All Delivery articles – Page 18
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NewsDeliveroo ‘now profitable at operating level’
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated consumer adoption of food delivery services by two to three years, Deliveroo CEO Will Shu has said.
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NewsDodo scopes new sites ahead of Leamington launch
Dodo Pizza, the Russia-founded delivery operator, is targeting a number of new openings for 2021, as it prepares to launch a new site under a revamped concept later this month.
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InterviewsDishoom co-founder Shamil Thakrar: ‘Delivery won’t be dine-in’s poor relation’
In usual times, an ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ approach to operating a business as successful and celebrated as Dishoom makes sense. But 2020 has been anything but usual, and despite its initial reluctance to drift from the carefully curated roll-out program that’s seen the Indian restaurant concept emerge as a well-established industry darling over the last ten years, in March the business announced it would be launching a collection and delivery option, for the very first time. It now boasts seven delivery-only kitchens, opening its latest in Brighton last week, and as co-founder Shamil Thakrar tells MCA, the business doesn’t intend to stop there.
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NewsDeliveroo lines up Arney as chair
Deliveroo is lining up Claudia Arney to chair its board as the company prepares to float on the stock market, Sky News reports.
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NewsDishoom debuts in Brighton
Indian restaurant concept Dishoom has launched its seventh delivery-only kitchen today in Brighton. Its debut in the town, the Deliveroo Editions site is Dishoom’s first outside of London, and will operate from 12pm to 10.30pm daily in most postcodes between Brighton Marina and Shoreham harbour, as well as Mile Oak and Patcham. The menu – available on the Dishoom site through its ‘brought to you by Deliveroo’ tab or directly through the aggregator – will mirror that of its other delivery sites, offering dishes including keema pau, chicken ruby and house black daal.
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Analysis & InsightBrandwatch: Shake Shack @ Deliveroo Editions
Deliveroo Editions was hailed by CEO Will Shu as the future of food delivery when the dark kitchen platform launched in 2017.
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Analysis & InsightMajority maintain delivery for second lockdown
A majority of branded operators (64%) have remained open for takeaway and delivery for the second lockdown, research from Lumina Intelligence reveals.
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NewsPoké The Bear set for expansion with ‘Michelin Star’ menu
Poké The Bear, the delivery-only brand from TV personality Calum Best, has added two sites to its estate and announced an overhaul to its menu.
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NewsDinners by Pret deliveries expanded
Pret A Manger is to roll out its delivery-only ‘Dinners by Pret’ evening meal service to 30 sites around London, having previously trialled the offer across seven of its UK stores.
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NewsDeliveroo appoints Worldpay’s Medlock ahead of IPO
Deliveroo has lined up former Worldpay CFO Rick Medlock to chair its audit committee as it prepares to list, Sky News reports.
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OpinionAlixPartners: The brave new world of delivery
Food delivery sales have unsurprisingly reached new heights this year with people across the world locked down and brands keen to generate revenue. With its importance amplifying once again given the second national lockdown in England, AlixPartners director Steve Braude looks State-side at the key trends driving the US delivery market and how developments might influence the UK
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NewsUber Eats extends support for restaurant partners
Uber Eats will be waiving all activation fees, commission fees and some delivery charges for restaurants on its platform for the duration of lockdown. The delivery aggregator has announced today that activation fees for new restaurants joining the app as well as commission fees on pick up orders for current restaurant partners will be waived until the end of November, and the current opt-in programme for restaurants to receive daily payments to ease cashflow pressures will be extended. It has also committed to covering free delivery on up to 500,000 orders over the four weeks of lockdown, applying on orders of £15 or more from Monday to Friday.
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NewsBig Mamma to launch third dark kitchen
Napoli Gang, the delivery-only concept from London-based Big Mamma Group, is launching its third dark kitchen next week.
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NewsHawksmoor launches at-home cocktail range
Restaurant group Hawksmoor has extended its at-home range with the release of a ‘Cocktails at Home’ offer.
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NewsDeliveroo relaunches NHS campaign
Deliveroo is relaunching its Supporting the NHS campaign to deliver hot meals to workers on the frontline in areas worst affected by the pandemic.
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NewsShake shack debuts in Reading
Shake Shack is to open its latest delivery only kitchen this week in Reading.
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NewsJust Eat cuts commission for independents
Just Eat is offering a package of discounts to independent restaurants hit by the most severe coronavirus restrictions. Operators in Northern Ireland, Wales and the central Scottish belt will get a 25% discount on commission for Just Eat’s courier service. Those regions will also pay no commission on collection orders, ...
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Analysis & InsightDeliveroo study: 100k jobs saved due to platform
Deliveroo has commissioned a study which estimates delivery platforms protected 100,000 jobs in the restaurant sector during the height of the pandemic.
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NewsDeliveroo appoints UK business chief from Amazon
Deliveroo has appointed Carlo Mocci, formerly of Amazon, as chief business officer for the UK and Ireland.
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NewsJust Eat UK orders up 43% to 46.4m
Just Eat Takeaway.com has reported UK orders in Q3 2020 grew by 43% year on year to 46.4m.