By Ananta Agarwal and Ashna Teresa Britto (Reuters) -Indian food delivery major Zomato's third-quarter profit more than halved on Monday, as rising competition in the quick commerce space and increased spending on opening more fulfilment centres for its Blinkit platform weighed on margins.

Zomato attributed the dip in profit to higher investments aimed at quickening the pace of store openings and acquiring new customers, particularly in its quick commerce business. Adjusted EBITDA, however,

The company's revenue from operations rose 64 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 5,405 crore in Q3, up from Rs 3,288 crore a year ago

India's Zomato reported a 57% fall in third-quarter profit on Monday as its margins continued to face pressure from increased spending on opening more centres to fulfil orders at its Blinkit quick commerce platform.

A significant portions of Zomato's expenses came from purchases of stock-in-trade which grew to ₹1,510 crore from ₹783 crore earlier.