All Delivery articles – Page 23
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NewsJust Eat and Takeaway.com merger will create a “formidable” business
Just Eat and Takeaway.com have agreed to merge and become Just Eat Takeaway.com. The merger will create one of the world’s largest online food delivery platforms with 355 million orders worth €7.3 billion in 2018.
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NewsJust Eat sales up but profits down
Just Eat has revealed a sales uplift of 30% in its half year results to 30 June 2019. Orders were up 21% and the business said it had gained two million customers, with 27 million customers now placing an order 8.7 times a year on average, compared to 8.1 in ...
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NewsUber Eats could team up with Sainsbury’s
Uber Eats has become the latest food delivery service to be linked with a supermarket after the Telegraph reported Sainsbury’s is interested in using Uber Eats to deliver small supermarket shops like bread, milk and ready meals. It also said Sainsbury’s was considering launching a series of in-store restaurants where ...
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NewsAnalysts give backing to Just Eat and Takeaway deal
Analysts have reacted positively to the news of the possible merger between Just Eat and Takeaway.com. Notably Cat Rock Capital, an activist investor in Just Eat which publicly called for it to merge with a competitor last February.
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NewsJust Eat move closer to merger with Takeaway.com
Just Eat and Takeaway.com have released a statement saying they have “reached an agreement in principle on the key terms” of a merger between the two businesses. The statement said the deal represented a “highly compelling” opportunity to create a combined business that would become “one of the world’s largest ...
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NewsJust Eat announces board changes
Andrew Griffith is to step down from the board of Just Eat as a non-executive director, with immediate effect.
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NewsDeliveroo: Major restaurants trialling procurement service
Deliveroo unveiled a food procurement business last week, which sees it supply raw ingredients to restaurants, and which it claimed can deliver savings of up to 40%. Ajay Lakhwani, VP of new business at Deliveroo, talks to MCA about how the service can deliver savings for big brands as well as small independents, and why its not a change of direction for the delivery platform.
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NewsDeliveroo teams up with Sainsbury’s for pizza delivery
Deliveroo has started delivering hot pizza baked in Sainsbury’s supermarkets – the first time one of the big four supermarkets has teamed up with Deliveroo.
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NewsUber Eats launching restaurant accelerator to fill cuisine gaps
Uber Eats is to launch a restaurant accelerator program in London to cater to unmet demand from customers on its food delivery platform.
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NewsDeliveroo turns supplier - and vows to save restaurants up to 40%
Deliveroo has launched a new arm to its operation which will supply raw ingredients to restaurants – and claimed it can deliver savings of up to 40%.
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NewsHalal Guys delisted from UberEats
Sales at US-founded fast casual chain The Halal Guys’ first UK site have been hit by 20% after it was delisted by UberEats because it has yet to receive a food hygiene rating from Westminster Council.
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NewsJust Eat to display hygiene ratings
Just Eat has announced plans to publish the official Food Hygiene Rating of every restaurant it offers on its platform.
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OpinionDeliveroo exclusive: What’s in it for Pret?
An exclusive partnership between Pret and Deliveroo will see delivery available from an initial 120 stores in the UK, ahead of a wider rollout. MCA’s Finn Scott-Delany looks into the motivations behind the deal and asks what it says about Pret’s strategy.
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NewsDeliveroo and Pret in exclusive tie-up
Deliveroo has signed an exclusive deal with Pret to deliver its food and drink.
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NewsJust Eat acquires City Pantry to enter B2B catering
Just Eat has snapped up City Pantry for an initial £16m.
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NewsUber Eats has 200 virtual restaurants
Uber Eats has 200 virtual restaurants live in the UK – half its target for 2019.
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NewsAzzurri studies Pod delivery hub model
The Azzurri Group will convert the first Pod store to Coco di Mama in around September, before switching three or four more before Christmas, CEO Steve Holmes has told MCA.
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NewsCMA could scupper Deliveroo deal
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Amazon’s investment into Deliveroo.
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NewsDeliveroo offers 25% discount on Fridays
Deliveroo is offering consumers a 25% discount from 2,500 restaurant operators each Friday in July.
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Uber Eats trials pre-order dine-in feature
Uber Eats is trialling pre-order food at restaurants with a new ‘Dine In’ feature. The feature, which allows consumer to select the the food you want in advance, then turn up to the restaurant at a chosen time, is currently available in the US. There are no delivery or service ...