warn about restaurants with fake reviews
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20 May 2020
Ola lays off 1,400 employees due to COVID-19 pandemic
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18 May 2020
Amid COVID-19, Swiggy lays off 1,100 employees
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15 May 2020
Amid COVID-19, Zomato decides to fire 13% of its workforce
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08 May 2020
Consider home delivery of alcohol during lockdown: SC tells states
As the opening of liquor stores in non-containment zones led to chaos, serpentine queues, and the social distancing rules were bulldozed, the Supreme Court on Friday asked states to consider home delivery of these products.
07 May 2020
After groceries, Zomato eyes home delivery of alcohol: Details here
When restaurants across the country were closed due to COVID-19 lockdown and people refrained from ordering cooked meals, food-tech giant Zomato was quick to enable home delivery of groceries and daily essentials.
02 May 2020
Liquor stores to open, industry plans 'contactless' sales
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20 Apr 2020
After Apple, Google reportedly planning to launch its own card
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16 Apr 2020
Now, Zomato shows body temperature of its delivery agents
In an impressive move, food-tech giant Zomato has introduced a feature to display the body temperature of its delivery agents.
16 Apr 2020
Pizza delivery agent tests positive, 72 families told to quarantine
A 19-year-old teen, who delivered pizzas for a famous outlet, tested positive for coronavirus in Delhi after which 72 families were asked to self-quarantine themselves, media reports said on Thursday.
14 Apr 2020
After UberEats, Zomato is eyeing to buy Grofers
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08 Apr 2020
Amid lockdown, Zomato launches grocery delivery across 80 Indian cities
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COVID-19 outbreak: Zomato to help lockdown-hit restaurants, delivery partners
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26 Mar 2020
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02 Mar 2020
Zomato barges into fin-tech, launches credit cards with RBL Bank
Following the footsteps of OLA and Amazon, food-tech giant Zomato has barged into the fin-tech space by launching two 'Edition' credit cards in partnership with RBL Bank.
21 Jan 2020
Zomato just bought UberEats in India: Details here
As previously expected, restaurant discovery and food delivery giant Zomato has purchased the food delivery business of Uber, aka UberEats, in India.
11 Jan 2020
Zomato raises $150 million from Ant Financial: Details here
Gurugram-based food-tech unicorn Zomato has raised $150 million in a corporate round of funding led by existing investor Ant Financial.
