Cake Box to open 20 new stores as Uber Eats and Deliveroo orders double sales October 4, 2021 Cake Box said this morning that its sales nearly almost doubled for the past six months amid a strong recovery in customer demand. The high street cream cake retailer said it was buoyed by its continued expansion, opening 20 new franchise sites over the six months to September, to bring it to a total of [...]
Just Eat share price jumps as it agrees key terms in £9bn Takeaway.com merger July 29, 2019 Food delivery site Just Eat and Dutch business Takeaway.com today confirmed they had agreed key terms for their possible £9bn all-share merger. Read more: Just Eat shares fall after Amazon makes multi-million dollar investment in Deliveroo Following completion of the deal Just Eat shareholders would own approximately 52.2 per cent of the company and Takeaway [...]
The taste of freedom May 31, 2023 Describing the most popular dish on her menu, Caroline Gardner leaves little to the imagination. That would be “our papadias which are like quesadillas but with crispy mashed potato and grilled onions. And then fried, but crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. And covered in salsa.” Caroline, with help from her mother [...]
Can Just Eat deliver the City what it wants? April 29, 2019 On Wednesday morning most eyes in the City will be on Mike Coupe, the Sainsbury’s chief executive battling to keep his job. In the firm’s Holborn HQ the grocery veteran will set out his Plan B after the UK competition watchdog crushed his dreams of a merger with Asda. Read more: Shortsellers increase bets against [...]
Inflation fears drive FTSE downwards at the open July 14, 2021 Higher-than-expected inflation numbers on both sides of the Atlantic saw the FTSE 100 drop sharply at the open this morning. The flagship index was down 0.59 per cent after half an hour of trading. Official figures released this morning revealed UK inflation hit 2.5 per cent in June, with analysts expecting that to increase. US [...]
Irish Wish star Elizabeth Tan on what she’d eat for her last supper April 7, 2024 Fresh from filming Irish Wish with Lindsay Lohan, we asked Elizabeth Tan what she would eat for her last meal on earth
Give your business a boost and ‘move on up’ to North East England September 8, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic has seen organisations in all sectors find new, innovative ways of working. From remote and hybrid offices, to the adoption of new digital technologies like video conferencing and cloud computing; the pace of change has been unprecedented. Another significant trend – one that was well established before the pandemic but has continued [...]
Delivery Hero to expand in Germany after Deliveroo investment August 10, 2021 Berlin-based company Delivery Hero has announced that it is to rollout its food and grocery delivery services in more German cities this autumn. The move comes after it announced buying a 5.9 per cent stake in rival delivery company Deliveroo. Delivery Hero was originally founded in Berlin a decade ago, but three years ago ceased [...]
Just Eat announces acquisition of software provider Practi April 16, 2019 Just Eat has acquired Practi, a software service that trades in tablet-based Point of Sale (PoS) and restaurant management systems. The food delivery marketplace has bought Practi for £6.7m, with further payments dependent on certain commercial milestones. Just Eat plans to roll out Practi's software to its restaurant partners, providing partners with PoS, payment handling, inventory management, [...]
Rise & grind: Employers splurge on keeping teams caffeinated while working remotely April 6, 2021 Employers kept staff fed and caffeinated while working from home during the pandemic, making up for the loss of coffee and sweets available at the office by expensing Starbucks and Deliveroo orders. Keeping teams fed and caffeinated while working remotely made up nearly 36 per cent of all expenses claimed during January to November 2020, [...]