West Bengal: Zomato executives on indefinite strike against delivering beef, pork
5 years, 4 months ago

West Bengal: Zomato executives on indefinite strike against delivering beef, pork

Live Mint  

Food delivery app Zomato has again made headlines as its executives in Howrah went on an indefinite strike protesting against delivering beef and pork contending, doing so hurts their religious sentiments. Amid slogans "Zomato ki dadagiri nahi chalegi" raised by protestors, one of the protestors told ANI that the company is not paying heed to their grievances and is forcing to deliver beef and pork against their will. Hindus have a problem is delivering beef while Muslims do not want to deliver pork. On behalf of others, he demanded the company to immediately stop the beef and pork delivering service and also sought a revision of their salaries.

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Goa may face beef shortage as traders strike over cow vigilantism
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Goa may face beef shortage as traders strike over cow vigilantism

India Today  

Goa is facing the possibility of a beef shortage as meat traders have gone on strike to protest against increasing harassment by cow vigilante groups. The strike, initiated by the Quraishi Meat Traders Association, began on Monday, with traders demanding government protection after a series of attacks on shops selling beef legally. Here are the key points: Strike Against Harassment: …

Zomato customer flags unavailability of chicken. Food delivery platform replies
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Zomato customer flags unavailability of chicken. Food delivery platform replies

Hindustan Times  

Zomato on Monday responded to a customer's complaint on X regarding the unavailability of chicken for food delivery, saying that they have ‘disabled delivery of non-veg items’ in certain states in accordance with government instructions. Speculating about the reason, the user added, "“tbh it could be because of supply of meat not being available today v/s anything decision by zomato.” …

Indians abroad start eating beef because of not being taught cultural, traditional values: Giriraj Singh
5 years ago

Indians abroad start eating beef because of not being taught cultural, traditional values: Giriraj Singh

India Today  

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday said that Indian children go abroad and most of them start eating beef because they are not being taught about our 'culture' and 'traditional values'. "Bhagavad Gita should be taught in schools, we send our children to missionary schools, they get through IIT, become engineers, go abroad and most of them start eating beef. …

Howrah protest linked to rate card, not religion: Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal
5 years, 4 months ago

Howrah protest linked to rate card, not religion: Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal

Live Mint  

New Delhi: After some delivery riders in West Bengal's Howrah went on a strike alleging they were made to deliver beef and pork dishes against their will, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal in a letter to his employees said that the protest was linked to a recent "rate card correction", not food or religion. "We start a city with an initial, …

Zomato strike: Impossible to factor veg, non-veg preferences in delivery says firm
5 years, 4 months ago

Zomato strike: Impossible to factor veg, non-veg preferences in delivery says firm

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Zomato on Monday said that in a country as diverse as India it is impossible to ensure that vegetarian and non-vegetarian preferences are factored into delivery logistics. In an official statement, a spokesperson from Zomato said, “In a country as diverse as India, it is impossible to ensure that vegetarian and non-vegetarian preferences are …

Zomato delivery boys refuse to deliver beef and pork dishes, go on strike
5 years, 4 months ago

Zomato delivery boys refuse to deliver beef and pork dishes, go on strike

India TV News  

Food delivery app Zomato has again hit the headlines as it's delivery executives went on an indefinite strike on Sunday against the company that say is "forcing them" to deliver beef and pork in Howrah, West Bengal. Raising the slogan "Zomato ki dadagiri nahi chalegi", said Mausin Akhtar, one of the protesters, "The company is not listening to our demands …

Zomato executives in West Bengal's Howrah go on indefinite strike against delivering beef, pork
5 years, 4 months ago

Zomato executives in West Bengal's Howrah go on indefinite strike against delivering beef, pork

Firstpost  

Zomato executives in West Bengal’s Howrah went on an indefinite strike, protesting against being forced to deliver beef and pork. Howrah: Food delivery app Zomato has again made headlines as its executives in Howrah went on an indefinite strike protesting against delivering beef and pork contending that doing so hurts their religious sentiments. Amid slogans of ‘Zomato ki dadagiri nahi …

Hindu man refuses takeaway because delivery driver is Muslim
5 years, 5 months ago

Hindu man refuses takeaway because delivery driver is Muslim

The Independent  

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Man who cancelled Zomato order over ‘non-Hindu’ row to get police notice
5 years, 5 months ago

Man who cancelled Zomato order over ‘non-Hindu’ row to get police notice

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh police have decided to send a notice to a man in Jabalpur who took offence after he was assigned a “non-Hindu” delivery boy by Zomato for his food order. Madhya Pradesh police have decided to send a notice to a man in Jabalpur who took offence after he was assigned a “non-Hindu” delivery boy by Zomato. In a …

Never ordered food, but now will: Zomato has a new customer in Chidambaram
5 years, 5 months ago

Never ordered food, but now will: Zomato has a new customer in Chidambaram

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said he would start ordering from Zomato after the food delivery company refused to resolve a customer's complaint about being assigned a Muslim delivery executive for his order. "I have not ordered food so far, but I think I will do so now from Zomato," Chidambaram said on Twitter. For the unversed, on …

Food delivery platform Zomato shuts down bigotry on social media, says food doesn't have religion after customer seeks non-Muslim rider
5 years, 5 months ago

Food delivery platform Zomato shuts down bigotry on social media, says food doesn't have religion after customer seeks non-Muslim rider

Firstpost  

Food delivery company Zomato is winning the internet after it refused on Wednesday to resolve a customer’s complaint about being assigned a Muslim delivery executive for his food order After a customer cancelled his order placed on food delivery platform Zomato because the designated rider was a ’non Hindu’, and tweeted about it, the company stood its ground and refused …

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