‘Not a dark kitchen’: Taster to launch two pasta delivery sites a month with Jamie Oliver October 12, 2022 The founder of food delivery start-up Taster has said the firm wants to differentiate itself from dark kitchens, as it aims to roll out two new sites per month for its new pasta brand with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Taster hopes to take the Jamie Oliver collaboration “very far” and turn it into the “biggest [...]
Deliveroo partners with Channel 4 for Gogglebox-style ad series October 4, 2022 Deliveroo has teamed up with Channel 4 to create a Gogglebox-style series on how their food delivery had ‘saved the day’. Working with ad agency The Outfit, the food delivery giant will create 10 contextual ads filmed in an observational documentary style, which will be shown around Channel 4 hits like Made in Chelsea and Grand [...]
Deliveroo hits the streets with West End grocery store October 3, 2022 Online delivery app Deliveroo has opened the doors of its first brick and mortar grocery store on New Oxford St. Shoppers will be able to order groceries through digital kiosks, via the Deliveroo app for collection or home delivery. The Deliveroo HOP shop will be open from 8am to 11pm. The range of 1,750 products [...]
Deliveroo gears up for Supreme Court challenge over workers’ rights September 5, 2022 A gig economy union is readying to take Deliveroo to the Supreme Court, following its partnership deal with another union. The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) said it is set to challenge Deliveroo in the Supreme Court, alleging a denial of collective bargaining rights. In May, the union received criticism from workers after announcing [...]
Widening losses for Deliveroo while Next chair Lord Wolfson exits board August 10, 2022 Delivery platform Deliveroo has posted a heftier loss while also announcing the departure of Next chair Lord Simon Wolfson from its board. In its half-year results, the London-listed firm posted an adjusted EBITDA loss of £68m, a wider loss than the £26m posted in the first half of 2021. However, it marked an improvement of [...]
Asda and Deliveroo partner up for rapid grocery delivery roll-out August 5, 2022 Asda and Deliveroo have announced a partnership for the rapid delivery of groceries, with a roll-out launching in 15 stores. Wakefield, Leeds and Manchester are among the first cities for the roll-out, with 2,400 products available from the Asda range that can be ordered via Deliveroo. Asda plans to launch 300 stores on the Deliveroo [...]
Food delivery share prices could ‘meaningfully recover’ next year as firms approach profitability July 27, 2022 While food delivery stocks have experienced turbulence lately, the Royal Bank of Canada said there was potential for shares to “meaningfully recover” as start-ups approach profitability. Former City darlings Deliveroo and Just Eat Takeaway have seen their share prices plummet by some 72 per cent and 77 per cent in the past year, despite blockbuster [...]
Deliveroo slashes sales forecast as cost of living bites July 18, 2022 Deliveroo slashed its sales forecasts today as it predicted the rising cost of living would lead to a slowdown in consumer spending this year.
Deliveroo poaches Money Supermarket chief financial officer June 20, 2022 Deliveroo has poached MoneySupermarket.com’s chief financial officer for the same role at the food delivery firm. The London-listed platform announced on Monday that Scilla Grimble will join the company as CFO and board director by no later than June 2023. Current CFO Adam Miller will initially be replaced by Deliveroo’s VP for investor relations David [...]
McDonald’s to launch on Deliveroo as app seeks to be ‘definitive’ online food firm May 17, 2022 Hungry Londoners will be able to order McDonald’s through the Deliveroo app in the coming weeks as the firms forge a UK partnership. The fast food titan will join the restaurants listed on Deliveroo in the UK during the second quarter of 2022. It comes after McDonald’s yesterday revealed it was injecting £250m into redesigning [...]