(Reuters) -Indian food and grocery delivery platform Zomato said on Thursday it will rename the company to "Eternal" and unveiled a new logo, a move that comes more than two years after it began using the new name internally.

In a surprising move, food and grocery delivery platform Zomato has announced that it is changing the name of its parent company 'Zomato Limited' to 'Eternal Limited'.

Food and grocery delivery platform Zomato said on Thursday it will rename the company to "Eternal" and unveiled a new logo, in a move that comes more than two years after Deepinder Goyal-led firm began using the new name internally.

Zomato's food delivery service, Blinkit’s quick-commerce unit, District’s live events business, and Hyperpure's kitchen supplies unit, the company said.

Indian food and grocery delivery platform Zomato said on Thursday it will rename the company to "Eternal" and unveiled a new logo, a move that comes more than two years after it began using the new name internally.

The change of name is subject to the approval of shareholders, the corporate affairs ministry, and other statutory authorities

As the internet is abuzz with the rebranding, the letter clarifies that Zomato will continue to be the name of the food delivery app. The new name Eternal (formerly Zomato Ltd.) will be the parent brand and comprise all four business verticals of the group, including Zomato, BlinkIt, District, and Hyperpure.

Indian food delivery group Zomato plans to rename itself as Eternal in an effort to make a strategic shift as its quick-commerce unit, Blinkit, becomes a significant driver of growth. The Gurugram-based company,