Just Eat orders see sharp tumble as cost-of-living pressures grow

Just Eat Takeaway.com has cheered returning to underlying profit earlier than expected (Just Eat/PA)

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The strain of squeezed incomes on the food delivery sector was laid bare today after Just Eat Takeaway reported a sharp drop in the number of orders.

They slumped 15% in the UK and Ireland over the three months to September, while orders in Southern Europe, Australia and New Zealand fell 17%.