Delivery & Takeaway

Food delivery maintains market share throughout summer

20-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

Food delivery’s market share remained steady over the summer despite the easing of lockdown restrictions, according to Lumina Intelligence.

CrepeAffaire looks to open up to 50 new franchised sites

12-Oct-2021 By Joe Lutrario

CrepeAffaire is planning to open up to 50 new franchised sites in the UK and overseas under its core brand and its more recently launched Crepe & Roll.

Delivery and takeaway sales continue to ride high through August

17-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Managed restaurant and pub groups’ delivery and takeaway sales were close to treble their pre-pandemic levels in August, the latest CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals.

Just Eat to create 1,500 UK customer service jobs

25-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Just Eat is to open a customer service site in north-east England that will create more than 1,500 new jobs in the next 12 months.

Delivery and takeaway sales for managed groups remain strong as restrictions ease

23-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Deliveries and takeaways remain a core part of managed restaurant and pub groups’ sales despite the return of eating-out, CGA’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals.

Just Eat Takeaway.com completes purchase of US food delivery rival Grubhub

15-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Just Eat Takeaway.com has announced that it has completed the US$7.3bn (£5.75bn) deal to acquire US food delivery company Grubhub.

Just Eat rebrands corporate ordering arm City Pantry as Just Eat for Business

14-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Just Eat has rebranded its corporate ordering business City Pantry as Just Eat for Business.

Food to go? What the re-opening of dine-in means for restaurant delivery

05-May-2021 By Sarah Coleman

Following exceptional growth in 2020, the food delivery channel is predicted to see modest decline in the full year of 2021. Should restaurant operators continue to invest, or is now the time to step back?

Persian food delivery business launched

04-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Rea Shahroudi and Mo Ali Shirazi have launched a Battersea-based food delivery brand that aims to make Persian cuisine more accessible to Londoners.

Richard Turner: "We are planning for it to go at least country wide"

30-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

The chef behind London butcher Turner & George, Hawksmoor and Meatopia on his meat-focused delivery business with a conscience Dickie’s

Karen Jones joins Deliveroo as non-executive director

28-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Prezzo executive chair Karen Jones has been appointed to Deliveroo's board as a non-executive director, alongside former Coca-Cola Europe chief executive Dominique Reiniche.

Virtual reality – the rise of the delivery-only restaurant

27-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

How delivery-only restaurant brands became a legacy of the pandemic.

Tony Singh teams up with charity Social Bite to launch at home dining box

22-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

Homelessness charity Social Bite has launched an at home dining box in partnership with Scottish chef and restaurateur Tony Singh.

Food delivery market reaches £11.4bn as a result of the pandemic

22-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

Food delivery grew by £3.7bn in 2020 to reach £11.4bn - double its 2015 market value - as it benefited from being one of the few routes to market during the pandemic, Lumina Intelligence reports.

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How delivery-only kitchens are securing the future of hospitality

19-Apr-2021 By Charlie Farr

The global head of PKL Delivery Kitchens Charlie Farr on the rise of virtual restaurant brands and what to consider when launching one.

Adria Wu to launch new delivery concept

19-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Chef Adria Wu is to launch a London-based, delivery-only concept that will serve as a sister brand to her six-strong natural food and juice bar group maple&CO.

Famed curry house Gaylord to return as virtual brand

14-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Legendary London curry house Gaylord is to return as a virtual brand offering hot food delivery locally alongside a national mealkit service.

Cue Point to launch 'London’s first drive-thru BBQ'

12-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

British Afghan BBQ restaurant Cue Point is opening what it says will be London’s first drive-thru BBQ later this week, in Chiswick.

Phil Howard to launch London-based pasta delivery service OTTO

12-Apr-2021 By Stefan Chomka

Phil Howard is launching a London-based pasta delivery service called OTTO.

Uber Eats launches in-restaurant food ordering platform

09-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Uber Eats is launching Dine-In, a new feature that allows in-restaurant diners to order their food via the delivery company’s app.

Restaurateurs losing thousands of pounds because of unreliable courier services

08-Apr-2021 By James McAllister and Stefan Chomka

Restaurateurs offering nationwide meal kit deliveries are losing thousands of pounds because of courier services failing to deliver the perishable products by the intended target dates.

Camile Thai launches 'neighbourhood' kitchen as delivery-only push increases

08-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

Camile Thai Kitchen is opening its first 'neighbourhood' kitchen in the capital as part of its plans to grow its presence in the delivery-only space.

Papa John's begins franchising in pubs

07-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Papa John's has signed its first pub franchise and says it is looking to secure similar opportunities with other pubs in the future.

Aktar Islam is the latest high-profile chef to extend their meal kit business

07-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

Aktar Islam is the latest high-profile chef restaurateur to extend their meal kit delivery business as lockdown restrictions in England are on the verge of being lifted.

Unite accuses Six by Nico of staff mistreatment

06-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Restaurant group Six by Nico is facing accusations from trade union Unite that it underpaid staff, used tips to pay senior managers, and had employees work long shifts without breaks.

Back with a BAM: Black Axe Mangal enters DIY meal kit market

01-Apr-2021 By Stefan Chomka

Its diminutive size means it has had to stay closed since the announcement of the first lockdown back in March last year, but now Black Axe Mangal’s (BAM) dishes are finally available to eat again.

Just Eat expands trial of seaweed-coated takeaway boxes

31-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Just Eat is expanding its trial of using seaweed-coated takeaway boxes in a move that it expects to stop 30,000 plastic coated boxes from entering the waste stream.

Richard Turner launches meat-focused delivery brand Dickie's

30-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Chef and restaurateur Richard Turner is launching meat-focused food delivery brand Dickie’s.

Bone Daddies to expand Wing Daddies concept across London

26-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Ramen restaurant Bone Daddies is to rollout its virtual chicken wing-centric brand Wing Daddies across the capital.

RoastHost to bring takeaway rotisserie chicken and roast dinners to Islington

24-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Brighton-based rotisserie and roast dinner brand RoastHost is making a move into the capital with the opening of a second venue in Islington.

Delivery-only sushi concept Oro plans ambitious expansion after launching first cloud kitchen

19-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Delivery-only sushi concept Oro is planning an ambitious expansion drive that will see it open cloud kitchens across London as well as overseas.

Gary Usher's Elite Bistros at Home looking to move into outside catering

17-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Gary Usher’s restaurant group Elite Bistros has announced that it will continue with its make at home meal service Elite Bistros at Home post lockdown and will look to create a catering arm for it.

Abdul Yaseen expands his Barbers Bazaar Indian food delivery brand with second London site

16-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Chef Abdul Yaseen has expanded the presence of his Barbers Bazaar Indian food delivery brand in the capital with the opening of a second delivery kitchen in Kentish Town.