13th Jun 2018 08:22
LONDON (Alliance News) - Just Eat PLC faces new competition, as Deliveroo intends to sign up 5,000 UK eateries, the Guardian reported late Tuesday.
The FTSE 100-listed online takeaway firm recently said it was planning to launch its own delivery fleet in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, competing with Deliveroo.
In turn, Deliveroo announced UK expansion plans. The online food delivery company said it expects to add 5,000 UK eateries to its network as well as employ "thousands" of more couriers to its existing team of 15,000 riders.
Deliveroo delivers meals using its ubiquitous couriers, mostly on bicycles, while Just Eat has in the past relied on the restaurants in its network to make their own deliveries.
In addition, Deliveroo plans to offer restaurants with their own delivery the option of using Deliveroo's couriers at busy times. Thus, Deliveroo’s new service would enable users to choose from 50% more restaurants, The Guardian noted.
The newspaper commented that Deliveroo's new strategy will become a direct challenge to Just Eat.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/12/deliveroo-chases-just-eat-with-plan-to-sign-up-5000-uk-eateries
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