India, Sept. 22 -- India's dining-out market is becoming an increasingly important opportunity for consumer internet platforms. Restaurant discovery and table reservations are now expanding into a broader "going-out" ecosystem that includes offers, experiences, events and entertainment. This gives platforms an opportunity to increase the frequency with which users engage beyond food delivery.

Swiggy is now pushing Dineout beyond being a supporting feature and positioning its out-of-home business as a meaningful growth engine. The key question is whether Swiggy can use its existing consumer ecosystem, restaurant relationships and improving unit economics to build Dineout into a large-scale platform capable of challenging District, Eterna...