Just Eat urged to spin off Grubhub ‘quickly’ at AGM as shares plunge after investigation into top boss May 4, 2022 Just Eat Takeaway shareholders approved resolutions to reappoint key board members despite criticism from its activist investor. The delivery service made headlines ahead of its AGM on Wednesday morning, with news of the departure of its chairman and an investigation into its COO. However, despite pressure from activist investor Cat Rock last month, shareholders of [...]
Safe for now: Uber weathers labour and cost of living crunch but faces a rocky road ahead May 4, 2022 Uber seems to weather the wrath of labour and cost of living uncertainties, with quarterly revenue shooting up 136 per cent to $6.9bn.
Earth Day 2022 Q&A: Everything you need to know May 4, 2022 When Earth Day 2022 is celebrated around the world on Friday 22 April it will be its 52nd anniversary. But what is its history and what progress, if any, has been made since it was first celebrated in 1970? What is Earth Day? Earth Day is an annual global event to demonstrate support for environmental protection [...]
Just Eat to not reappoint COO amid allegations of misconduct May 4, 2022 Just Eat’s board has withdrawn the opportunity to reappoint its chief operating officer, following allegations of personal misconduct at a company event. Jörg Gerbig, COO and member of the management board, has been the subject of a formal complaint over his behaviour, Just Eat said in a statement today. An investigation into the claims is [...]
The metaverse could be just the tonic for social prescribing April 30, 2022 Dr Jane Thomason says community tokens can be an effective tool to set incentives for desired behaviour within a community.
Koko founder on £70m relaunch: ‘Camden’s always gonna have edge’ April 28, 2022 Camden’s iconic Koko venue – closed for three years and the victim of a devastating fire in 2020 – finally reopens tomorrow following a £70m renovation. To put that into context, that’s one fifth of the cost the original contractor quoted for building The Shard. It’s a staggering renovation for the historical venue, which has [...]
Disruption on M25 as Just Stop Oil protesters block service stations April 28, 2022 Motorists need to brace for disruption on the M25 as Just Stop Oil protesters have blocked services and graffiti sprayed on the pumps. The action has taken place since 7am this morning at two service stations, Surrey’s Cobham Services and Clacket Lane Services in Kent. Climate activists, who blocked the entrance by staging a sit-in, [...]
Trivet restaurant review: A masterclass in the fine art of simplicity April 27, 2022 When you visit the Fat Duck website you’re greeted by the message: “Welcome questioneer… Are you ready?” Beside this plays a video of a steam train whizzing past a rapidly-growing crystal formation that, like an acid trip, becomes a lime, then a flower. Am I ready? I’m not sure. Scroll down and the restaurant’s famous [...]
Heart and Seoul in South Korea, as the nation reopens for tourism April 25, 2022 The baby octopus floats in its tank, blissfully ignorant, until, all too soon, its time comes. The tiny, wrinkled old woman, who, I later learn, has been manning this particular food stall in Seoul’s colourful, noisy, aromatic Gwangjang market for over thirty-two years, yanks it out unceremoniously and whacks it down onto the steel surface. [...]
Activist Cat Rock urges Just Eat Takeaway shareholders to drive out board April 25, 2022 Activist investor Cat Rock Capital has written to Just Eat Takeaway’s shareholders and outlined its concerns in a failure of leadership. Shareholders have been urged to vote against the chief financial officer and legacy supervisory board at the delivery firm’s next AGM. Potential in the company was going to waste due to “poor capital allocation, [...]