Deliveroo
Coverage explores third-party delivery’s role in UK hospitality, with a focus on logistics innovation, restaurant and chain partnerships, dark kitchen models, subscription services, and retail collaborations with brands like Waitrose, Co-op, and Morrisons. Reporting offers strategic insights for operators using or evaluating delivery platforms to drive off-premise revenue, streamline fulfilment, and respond to shifting consumer expectations in the food-to-go and convenience space.
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Apr- 2025 -8 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 08/04/25
Camerons Brewery has reported a 17.95% rise in EBITDA in FY24 amid debt reduction in the year ended 5 January 2025. The group managed to cut its debt by £10.8m to £15.5m as of 23 December 2023, and as a result, now carries much less relative to what it earns.…
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8 AprilApps & Technology
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 -20 MarchNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 20/03/25
UKH have called for packaging supplied to venues to be exempt from the EPR. The likes of Azzurri Group, Burger King UK, Fuller’s, Marston’s, Punch Pubs, St Austell Brewery, Stonegate Group and Wells & Co have signed the letter to Steve Reed, the Defra Secretary of State, that states that…
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20 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
New Japanese-inspired café to open in Knightsbridge
A new design-led café with minimalist Japanese-inspired ambience, Clap Ka-fe, is set to open in London on 31 March. Rooted in the philosophy that nature’s beauty lies in its imperfections, Clap Ka-fe will focus on “simplicity and organic elegance” reflected in the interiors and menus. Opening in Knightsbridge, Clap Ka-fe…
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14 MarchNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 14/03/25
Deliveroo has hit a profit of £3m for 2024, following a loss of £32m in the year prior. It comes as the restaurant and groceries delivery platform had “a good year of growth”, in which its gross transaction value jumped 6% and revenues rose by 3% in constant currency. The…
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14 MarchFood and Drink
Deliveroo delivers FY profit for the first time
Deliveroo has reported hitting a profit of £3m for the year to December 2024, following a loss of £32m in the year prior. It comes as the restaurant and groceries delivery platform had “a good year of growth”, in which its gross transaction value jumped 6% and revenues rose by…
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11 MarchRestaurants
Bill’s profits double since FY22 amid ‘remarkable’ turnaround
Bill’s has reported that its EBITDA has doubled to £11.2m in FY24, up from £5.5m in FY22, following a “remarkable” turnaround in sales and guest metrics over the past two years. The chain said its performance coincided with the appointment of Tom James to the role of managing director in…
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Feb- 2025 -27 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 27/02/25
Hospitality sales fell by 1.3% year-on-year in January, following like-for-like growth of 3.2% in December and January. This was the lowest recorded figure since April 2024, and only the second month of negative trading since early 2022. Sales in early January were restricted by a squeeze on consumers’ spending after…
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27 FebruaryGovernment
Over 30 restaurants urge govt to include delivery drivers in new Crime and Policing Bill
Over 30 leading UK restaurants and supermarkets with more than 3000 sites across the UK have written to the Home Secretary calling for greater protections for delivery drivers in the upcoming Crime and Policing Bill. The joint letter forms part of Deliveroo’s Right to Ride Safely campaign, which launched in…
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20 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 20/02/25
The Nero Group has seen its overall sales rise by 13% to $680m (£539m) in FY24, having restarted its openings programme and added 61 new stores globally – 29 of which were in the UK. The Caffè Nero operator, which has a portfolio of 1,122 stores across 11 countries with…
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