Uber Eats
Coverage focuses on the role of this major delivery platform within the UK hospitality and foodservice sector, including partnership models, commission structures, logistics innovations, dark kitchen integration, and restaurant onboarding. Reporting provides strategic insights for operators evaluating third-party delivery, digital ordering, and last-mile fulfilment as part of their growth and customer access strategies.
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Mar- 2020 -23 MarchCoronavirus
UberEats waives delivery fees for independent restaurants
UberEats has waived the delivery fee for over 15,000 independent restaurants across the UK which feature on its app, in a bid to support businesses affected by Covid-19. In addition to this, it said it wants to help restaurants that have seen a decline in footfall by waiving the activation…
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Jan- 2020 -30 JanuaryRestaurants
McDonald’s UK to open 60 restaurants in 2020
McDonald’s UK has revealed it is aiming to open a further 60 restaurants across the UK and Ireland as it prepares to invest £1bn over the next three years. The news comes as McDonald’s revealed that global sales for the year ending 31 December 2019 passed $100bn (£76.7bn), with consolidated…
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Dec- 2019 -10 DecemberAnalysis
Year in review: trends and predictions for the hospitality sector
The UK hospitality sector continues to be an exciting industry to operate in. Up against a range of headwinds, not least the challenges of sustained political and economic uncertainty, the sector continues to prove its durability. In our Hospitality Index, we asked owners and operators of restaurants, pubs and bars…
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9 DecemberComment
5 key trends transforming the foodservice industry – and what that means for food safety
Veganism becomes mainstream – According to the Vegan Society, in 2018, the UK launched more vegan products than any other nation. Between 2014 and 2019 the number of vegans in Great Britain quadrupled to more than 600,000 or 1.16% of the population – and is growing. Preparing vegan dishes clearly…
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2 DecemberRestaurants
Delivery platforms boost restaurant revenues in London, study suggests
A new report by Deloitte, issued by UberEats, has found that third-party platforms are helping restaurants sell an extra 1.6 million meals a week in London, Madrid, Paris and Warsaw, boosting the sector’s revenue. According to the report, new technology is helping restaurants respond to shifts in consumer preferences, better…
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Oct- 2019 -24 OctoberComment
Pizza Express: how to keep pizza on the menu and on the High Street
Recent news that Pizza Express, is engaging in ‘debt talks’ has sparked fears that it could be the next company to disappear from the high street. Will it be possible to turn the company’s fortunes around? In a sector as fast-moving as the UK restaurant industry, even small changes can…
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11 OctoberRestaurants
KFC announces UberEats trial from 50 London locations
KFC has announced it is trialling delivery of their original recipe fried chicken on Uber Eats from 50 KFC restaurants across London. The trial will see it offer its Bargain Bucket, Family Feast and Popcorn Chicken and other staples from its menu available on the Uber Eats app delivering from…
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Jul- 2019 -24 JulyCatering Companies
Orderswift and Stuart increase direct delivery coverage to 34 UK cities
Online ordering platform Orderswift and on-demand logistics specialist Stuart have expanded their direct delivery partnership to cover 34 cities and towns around the UK. The move comes after a successful two-year collaboration between the two companies in London. With direct delivery, customer orders are placed through a restaurant’s own website…
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5 JulyAnalysis
How smart tech is futureproofing the F&B sector
There’s no denying that we live in an age of digital dependency: a user interacts with – taps, types, swipes and clicks – their phone almost 3,000 times a day. By 2020, there will be six billion smartphone users worldwide and almost 75% of the global population will be connected…
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Mar- 2019 -25 MarchAnalysis
Deliveroo – making the move from platform to operator
Last May, Deliveroo Editions announced that it would start bringing its own brands of food to market – and now we see Deliveroo stepping this up. In London, for example, Deliveroo Editions has six of its own brands offering food available from Crouch End in north London. The brands represent…
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