Deliveroo reports the average order size is shrinking
(Picture: PA)Did somebody say just eat… a bit less? Deliveroo says the average order placed by its customers is 3% smaller than it was. Rival takeaway app Just Eat reported similar customer behaviour a week ago.
Deliveroo boss Will Shu told the Standard: “People are [still] ordering but they might order a cheaper item on the menu or maybe not order any drinks.”
The average takeaway order placed on Deliveroo is £22.10, according to the company’s latest figures. Still a treat but not quite the price of going out, where food sales are said to have “slumped” and a pint of beer in London can cost up to £8.
The cost of living crisis is leaving everyone with less disposable cash to spend on the things they enjoy, as the latest alarming forecast has the average annual energy bill heading towards £4,200 by January.
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On Monday we asked whether a cricketer who tested positive for Covid should have been allowed to play for Australia in the gold medal match at the Commonwealth Games.
Standard reader Giri responded: “This was a wrong decision by all concerned. What was the big deal in flouting all conventions when the team has other players available! Why do the cousins get away with such nonsense in England?”
