{"id":171338,"date":"2024-11-09T06:04:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T06:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/09\/zomato-swiggy-breached-competition-laws-report-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T06:04:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T06:04:36","slug":"zomato-swiggy-breached-competition-laws-report-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/09\/zomato-swiggy-breached-competition-laws-report-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Zomato, Swiggy breached competition laws: Report &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-115099494,imgsize-596114,width-400,resizemode-4\/115099494.jpg?fit=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Zomato, Swiggy breached competition laws: Report &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Zomato, Swiggy breached competition laws: Report &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"This is a representational image (Pic credit: Reuters\/IANS)\">This is a representational image (Pic credit: Reuters\/IANS)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: An investigation by Competition Commission of India found food delivery giants Zomato and Swiggy breached antitrust laws, with their business practices favouring select restaurants listed on their platforms, documents show.<br \/>Zomato entered into &#8220;exclusivity contracts&#8221; with partners in return for lower commissions, while Swiggy guaranteed business growth to certain players if they listed exclusively on its platform, according to non-public documents prepared by CCI.<br \/>Exclusivity arrangements between Swiggy, Zomato and their restaurant partners &#8220;prevent the market from becoming more competitive,&#8221; the antitrust body&#8217;s investigation arm noted in its findings reviewed by Reuters on Friday.<br \/>The antitrust investigation against Swiggy and its top rival Zomato began in 2022 after a complaint by National Restaurant Association of India about the impact on food outlets of alleged anti-competitive practices of the platforms.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"'Exclusivity pacts'\" msid=\"115099524\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-115099524,width-600,resizemode-4\/115099524.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The CCI documents are not public, in line with its confidentiality rules, and were shared with Swiggy, Zomato and the complainant restaurant group in March 2024. Their findings have not been previously reported.<br \/>Zomato declined to comment, while Swiggy and the CCI did not respond to Reuters queries. 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