Zomato on Tuesday announced its POS (point of sale) developer platform to help restaurants improve the way they manage and optimise their operations. The solution provides easy-to-read documentation, real-time API testing, and a tool-kit to enable its POS partners introduce more features at scale, the company announced in a blog post.
For quick onboarding and integration, the company said developers can create an account and access integration guide providing step-by-step instructions. Moreover, POS partners can test APIs and webhooks in real time, which speeds up the development process by allowing immediate troubleshooting, Zomato said.
The new platform builds on Zomato’s partnership with various POS players to help restaurants optimize operations through feature-rich, scalable systems that manage inventory, payroll, and real-time analytics.
“Over the last several years, Zomato, in partnership with various POS players, has worked deeply to innovate on new features, helping restaurants transform the way they manage and optimize their operations. As the restaurant industry scales, there is a need to enable POS players, both new and existing, to be able to solve problems in a quick and efficient manner for more restaurants,” Zomato said.
The food delivery and restaurant discovery company over the past few weeks have announced a number of new initiatives as it continues to improve its margins across business verticals.
For instance, last week it rolled out dark mode for its app, in August it introduced Zomato for Enterprise (ZFE) platform for corporate employees to bill their business orders directly to their employer, without having to pay. In August, it also introduced order scheduling for customers and group ordering while in July it launched brand packs, a loyalty programme for customers ordering from their favourite restaurants’ multiple times.
Zomato had reported 53 per cent year-on-year jump in gross order value of its B2C business (food delivery, quick commerce and going out) to Rs 15,455 crore in Q1 FY25. Revenue for its B2B business Hyperpure has grown 96 per cent YoY during Q1.
The company’s consolidated net profit jumped to Rs 253 crore during Q1 FY25 from Rs 2 crore in Q1 FY24 and Rs 175 crore in Q4 FY24.