Namakkal restaurants cut ties with Swiggy, Zomato over commission dispute

Restaurants in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, have stopped accepting food orders through online delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato from Tuesday, following a dispute over commission charges, according to the Times of India.

The restaurant owners had already announced that they would stop supplying food to the platforms on July 1, citing unfair pricing practices.

In addition to halting online food orders, restaurants also cancelled deliveries for customers who had already placed them online.