US food delivery app DoorDash offers to buy UK rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn The London-based company, the second largest food deliver app in the UK, said no ‘firm offer’ had been made yet The Guardian - US · Apr 25, 2025
Deliveroo order growth improves but customer numbers remain sluggish Founder Will Shu described it as a ‘strong start’ to the year but said he was ‘mindful’ of growing economic uncertainty. Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2025
Sweet, sticky and sold out everywhere: why is there such a craze for Dubai chocolate? The creamy pistachio bar is all over TikTok, but good luck trying to find it in shops. Connoisseurs, market-watchers and the woman who invented it discuss its sudden rush to fame The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025
‘I was eating 7,000 calories in one sitting – I had to delete the Deliveroo app’ LIFE STORIES: Lachlan Munro (Lucky), 43, a London-based life coach and music producer, suffered from food addiction and went up to 18.5st, ordering vast quantities on Deliveroo – and spending all his rent money. He’s now found recovery, he tells Charlotte Cripps The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025
How has Deliveroo turned a profit? By dismantling the rights of riders like me Our work is dangerous and the pay gets worse, while the CEO has just sold £15m in shares – we deserve better, says Deliveroo rider Shaf Hussain The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025
Revealed: Fires in London sparked by 'dangerous' e-bikes and e-scooters double in three years Exclusive: Standard investigation uncovers 120 injuries and 3 deaths in the capital linked to vehicles catching alight Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025
Co-op announces first Aldi price match The new prices will be available across all of the Co-op’s 2,400 shops and on ‘quick commerce’ delivery platforms including Deliveroo and Uber Eats. Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025
Corrupt Met Police officer jailed for stealing dead woman's money for Amazon and Deliveroo shopping spree PC Amelia Lancaster was caught on a colleague’s bodyworn camera as she rifled through the dead woman’s possessions Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025
Deliveroo makes annual profit for first time The £3m 2024 figure compares with £32m loss in 2023 and comes despite ‘uncertain consumer environment’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025
Toy firm Hornby unveils plans to go private The Scalextric and model train firm said it plans to re-register as a private company to help with its ongoing overhaul. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
Food App Deliveroo Delivers First Annual Profit Food delivery app Deliveroo announced Thursday its first annual profit as orders and revenue rose, while the 12-year old company sees further growth despite exiting Hong Kong. International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025
Deliveroo boss says groceries could eclipse takeaway orders after first profit Groceries and retail accounted for about one-sixth of order income last year, but founder Will Shu said this could reach 50% or more. Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025
Deliveroo makes first full year of profit after expanding shopping ranges The delivery giant, which has been branching out from takeaway food to groceries, said the UK is facing an ‘uncertain’ consumer environment. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
MP urges takeaway firms to give rider data to Government amid ‘rampant’ abuse Nick Timothy accused food delivery companies of a ‘dereliction of duty’, when they let self-employed riders use ‘substitute’ couriers. The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025
International Business Times UK · Mar 11, 2025 Deliveroo Abandons Hong Kong Market—Here's Why It's Betting Big On The UK Instead Deliveroo has also noted that it will be selling part of its assets to foodpanda, a rival food delivery platform gaining more traction in the local market.
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025 Deliveroo to quit Hong Kong after nine years The group has agreed the sale of some parts of the business to Delivery Hero’s Singapore-based Foodpanda and will close the remaining operations.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025 Who bought this smoked salmon? How ‘AI agents’ will change the internet (and shopping lists) Autonomous digital assistants are being developed that can carry out tasks on behalf of the user – including ordering the groceries. But if you don’t keep an eye on them, dinner might not be quite what you expect …
The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025 Boy, 16, shot dead in south London named, with suspect still at large Police hunt killers of Lathaniel Burrell, who reported fled scene in Stockwell on a moped
Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2025 Crime Bill ‘stops short of protecting delivery riders from abuse’ Pizza Express, Dishoom and Morrisons are among the businesses to call for delivery riders to be included under a new offence to protect retail workers
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025 Allan Weber: My Order; Daniel Lind-Ramos: Ensamblajes – review Drawing on his stint as a food delivery driver in Rio during Covid, Allan Weber riffs on life in the favela where he was born, lives and works. In a separate show, Puerto Rico’s Daniel Lind-Ramos speaks to colonialism and the climate crisis
Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025 Meta and Uber among firms ‘linked’ to alleged corporate migrant worker abuse The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre found 665 cases of alleged abuse against migrant workers in publicly documented information.
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025 Voices: Our state primary is overrun with pupils from private schools – now playdates are a living hell COMMENT: New figures this week reveal that state schools may struggle to take in an influx of pupils arriving from the private sector – but for single mum of two Charlotte Cripps, it’s the expectations of sushi from Deliveroo at tea time that she’s struggling with most
The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025 Deliveroo apologises for ‘misjudged’ Valentine’s Day marketing stunt Deliveroo said ‘we apologise for any upset this promotion has caused’
The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025 Voices: I just received the creepiest Valentine’s Day card of my life from Deliveroo COMMENT: The unending marketing push for Valentine’s Day is one thing, writes Emma Clarke. But getting unsolicited mail under the guise of a love letter is quite another
Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025 Wingstop to open at least 20 more UK sites this year The move, which will represent an acceleration of recent expansion plans, will create hundreds more jobs.