Delivery - Hospitality

Takeaway and delivery: eight questions answered

30-Mar-2020 By Restaurant

With restaurants still able to offer the delivery of food and drink, delivery aggregator Just Eat shares its advice on how best to do it

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Pizza Hut and Deliveroo to serve 300,000 free meals to hospital staff

30-Mar-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Restaurant brands including Pizza Hut, German Doner Kebab, Itsu and Lewis Hamilton’s plant-based Neat Burger are working with Deliveroo to serve free meals to NHS staff across the UK.

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Five ways to support your staff during the Coronavirus crisis

27-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

Many operators have wrestled with the implications of asking staff to continue working during the Coronavirus crisis, but there are ways you can support them and try to keep them safe.

Deliveroo introduces rapid payment system

26-Mar-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Deliveroo has launched a new rapid payment system that gives restaurants access to cash made from deliveries within 24 hours.

Restaurants offering delivery could play 'vital role' in feeding the nation

25-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

Restaurants that continue to operate as dark kitchens for delivery could play a ‘vital role’ in alleviating the burden currently placed on supermarkets to meet food supply demands.

Deliveroo diversifies to offer more household items

24-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

Deliveroo is partnering with BP and Marks & Spencer as it looks to diversify its offering to customers during the ongoing Coronavirus crisis.

Future of restaurant delivery and takeout uncertain following lockdown order

24-Mar-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The Government’s complete lockdown of the UK has raised further questions about the viability of restaurant takeout and delivery during the Coronavirus crisis.

Time to takeaway? The restaurants tackling delivery

23-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

The Government has thrown restaurants businesses a lifeline by relaxing rules to allow them to operate a takeaway or delivery element. Could refocusing your restaurant as a delivery enterprise be the key to riding out the Coronavirus storm?

Expert advice: converting restaurants into delivery-only operations

23-Mar-2020 By Stefan Chomka

In the first of our #UnitedWeStand advice pieces, we bring you key expert advice on how to pivot from a dine-in restaurant to offering takeaway and delivery.

Access Hospitality offering to help restaurants set up takeaway operation

23-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

Access Hospitality is offering to provide 'free software to help restaurant operators set up a takeaway, click and collect or delivery service'.

Rules relaxed so restaurants and pubs can become takeaways

18-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

Rules will be relaxed to allow restaurants and pubs to operate as hot food takeaways during the Coronavirus outbreak, the Government has announced.

Chef Philip Britten launches delivery-only 'fine dining' restaurant

03-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

Chef Philip Britten has launched a delivery-only restaurant in London.

The Lowdown: Drone deliveries

27-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Just Eat is trialling a drone delivery service to transport food from restaurants to customers

Wagamama plans 3-5 more delivery kitchens

26-Feb-2020 By Sophie Witts

The Restaurant Group (TRG) is planning to open three to five standalone Wagamama delivery kitchens this year.

‘Ethical alternative’ to food delivery apps launched

29-Jan-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Indian restaurateur Asad Khan has teamed up with the former marketing director of Just Eat to launch an ‘ethical alternative’ to the major food delivery apps.

What do the 2020s hold for restaurant delivery?

28-Jan-2020 By Tony Naylor

Delivery has been a huge disruptor in the restaurant industry. But is it here to stay? How do you make it pay?

Just Eat merger investigation "shocking and unwarranted"

24-Jan-2020 By Sophie Witts

A major investor has criticised the UK competition watchdog’s decision to launch an investigation into Just Eat's merger with Takeaway.com.

Taster expands offering with launch of three new concepts

15-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

MasterChef winner and Nanban founder Tim Anderson is to launch a katsu sando concept in partnership with delivery-only kitchen business Taster.

Greggs to roll out delivery nationwide

10-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Greggs is set to expand its delivery presence across the UK by the end of the year.

Deliveroo to launch Edinburgh HQ

09-Jan-2020 By Sophie Witts

Deliveroo is to open a flagship headquarters in Edinburgh this year, which it says will create 70 high-skilled jobs.

Average consumer spends £451 a year on takeaways

12-Dec-2019 By Sophie Witts

The average UK consumer spends £451 a year ordering in takeaway food, according to a study by KPMG.

Watchdog warns Amazon's Deliveroo investment raises 'serious concerns'

11-Dec-2019 By Sophie Witts

The UK’s competition watchdog has warned that technology giant Amazon’s investment in to food courier platform Deliveroo could lead to higher prices for restaurants.

Twisted London launches pizza concept

03-Dec-2019 By James McAllister

Delivery only fast-food service Twisted London is to launch a pizza concept from its dark kitchen in Bethnal Green, London, today (3 December).

Former Deliveroo MD to launch Brighton food hall

14-Nov-2019 By Sophie Witts

A food hall with up to ten independent traders is to open in the historic Shelter Hall on Brighton seafront next summer.

Deliveroo launches click and collect service

11-Nov-2019 By Sophie Witts

Deliveroo has launched a click and collect feature allowing customers to avoid paying delivery fees.

McDonald’s opens first ‘dark kitchen’

01-Nov-2019 By James Halliwell

McDonald’s has opened its first dark kitchen dedicated solely to Uber Eats deliveries in Hounslow, according to a report by Property Week.

Borough Market launches click and collect service

31-Oct-2019 By Sophie Witts

London’s Borough Market has launched a click and collect service allowing customers to order produce from its famous traders.

Burger & Lobster expands Smack Lobster concept

28-Oct-2019 By Sophie Witts

Burger & Lobster is to launch its delivery-only Smack Lobster Roll concept in a third London location this week.

Just Eat reports revenue rise of 25%

21-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

Online food delivery platform Just Eat has reported a 25% increase in year to year group revenue - up to £247.5m - for the third quarter of 2019.

Amazon and Deliveroo deal under scrutiny from competition watchdog

17-Oct-2019 By Sophie Witts

The UK’s competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation in to Amazon’s investment in restaurant delivery platform Deliveroo.

Starbucks to expand delivery service across the UK

20-Sep-2019 By Sophie Witts

Starbucks is to expand its delivery partnership with UberEats to 11 UK cities following a successful London trial.

Deliveroo ad banned over "misleading" delivery claims

11-Sep-2019 By Sophie Witts

A Deliveroo ad has been banned for suggesting the company could deliver food anywhere in the UK.

Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years

28-Aug-2019 By Sophie Witts

The rising demand for plant-based meals has seen orders of takeaway vegan food more than quadruple over the last two years.

Deliveroo 'rescue team' to offer restaurants dark kitchen space

08-Aug-2019 By Sophie Witts

Deliveroo has hired a team to identify ‘struggling’ restaurants and offer them space in its delivery-only Editions kitchens.

Crosstown Doughnuts founder launches Slerp delivery platform

02-Aug-2019 By Sophie Witts

Crosstown Doughnuts founder JP Then has launched Slerp, an online ordering platform to rival Deliveroo and UberEats.

Sainsbury's looking to expand further into takeaway food sector

29-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

Sainsbury’s is reportedly looking to expand further into the takeaway food market by launching a chain of restaurants, as well as a grocery delivery service.

Just Eat and Takeaway.com to merge to become one of the world’s biggest online food delivery companies

29-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Food delivery companies Just Eat and Takeaway.com are to join forces to create one of the world’s biggest online food delivery businesses.

Deliveroo and Sainsbury's team up for pizza delivery

23-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

Deliveroo is teaming up with Sainsbury’s to deliver hot pizza from its supermarket counters.

Halal Guys see sales drop following UberEats delisting

17-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

Sales at US-founded fast casual chain The Halal Guys’ first UK site have been hit by 20% after it was delisted by UberEats because it has yet to receive a food hygiene rating from Westminster Council.

Amazon's Deliveroo investment paused by competition watchdog

05-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

The UK’s competition watchdog has pressed pause on Amazon’s investment in to restaurant delivery platform Deliveroo.

Amazon leads £450m Deliveroo funding drive

17-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Online tech giant Amazon is to invest millions in restaurant delivery platform Deliveroo as it mounts a challenge to rivals such as UberEats.

Twisted London expands operations

15-May-2019 By James McAllister

Delivery only fast-food service Twisted London is to open five more units in the capital following the success of its trial location in East London.

Four trends set to deliver restaurant gold in 2019

13-May-2019 By Ashley Sheppard

QSR Automations vice president of sales Ashley Sheppard on ghost restaurants, automation, recipe reading tech and booking through search.

UberEats launches click and collect service

29-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

UberEats has launched an in-app click and collect option, which it claims will help bricks and mortar restaurants grow their business.

The Lowdown: Deliveroo’s automated food market

14-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The food delivery giant is switching things up with a new 40-seater dine-in space in Singapore.

Casual Dining Group focusing on delivery-only brands

01-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Bella Italia, Las Iguanas and Café Rouge operator Casual Dining Group (CDG) will focus on developing its concessions and delivery-only businesses this year because it has “never been more competitive” for high street restaurants.

Yoobi opens in Paris through Deliveroo

27-Feb-2019 By Sophie Witts

London’s Yoobi sushi restaurant has become the first British brand to expand internationally through Deliveroo, the delivery platform has announced.

Just Eat gives ultimatum to restaurants with zero hygiene rating

21-Feb-2019 By Andrew Don

Just Eat has resolved to remove restaurants and takeaways with food hygiene practices that are not up to scratch from its platform after an investigation last October found a plethora of zero-rated outlets on the delivery app.