Apps & Technology
The latest news and updates on apps and technology, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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May- 2025 -6 May
Deliveroo to be acquired by US rival DoorDash in £2.9bn deal
Deliveroo has announced it has agreed to a £2.9bn takeover deal from US delivery platform rival Doordash. The delivery giants said the deal will help improve Deliveroo’s market share while the “complementary geographic regions” will see Doordash enter nine new countries for the first time, including the UK. The news…
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Apr- 2025 -8 April
Deliveroo integrates Wagamama’s loyalty programme in-app
Deliveroo has integrated Wagamama’s loyalty programme ‘soul club’, marking the first restaurant loyalty programme to be available on the app. Soul club is a unique platform where members can redeem free menu items and exclusive content such as a constantly evolving stream of recipe and foodie videos. From now on…
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Mar- 2025 -7 March
Just Eat to kickstart drone-operated deliveries
Just Eat has announced the rollout of its new drone-operated deliveries in partnership with Manna, a drone delivery company. Following the new partnership, customers will have the choice to receive their orders from participating partners via drones, which will be deployed from local delivery hubs operated by Manna. Once the…
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Feb- 2025 -25 February
Just Eat acquired by Prosus for €4.1bn
Global technology company Prosus has announced it has reached a conditional agreement to acquire Just Eat Takeaway for €4.1bn (£3.4bn) to create the fourth largest food delivery group globally. Prosus acquires Just Eat’s entire issued share capital for €20.30 (£16.8) per share via a recommended all-cash public offer on the…
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Nov- 2024 -5 November
Consumer interest in healthy deliveries up in 2024, report finds
Salads now make up 30% of the top 10 global delivery dishes – up from just 10% in 2023 – beating burgers out of the top 10 for the first time, according to Deliveroo’s annual 100 Report. The report shows there has been a shift towards health-focused food options, as…
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Aug- 2024 -14 August
Hospitality entrepreneur launches free staffing app ‘Find Larry’
Former restaurant and pub owner David Lane has launched a new free app that looks to help hospitality owners tackle the current staffing challenges the industry is facing. ‘Find Larry’ is a 24/7 live platform that allows hospitality businesses to post shifts they need covering, ensuring they can maintain operations…
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May- 2024 -3 May
Deliveroo, Just Eat and UberEats commit to prevent illegal workers
Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats are taking significant steps to protect the British public’s safety by preventing exploitation of account sharing by those looking to work. Michael Tomlinson, the minister for Countering Illegal Migration, and minister Hollinrake, the minister for Business and Trade, met with representatives from the three…
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Feb- 2024 -8 February
UberEats revenues hit $17bn in Golden Quarter
Uber Technologies, which operates UberEats, revealed that delivery revenues increased 19% year-on-year to $17bn (£13.4bn) during the fourth quarter of 2023. According to the group, its total booking revenues increased by 22% year-on-year to $37.6bn (£29.8bn) during the same period. This led to revenues growth of 15% year-on-year to $9.9bn…
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Jul- 2023 -17 July
Access Hospitality acquires ResDiary
Access Hospitality has announced that it has acquired bookings and table management software company ResDiary for an undisclosed amount. ResDiary’s booking and table management platform currently supports over 9,000 venues, with a particular focus on Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The acquisition will expand the suite of products that Access…
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Apr- 2023 -19 April
Just Eat ups guidance despite shrinking orders
Just Eat has said it now expects to deliver a positive adjusted EBITDA of approximately €275m (£242.2m) for FY23, up from its previous guidance of €225m (£198.2m), despite an overall fall in orders. The raised outlook comes despite the food delivery platform seeing its gross transaction value narrow throughout the…
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