NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An investigation by India's antitrust body found food delivery giants Zomato and SoftBank-backed Swiggy breached competition laws, with their business practices favouring restaurant chains listed on their platforms, documents show.

Over recent years, Swiggy and Zomato have transformed India's food delivery landscape, with hundreds of thousands of restaurants listing on their platforms amid a surge in smartphone use

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found that food delivery giants Zomato and Swiggy to have violated competition laws, as per Reuters. The investigation found that the companies' business practices favored certain restaurants listed on their platforms.

India's Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found food delivery giants Zomato and Swiggy guilty of violating competition laws, according to a report by Reuters. The investigation revealed that both companies allegedly engaged in practices favouring select restaurant partners,

An investigation by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) found that food delivery giants Zomato and SoftBank-backed Swiggy breached competition laws, with their business practices favouring select restaurants listed on their platforms,

The antitrust investigation against Swiggy and its top rival Zomato began in 2022 after a complaint by National Restaurant Association of India about the impact on food outlets of alleged anti-competitive practices of the platforms.

Swiggy and Zomato are reportedly in breach of competition laws, favouring certain restaurants in the country, says a CCI report.