Zomato increased its platform fees, now you will have to pay more on every order

Zomato Platform Fee Increase: If you also order food from Zomato, then this news is for you. Recently, Zomato has decided to increase the charge on every order, which can have a direct impact on your pocket. Now the pre-GST platform fee on Zomato has increased from Rs 12.50 to Rs 14.90 per order. The company has not increased the fees for the first time. Earlier, the charges were also increased in September 2025. Let us tell you that Zomato’s main rival company Swiggy is also charging a platform fee of Rs 14.99 including tax on every order.

Rapido starts food delivery service

Zomato company has increased its fees at a time when urban mobility startup Rapido has launched its new food delivery service ‘Ownly’ in Bengaluru. Rapido has clarified that apart from the delivery charge, it will not charge any extra fees from customers or restaurants.

Decision amid rising prices of crude oil

This new initiative of Rapido may increase the problems of old companies like Zomato and Swiggy. Nowadays, customers are already troubled by the extra charges on food delivery and on top of that, rising oil prices have also increased the cost of delivery. This is directly impacting the earnings of restaurants and delivery people. Overall, despite increasing competition, the burden on customers’ pockets will increase and at present they do not seem to be getting any relief.

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Food becomes expensive even in restaurants

Like online, now many offline hotels and restaurants have also increased the prices of their menu cards and food items. Hotel operators say that due to shortage of LPG cylinders they have had to make this change in prices. The direct impact of the ongoing tension in the Middle East is now being seen on the business of Indian hotels and restaurants.