Swiggy begins charging Rs 2 ‘platform payment’ per meals order from customers (file picture)
Online meals supply platform Swiggy has began charging all customers a ‘platform payment’ of Rs 2 per meals order, no matter the cart worth. The firm instructed IANS that the extra costs are being levied solely on meals orders on the primary platform and doesn’t apply on Instamart customers.
“The platform fee is a nominal flat fee charged on food orders. This fee helps us operate and improve our platform and enhance app features to deliver a seamless app experience,” a Swiggy spokesperson stated in a press release.
The platform payment is over and above the comfort and dealing with charges for meals supply. As final reported, Swiggy claimed to have processed over 1.5-2 million orders via the day.
People in Hyderabad ordered a whopping 10 lakh biryanis and 4 lakh plates of haleem on main food-delivery platform Swiggy throughout the holy month of Ramzan. In March, the net meals supply platform stated it delivered 33 million plates of idlis within the final 12 months, indicating the immense reputation of this dish amongst clients.
Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chennai have been the highest three cities the place idlis have been ordered essentially the most. The firm, on common, has over 2.5 lakh restaurant companions enabled on its platform, and usually onboards about 10,000 eating places each month.
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