CCI orders probe against Zomato for alleged unfair practices

05 Apr 2022 Evaluate

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a detailed probe against Zomato for alleged unfair business practices with respect to their dealings with restaurant partners. The order has come on a complaint filed by the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI).

The prima facie there exists a conflict of interest situation, warranting a detailed scrutiny into its impact on the overall competition between the restaurant partners (RPs) vis-à-vis the private brands or entities which the platforms may be incentivized to favour.

Besides, the price parity clauses mentioned in the agreements of Zomato appear to indicate wide restrictions where the RPs are not allowed to maintain lower prices or higher discounts on any of their own supply channel or on any other aggregator, so that the minimum price or maximum discounts can be maintained by the platform.

Zomato is an Indian multinational restaurant aggregator and food delivery company founded by Pankaj Chaddah and Deepinder Goyal in 2008. It provides information, menus and user-reviews of restaurants as well as food delivery options from partner restaurants in select cities.

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