Competition Commission Says Keeta Agreements with Restaurants May Weaken Competition; Phased Revisions to Be Made
Keeta被競委會指與餐廳協議或削弱競爭 將分階段修訂
The Competition Commission said agreements between food-delivery platform Keeta and restaurants may weaken competition among food-delivery platforms, and that Keeta had agreed to amend the relevant terms. Keeta, a food-delivery platform under mainland Chinese company Meituan, entered Hong Kong in May last year. It and foodpanda are the two major food-delivery platforms in Hong Kong. The Commission noted that some provisions in Keeta’s agreements with partner restaurants could hinder competition. These included requiring restaurants to work exclusively with Keeta in exchange for lower commissions, penalising them if they switched to other platforms, and preventing restaurants from offering lower prices on other platforms. The Commission said that, as Keeta was likely to possess a certain degree of market power in the food-delivery market, the provisions could hinder newly established and small food-delivery platforms from entering the market or expanding their businesses.
競委會指，外賣平台Keeta與餐廳訂立的協議或削弱外賣平台競爭，Keeta同意修改相關條款。 Keeta是內地美團旗下的外賣平台，去年五月來港，與foodpanda是本港兩大主要外賣平台。 競委會留意到，Keeta與合作餐廳部分協議條文可能阻礙競爭，包括餐廳獨家與Keeta合作，Keeta收取較低佣金，如果轉為與其他平台合作則會被懲罰，以及阻止餐廳在其他平台提供較低價格。 競委會指出，由於Keeta在外賣市場相當可能具有一定程度市場權勢，條文可能會妨礙新成立及小型外賣平台進入市場或擴張業務。