{
  "id": 4602288,
  "title": "Zomato bans these dishes on its platform with immediate effect",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/zomato-bans-these-dishes-on-its-platform-with-immediate-effect",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:54:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/zomato-bans-these-dishes-on-its-platform-with-immediate-effect/articleshow/133646558.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Zomato has banned analogue dairy dishes from its platform immediately. Restaurant partners must transition to natural dairy products or remove items. This consumer-first step ensures transparency and upholds food quality standards. Separately, Zomato shut down its Hyderabad customer support operations. This restructuring led to approximately 250 employees losing their jobs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Zomato bans analogue paneer on its platform, asks restaurants to switch to dairy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/zomato-bans-analogue-paneer-on-its-platform-asks-restaurants-to",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:44:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Zomato Bans Analogue Cheese, Paneer And Dairy Products, Warns Restaurants Of Delisting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/zomato-bans-analogue-cheese-paneer-and-dairy-products-warns",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:39:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Zomato bans analogue dishes on its platform, to delist non-compliant restaurant partners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/zomato-bans-analogue-dishes-on-its-platform-to-delist-non-compliant",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:50:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}