Swiggy is testing its dine-in programme in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and other locations after Hyderabad

Swiggy, a leader in hyperlocal e-commerce, has begun testing its integration with the restaurant table reservation service Dineout in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and a number of other cities. Customers of its loyalty programme Swiggy One are eligible for a 30% discount at eateries through this new scheme.

The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and eateries have been harshly critical of Zomato and Swiggy's new dine-in programmes over the past few weeks for, among other things, charging exorbitant commissions and weekly payments.

Swiggy will charge restaurants an 8% commission under this arrangement, pay eateries once every week, and provide at least 10% in savings.

Following its May acquisition of Dineout, a dining-out and restaurant tech platform with over 50,000 restaurant partners, Swiggy intensified efforts to profit from restaurant dine-ins.

Swiggy stated that it intended to make use of Dineout's services, such as table bookings and events, in order to help its restaurant partners increase their customer base and grow their businesses.