Zomato Comes To More Indian Neighbourhoods: Increases Network To 213 Cities Across India

Zomato has added 17 new cities to the list of services taking its total reach to 213 cities across India. The new cities are Bulandshahr, Shahjahanpur, Solan, Palwal, Rewari, Machilipatnam, Nandyal, Bhimavaram, Ongole, Srikakulam, Kadapa, Kottayam, Kollam, Khanna, Gurdaspur, Ambur and Deoghar, Press Trust of India has reported.

"Emerging cities are a major growth avenue for us and we expect them to constitute more than 50 per cent of our total order volume by the end of the year," Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said.

He added "With 1.8 lakh delivery partners, we are creating jobs and skill-building opportunities for many in India. We are developing Zomato Kitchen hubs in smaller cities in India to drive growth for our restaurant partners”.

The company provides information for over 1.4 million restaurants in 24 countries through its platform. It handles restaurant reviews, restaurant discovery, food delivery and pay transactions for dining out.

Zomato also recently introduced a safety seal packaging which means that the food cannot be tampered with by delivery agents. This move came in the backdrop of a Zomato delivery executive being filmed eating out of a customer delivery order before putting the seal back on.