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Zomato CEO Engages Ex-Associate to Address Customer Support Decline

Zomato has started reviewing his detailed feedback after connecting over email.

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Zomato CEO swiftly replied to the grievance, assuring Ravi Sutanjani that this was not the way the platform was designed.

Overview

  • Former associate Ravi Sutanjani highlighted on X that customers face email-only complaints and 72-hour waits with no live agent access.
  • His post went viral with hundreds of thousands of views, prompting CEO Deepinder Goyal to ask for a direct discussion on the issue.
  • A senior escalation desk official followed up and Sutanjani provided detailed case examples via email for Zomato to review.
  • Company insiders say the review could pave the way for reinstating real-time customer assistance options that were phased out.
  • The back-and-forth highlights growing user frustration with automated chatbots and the role of executive accountability in service recovery.