<p>Food delivery platform Zomato on Wednesday said the company has now made its takeaway service available to restaurant partners at zero commission, to help the industry get back to normal.</p>.<p>Even as the food ordering business is making a strong comeback after the initial setback of the ongoing pandemic, the growth has not been uniform, Zomato said in a blog post.</p>.<p>"In our previous mid-Covid-19 report, we wrote about how the food ordering business is making a strong comeback after the initial setback of the ongoing pandemic. As of today, we are at 110 per cent of pre-Covid-19 GMV (gross merchandise value) run rate in our food delivery business," the blogpost stated.</p>.<p>The food delivery platform said that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), food delivery is safe and people should not fear food-packaging.</p>.<p>"We have delivered over 13 crore orders since the first lockdown started in March, and there have been zero reported cases of Covid-19 transmission through food or its packaging," it said.</p>.<p>While the above signs have been more than encouraging, this growth has not been uniform and the overall foodservice industry is still far from full recovery, it added.</p>.<p>"The sector will continue to need all the help to get back to pre-Covid-19 levels. Basis these insights, we have been focusing on finding more ways to safely serve our customers while responsibly helping our restaurant partners grow," it added.</p>.<p>The firm said one common solution that checked all the right boxes was the option for customers to pick up their own orders.</p>.<p>There are still millions of customers who have not yet ordered since the beginning of the lockdown. We believe a lot of them who are bored with home-cooked food will start consuming restaurant food with a safe and convenient takeaway option.</p>.<p>For restaurants that already serve delivery orders, takeaway provides another avenue to access more customers and further grow their business, it said.</p>.<p>The blog stated that the takeaway on its app has witnessed tremendous growth with the order volume increasing by more than 200 per cent in the past few months.</p>.<p>"Therefore, for restaurants to be able to tap into this demand immediately, we are making our takeaway service available for free to our restaurant partners," it added.</p>.<p>The company said it will not charge any commission and will also forego the payment gateway charges it incurs on all takeaway orders.</p>.<p>"This is another step we are taking towards helping the restaurant ecosystem get back on its feet quickly," added the blog.</p>
<p>Food delivery platform Zomato on Wednesday said the company has now made its takeaway service available to restaurant partners at zero commission, to help the industry get back to normal.</p>.<p>Even as the food ordering business is making a strong comeback after the initial setback of the ongoing pandemic, the growth has not been uniform, Zomato said in a blog post.</p>.<p>"In our previous mid-Covid-19 report, we wrote about how the food ordering business is making a strong comeback after the initial setback of the ongoing pandemic. As of today, we are at 110 per cent of pre-Covid-19 GMV (gross merchandise value) run rate in our food delivery business," the blogpost stated.</p>.<p>The food delivery platform said that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), food delivery is safe and people should not fear food-packaging.</p>.<p>"We have delivered over 13 crore orders since the first lockdown started in March, and there have been zero reported cases of Covid-19 transmission through food or its packaging," it said.</p>.<p>While the above signs have been more than encouraging, this growth has not been uniform and the overall foodservice industry is still far from full recovery, it added.</p>.<p>"The sector will continue to need all the help to get back to pre-Covid-19 levels. Basis these insights, we have been focusing on finding more ways to safely serve our customers while responsibly helping our restaurant partners grow," it added.</p>.<p>The firm said one common solution that checked all the right boxes was the option for customers to pick up their own orders.</p>.<p>There are still millions of customers who have not yet ordered since the beginning of the lockdown. We believe a lot of them who are bored with home-cooked food will start consuming restaurant food with a safe and convenient takeaway option.</p>.<p>For restaurants that already serve delivery orders, takeaway provides another avenue to access more customers and further grow their business, it said.</p>.<p>The blog stated that the takeaway on its app has witnessed tremendous growth with the order volume increasing by more than 200 per cent in the past few months.</p>.<p>"Therefore, for restaurants to be able to tap into this demand immediately, we are making our takeaway service available for free to our restaurant partners," it added.</p>.<p>The company said it will not charge any commission and will also forego the payment gateway charges it incurs on all takeaway orders.</p>.<p>"This is another step we are taking towards helping the restaurant ecosystem get back on its feet quickly," added the blog.</p>