Delivery News – Page 9
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NewsTortilla sees like-for-like growth up +23%
Fast-casual Mexican chain Tortilla achieved a 79% increase in group revenue for the full year to 2 January 2022, compared to the same period last year, aided by the addition of seven new company-operated sites
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NewsDeliveroo continues expansion of Editions
Deliveroo has opened a trio of ‘dark kitchens’ in Acton, Brent and Dulwich, as it looks to rollout more sites across the country
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NewsDelivery sales significantly up on 2019 levels
Delivery and takeaway sales for November were up 97% on pre-Covid levels, the latest CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.
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NewsSurge in dark kitchens leads to sustainability debate
Dark kitchens offer opportunities for brands to achieve economies of scale but pose potential environmental threats, market researchers have cautioned.
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NewsMother Clucker rolled out to Byron estate
The fried chicken brand will be available from 18 locations England and Scotland from tomorrow via Deliveroo
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NewsGiggling Squid builds dark kitchen presence
The Thai restaurant group has continued to achieve strong delivery and takeaway sales and plans to expand its delivery-only estate alongside a pipeline of restaurant sites.
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NewsFounder of Grubhub steps down from Just Eat
Matt Maloney joined Just Eat’s management board following its completion of the acquisition of Grubhub in June, and steps down to pursue other opportunities.
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NewsGreggs sees huge growth opportunity from delivery
Greggs estimates it could achieve an additional £170m from delivery, as it targets £2.4bn turnover in the next five years.
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NewsStarbucks and Deliveroo announce delivery partnership
Starbucks launches on Deliveroo at more than 400 locations including Birmingham, London and Manchester.
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NewsPizza Hut announces new franchise partnership
Nine Group will become a franchisee for 31 existing Pizza Hut Delivery and Express Huts, and open a further 40 new Pizza Hut locations across the UK.
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NewsFulham Shore to trial ‘light kitchen’ model
In a MCA exclusive, David Page, executive chairman of Fulham Shore, announces a new operating format called ‘light kitchens’. Two Franco Manca light kitchen sites, which have limited dine-in and additional delivery capacity will be opened in London to cater for the company’s continued strong growth in delivery.
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NewsDeliveroo to grow Editions with new property director
Deliveroo has appointed a new global property director for its Editions kitchens, as it looks to accelerate the expansion of the delivery-only model.
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NewsJust Eat to create 1,500 UK customer service jobs
Just Eat will create more than 1,500 customer service jobs in the North East of England over the next 12 months. The jobs will be based at a new facility in Sunderland as part of a £100m investment in the region by the firm over the next five years. Previously, the firm had outsourced the majority of its customer service roles to Bulgaria and the Philippines.
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NewsTortilla to use Deliveroo Editions to extend delivery coverage
Tortilla has extended its exclusive delivery partnership agreement with Deliveroo across the UK. It will use several new Deliveroo Editions kitchens to reach new regions that were previously outside of its coverage area.
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NewsJust Eat rejects talk of merger
Just Eat Takeaway.com’s chief executive Jitse Groen has rejected calls for a merger but has admitted that the delivery business needs to do “quite a lot of work” on its communication with investors, it has been reported.
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NewsJust Eat grows orders by 76%
Just Eat processed 135m orders in the first six months of 2021, a growth rate of 76% compared with the same period last year.
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NewsOutlook for Deliveroo dependent on post-pandemic demand
The pandemic has offered a structural growth opportunity for Deliveroo, but its longer-term outlook depends on how demand hold ups, and if the road to profitability becomes clearer, according to analyst Hargreaves Lansdown.
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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.