Takeaway hits back at Prosus’s ‘derisory’ bid for Just Eat December 9, 2019 Takeaway.com has fired back at rival Just Eat bidder Prosus, saying its increased takeover offer “remained derisory”. Prosus this morning announced that it has hiked its offer from 710p per share to 740p per share, valuing Just Eat at roughly £5.1bn. Read more: Prosus hikes Just Eat bid as it ramps up pressure on rival [...]
Brits love takeaways, but if they also love the planet, they should do away with plastic packaging July 28, 2023 Takeaways are a great staple of life in the UK, but present one challenge: the amount of plastic used to transport them. Politicians and businesses can do more to challenge this status quo, writes Jaz Rabadia
Prosus and Takeaway.com trade blows in battle for Just Eat November 20, 2019 The two companies competing to take over food delivery firm Just Eat were locked in a war of words today as they vied to win the favour of shareholders. Prosus said the bid made by rival Takeaway.com represented “significant risks” and underestimated how competitive the British market was. Read more: Takeaway.com boss has no plans [...]
KFC trials first delivery only kitchens to reach London fried chicken lovers May 27, 2022 KFC has launched its first delivery only kitchens today, as the company tries to untap opportunities and create jobs across the country.
Just Eat board rejects Prosus offer in favour of Takeaway.com merger December 20, 2019 The board of Just Eat has backed a final offer from Takeaway.com and rejected a rival cash bid from Prosus, as the battle for the British fast food giant nears its end. The food fight for Just Eat heated up once again yesterday after both Takeaway and Prosus increased their bids for the company. Read [...]
Takeaway.com seeks to add certainty to Just Eat deal November 4, 2019 Takeaway.com has changed the structure of its bid to buy food delivery platform Just Eat allowing it to reduce the shareholder acceptance threshold as it battles against a rival offer from Prosus. Takeaway.com and Just Eat had previously agreed the terms of a recommended all-share combination through a court sanctioned scheme of arrangement, which required [...]
Prosus and Takeaway.com puts down final offers in food fight for Just Eat December 19, 2019 The food fight for Just Eat reached its climax today as competing bidders sought to woo the board with last-minute blockbuster offers. Prosus, the Dutch investment firm, has raised its cash bid to 800p for each Just Eat share, as it attempts to prevent a merger between the food delivery firm and its rival Takeaway.com [...]
Not all fluff: UK’s largest laundry service snaps up rival April 25, 2022 The UK’s largest on-demand laundry and dry-cleaning service Laundryheap has snapped up its rival to become a clothes-cleaning-behemoth.Laundryheap, founded in 2014, has bought Laundrapp from Inc Retail for an undisclosed sum. The London-based company, which partners with Holiday Inn, Premier Inn, Best Western and Just Eat, operates in 10 markets outside of the UK, including [...]
Takeaway.com lashes out at Prosus ‘scaremongering’ in battle to buy Just Eat December 3, 2019 Takeaway.com has accused Prosus, the company it is competing against to buy Just Eat, of “scaremongering” to try to persuade shareholders to accept its rival offer. The Dutch food delivery firm has had a £5bn bid accepted for Just Eat but tech group Prosus has come in with a rival 710p per share offer. Read [...]
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