Delivery News – Page 7
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NewsWendy’s to expand via delivery kitchens
Delivery kitchens will become a cornerstone of Wendy’s expansion after the company announced plans to partner with Reef and open between five and 10 dark kitchens in the UK before the end of the year. Reef will become Wendy’s first franchisee in the UK and will initially focus on opening delivery kitchens in central London.
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NewsDeliveroo appoints former Amazon exec
Deliveroo has appointed Devesh Mishra as its new chief product and technology officer.
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NewsDelivery Hero acquires a 5% stake in Deliveroo
Delivery Hero, the German owned food delivery platform joins Amazon as a shareholder of Deliveroo after acquiring a 5.1% stake in the UK food delivery company, helping to drive Deliveroo’s share price up 14% to its highest level since listing on the stock market.
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NewsJust Eat grows UK volumes
Just Eat Takeaway.com’s focus on the “historically under-invested” Just Eat UK markets have driven growth and won online share, the company has reported.
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NewsDeliveroo expect return to pre-Covid volumes
Deliveroo saw a huge surge in orders in the second quarter and has increased its expectations.
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NewsA new crop of tech jobs at Deliveroo
Deliveroo has announced plans to create 400 new high-skilled technology jobs to support growth and focus on key projects, as well as developed new in-app features.
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NewsHeavenly Desserts to reach 40+ mark in 2021
Heavenly Desserts has lined up a further eight sites for openings for 2021, which will take its estate to 43 cafés, managing director Yousif Aslam has told MCA.
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NewsCourt rejects appeal against Deliveroo rider judgement
The UK Court of Appeal has upheld past judgements that Deliveroo riders are self-employed, dismissing an appeal by the IWGB union.
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NewsThunderbird builds dark kitchen presence
Thunderbird Fried Chicken has opened a further delivery kitchen in Streatham, joining its existing Food Stars units in Battersea and Shoreditch.
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NewsCamile Thai in US dark kitchen partnership
Camile Food Group has partnered with US ghost kitchen operator Kitchen United MIX, in order to launch its Camile Thai brand in the United States.
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NewsSessions rolls out delivery brands
Food hall incubator and accelerator business Sessions has rolled out early-stage food brands to some 35 locations since restrictions eased.
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NewsTaster raises new cash for franchise roll-out
Dark kitchen start-up Taster has raised $37m (£26.5m) in new investment to roll out its delivery only model across Europe.
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NewsDeliveroo appoints new director
Deliveroo UK & Ireland has appointed Jonathan Fish as its new restaurant marketing director, MCA has learned.
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NewsPrezzo signs up with Uber Eats
Prezzo has signed up with Uber Eats to deliver food from 80 of its UK locations, with plans to expand the partnership further before the end of the month.
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NewsFive Guys: ‘Delivery is here to stay’
Future demand for delivery may be hard to predict but the market is not going to go away, Five Guys UK chief executive John Eckert has told MCA.
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NewsDeliveroo must prove itself to the market, says Shu
Deliveroo’s founder and chief executive Will Shu has said his message to shareholders and the wider investor community is “it is on me to prove the long-term value of this company”.
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NewsDelivery and takeaway sales up more than 300%
Sales from delivery and takeaway were 346% higher in March this year than the same month in 2019, according to CGA’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker.
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NewsDeliveroo takes ‘prudent’ approach
Deliveroo has reported first quarter orders were up by 114% year-on-year to 71m.
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NewsJust Eat orders up 96%
Just Eat processed 64m orders in the UK in Q1 2021, growth of 96% on the same period in 2020.
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NewsCamile Thai to expand dark kitchens through new partnership
Camile Thai Kitchen has partnered with Reef Technologies to open a new dark kitchen in London, as it looks to grow its presence in the delivery-only space.