Delivery News – Page 12
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NewsJane O’Riordan: Delivery is a learning opportunity, not an economic endeavour
The growing number of operators choosing to re-launch or trial delivery in the past few weeks have not done so to make money, but to understand how they might operate in a post-lockdown ‘new normal,’ Jane O’Riodan, chairman of Red Engine, Turtle Bay and Caravan has said.
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NewsSeven Dials launches online initiative and delivery service
Seven Dials landlord, Shaftesbury, has launched an online initiative to keep consumers connected to the site through the lockdown period.
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NewsDeliveroo to make 367 redundancies, furloughs 50
Deliveroo is set to make 367 employees redundant as it struggles with demand during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsBao launches delivery brand
Bao, the London-based Taiwanese buns concept, has announced plans for an all-new delivery-only brand called Rice Error.
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NewsJust Eat Takeaway.com raises €700m
Just Eat Takeaway.com has raised €700m through an accelerated bookbuild offering of new shares and convertible bonds.
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NewsCMA approves Just Eat Takeaway.com merger
The Competition and Markets Authority has cleared the £6.2 billion merger between Just Eat and Takeaway.com, publishing its final decision 26 days ahead of deadline.
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NewsPret adds Just Eat to delivery partners
Pret A Manger has launched a new partnership with Just Eat for delivery, with an exclusive click and collect proposition for in store.
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NewsCMA provisionally approves Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo to prevent its otherwise ‘inevitable exit from the market’
The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared the Amazon and Deliveroo deal following evidence that the delivery giant would collapse without the investment.
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NewsDeliveroo NHS campaign raises £1.5m
A Deliveroo campaign to feed NHS staff has raised more than £1.5m, which will go towards its pledge to provide 500,000 free meals.
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NewsAndrei Lussmann on his new meal delivery service
As part of the united we stand podcast series, Andrei Lussmann, founder of Lussmanns Sustainable Fish and Grill, discusses turning his St Albans restaurant into a dark kitchen for producing ready-made meals and his advice to other restaurants looking to enter the food to go space.
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NewsPizza Hut leads donations for Deliveroo NHS appeal
Pizza Hut is leading donations towards a Deliveroo appeal to give 500,000 meals to NHS workers.
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NewsDeliveroo speeds up cash flow to restaurants
Deliveroo has launched a new rapid payment system so restaurants can access cash made from deliveries inside 24 hours. The new service is completely free of charge and Deliveroo will cover any increase in banking charges. It will be available for at least the next three months. “We want to do everything possible to support our restaurant partners,” Will Shu, founder and CEO of Deliveroo, told MCA.
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NewsDeliveroo partners with M&S for food delivery
Deliveroo has announced a new partnership with BP and Marks & Spencer Food as UK lockdown commences.
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Uber Eats launches support initiatives for independent restaurants
Uber Eats will be waiving activation fees to help new independent businesses wanting to join the platform amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsJust Eat announces “emergency support package” for small independent restaurants
Just Eat has launched an emergency support package for small restaurants which will rebate 33% on commissions for the next 30 days. It’s also removing commissions on collections and will waive sign-up fees for new restaurants. “These are some of the most challenging times the restaurants we work with have ...
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NewsDeliveroo introduces no-contact drop-offs
Deliveroo has introduced a no-contact drop-off service amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsInside Deliveroo’s new health-focused delivery-only service
Food Spark delves deeper into the trends behind the delivery giant’s Dream Burger range and its key nutritional drivers
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NewsDeliveroo launches chef apprenticeship scheme
Deliveroo has launched a new chef apprenticeship scheme today as it calls on the Government to enable large employers to transfer more of their apprenticeship levy down the supply chain.
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NewsSales soar at Takeaway.com but losses deepen
Takeaway.com made a loss of €115.5m in 2019, compared with €14.0 million in 2018. It said the cost of sales was €110.9m in 2019, 154% higher than in 2018, after it grew from 38 cities at the end of 2018 to 91 in 2019. Delivery expenses added up to €73.9m, representing 67% of its cost of sales. It said “excluding the impact of delivery expenses, cost of sales increased by 86% year-on-year, above order growth, driven by growth in the share of online payments, growing share of merchandise items and increased printer costs driven by the onboarding of new restaurants.”
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NewsRestaurant control the crux of Deliveroo Pickup
Deliveroo Pickup is ‘step six’ in the operator’s long-term restaurant proposition, Rohan Pradhan, Deliveroo chief sales officer told delegates at MCA’s Food To Go conference last week.