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Deliveroo

Deliveroo is a British online food delivery company founded by Will Shu and Greg Orlowski in 2013 in London, England. It operates in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar. It formerly operated in Germany, Taiwan, Spain, the Netherlands, and Australia. Its subsidiary operation, Deliveroo Editions operates ghost kitchens—kitchens not on restaurant sites—for the preparation of delivery-only meals.[3]

Deliveroo Holdings plc
Deliveroo
FormerlyRoofoods Ltd
Company typePublic limited company
LSE: ROO
Industry
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Founder
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Area served
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Singapore
  • Hong Kong
  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
Key people
Revenue£6.8 billion (GTV)(2022) [1]
Number of employees
Around 3,980 (2022)
  • Around 135,000 self-employed couriers (as of November 2023)[2]
Websitecorporate.deliveroo.co.uk

Deliveroo HOP operates from delivery-only grocery stores run by Deliveroo, working in partnership with existing grocers. Deliveroo also provides delivery and technology for on-demand grocery to major UK retailers.

The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange on 31 March 2021 as Deliveroo Holdings plc.[4][5][6] It is seen by some as being among the worst IPOs in the history of the London exchange.[7] In 2022, in its first annual report since listing, Deliveroo showed growth in Gross Transaction Value of 70% year-on-year in constant currency.[1]

Business edit

History and basic operations edit

Deliveroo, headquartered in London, was founded in 2013 by Will Shu and Greg Orlowski.[8] The company makes revenue by charging restaurants a commission fee, as well as by charging customers a per-order fee for delivery.[9] It operates in the UK, France, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong. In 2022, Deliveroo launched an advertising platform enabling businesses to promote products across its app.[10]

Customers place orders through its app or website, then self-employed[11] bicycle or motorcycle couriers transport orders from restaurants to them.

In November 2017, Deliveroo introduced Deliveroo Plus, a subscription service which gives customers in the UK and Ireland unlimited free delivery.[12]

Amazon has also partnered with the company to offer free delivery linked to Amazon Prime accounts.

Deliveroo works with some of the biggest chain restaurants across the UK, along with thousands of independent restaurants.[13][14] On 16 November 2016, it became known that the brewing company Heineken International had closed a deal for Deliveroo to deliver the latter's beers and ciders, initially across 15 sites in London, Bath and Cardiff. This delivery deal, whose activities started that same week, was considered the biggest one of its kind (that is, with regards to the brewing industry).[15]

In mid-June 2016, the founders of Deliveroo, Will Shu and Greg Orlowski received an award for the Best Startup Founders as part of The Europas Startup Conference and Awards, mainly given to technology companies. The company also received Fastest Rising Startup of the Year and the Europas Grand Prix award.[16]

In January 2017, Deliveroo announced plans to create 300 tech jobs in the UK when it opened its new head office in London later in 2017. That month the company had more than 1,000 full-time employees. As of 2022, Deliveroo employs over 3,000 staff globally[17]

In April 2017, Deliveroo's Editions kitchens launched. These delivery-only kitchens allow restaurants to access customers in locations without needing High Street premises, thereby reducing set-up costs compared to a full-service restaurant. Deliveroo uses its data to identify areas where customer demand for certain cuisines is high and predicts which restaurants are likely to succeed there.[18][19]

In June 2018, Deliveroo launched ‘Marketplace+’, which enables restaurants with their own delivery fleets to operate on Deliveroo’s platform. These restaurants can also access Deliveroo’s network of riders to extend their delivery services.[20]

In November 2019, Deliveroo launched ‘Pick-Up’ - a click & collect service allowing customers to order food for collection. Restaurants who had signed up to offer the service at its launch included Byron, Pizza Express and Pizza Hut. In March 2020, Deliveroo launched its on demand grocery service and has since partnered with retail chains M&S, Aldi, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and others.[21]

In September 2021, Deliveroo launched rapid grocery delivery service HOP. The service promises delivery to customers “in as little as 10 minutes” with the first Deliveroo Hop dark store launched in central London, serving residents in Vauxhall and Battersea.[22]

 
Deliveroo cyclist in the UK

Since 2021, Deliveroo has struck partnerships with major grocery partners including Morrisons, Waitrose, Co-op, Sainbury’s, SPA, Asda and Wholefoods in the UK; and in international markets with Esselunga in Italy, Auchan in France and ParknShop in Hong Kong as part of its on demand grocery and HOP service. In the second half of 2022, grocery accounted for 11% of the company's Gross Transaction Value.[23]

In October 2022, Deliveroo opened its first bricks and mortar high street store on New Oxford Street. Customers are able to shop in-store by ordering through digital kiosks; ordering via the Deliveroo app for collection at the store; and for delivery to local residents, offices and other addresses via Deliveroo’s network of riders. The Deliveroo HOP on New Oxford Street offers grocery items from Morrisons ‘Ready to Eat’ and ‘The Best’ ranges to store cupboard staples, snacks and dinner ingredients.

In October 2023, Deliveroo reported a 7% year-on-year (YoY) rise in revenue in the UK and Ireland alongside robust growth in gross transaction value (GTV) in its home region.[24] The company has also scaled its operations, with additional global sites in Kuwait and Qatar.

Economic impacts in the UK edit

In December 2017, a study by macroeconomic consultancy Capital Economics stated that Deliveroo had helped create 7,200 jobs across the restaurant sector since it launched in 2013. It also boosted the industry's revenue by £460 million in the year to June 2017. The report also found that Deliveroo had helped add £372 million in value to the UK economy in the same 12-month period, a figure which Capital Economics projected to rise to £1.5 billion in the year to June 2019.[25]

Competition edit

Deliveroo's main competitors are Just Eat and Uber Eats.[26] In 2021, Deliveroo expanded its UK population coverage to 77% compared to 53% at the end of 2020.[27] However, its market share remains behind that of Just Eat.

Deliveroo has made public its goal to build a leading market position (#1 or strong #2) in every market in which it operates. As a result of that goal, it ended its operations in the Netherlands on 30 November 2022, citing that "it would require a disproportionate level of investment, with uncertain returns, to reach and sustain a top-tier market position".[28]

Number of employees edit

According to its 2022 annual report, Deliveroo employs 3,980 staff worldwide. It also works with around 135,000 self-employed riders.[29]

Layoffs or redundancies edit

In April 2020, Deliveroo made 15% of the workforce redundant, citing Covid-19 as the reason, even though the number of orders was at an all-time high.[30]

In Feb 2023, Deliveroo made 9% of the workforce redundant, as it continued to outsource jobs to the India HQ in Hyderabad.[31]

Technical malfunctions edit

On 7 September 2016, the Deliveroo website and application crashed in the British city of Chelmsford, reportedly due to a high demand on the first night of launching its service there.[32]

On Tuesday 1 November 2016, at around 8 pm (GMT), technical problems caused the Deliveroo system in the UK to go offline for around an hour. Reportedly, thousands of customers who had already paid for their orders got upset due to a lack of clear communication being provided by the company during the incident, with some customers having to wait hours to get their food delivered.[33][34][35][36]

During any periods when the system is down, and therefore no deliveries are available for riders, Deliveroo pays riders a flat rate per hour until the system is restored.[37]

Funding edit

In June 2014, Deliveroo raised a £2.75 million series A investment round from Index Ventures and Hoxton Ventures, as well as an assortment of angel investors.[38] In January 2015, Roofoods Ltd, doing business as Deliveroo, received US$25 million in series B funding led by Accel with participation from Index Ventures, Hummingbird Ventures and Hoxton Ventures at an estimated valuation of $100 million.[39] At this time, Deliveroo was providing deliveries for approximately 750 restaurants. In July of that year, it secured a further $70 million in series C investment from Index Ventures and Greenoaks Capital, marking Deliveroo's third funding round in a year.

In November 2015, Deliveroo raised $100 million in Series D Funding.[26] In August 2016, Deliveroo raised a Series E of $275 million from the hedge fund Bridgepoint.[40]

In September 2017, the company announced a $385 million Series F round. In November of the same year, an additional $98 million was announced, bringing the total Series F round to $480 million.[41]

In May 2019, the company announced a $575 million Series G round led by Amazon, bringing the total raised to date to $1.35 billion.[42]

In January 2021, the company announced a $180 million Series H round raised from existing investors, bringing the total raised to date to $1.53 billion.[43]

IPO edit

In March 2021, the company announced its intention to join the London Stock Exchange with an IPO.[44] In anticipation of the listing then Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak stated that ‘Deliveroo has created thousands of jobs and is a true British tech success story,’ and added that ‘it is great news that the next stage of their growth will be on the public markets in the U.K.[45]

It was listed on 31 March, but lost 31 percent of its value on the first day.[46] One of the company's bankers reportedly described it as "the worst IPO in London's history".[47] The company opened its initial public offering to customers, making £50 million worth of shares by registering interest through the Deliveroo app. The company also provided £16 million to riders who have delivered the most orders, with individual payments of up to £10,000. [48]

Taylor Review edit

In October 2016, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced a review of employment practices in the modern economy,[49] chaired by Chief Executive of the RSA Matthew Taylor. The review was criticised, accusing the probe of being biased as it was revealed by the Financial Times that one of its members was an early backer of Deliveroo, a fact that was not disclosed to the public.[50] In its submission[51] to the review, Deliveroo called on the Government to update legislation to allow the company to offer its riders rights – such as injury pay and sick pay – without limiting the flexibility which comes with self-employment. The company was the first in the on-demand economy to ask for changes in legislation to enable it to offer self-employed riders more benefits.[52]

Deliveroo argued that current employment legislation meant that companies in the on-demand economy were forced to choose between offering riders flexible work or benefits. Deliveroo suggested that the Government either allow companies to offer entitlements to self-employed people, or create a new category of employment in which benefits are calculated on the services they deliver instead of how many hours they work.[53]

Rider safety edit

In response to the attacks on moped drivers over the summer of 2017, Deliveroo announced a series of measures to help keep riders safe. Among the measures introduced was a new app feature that allows riders to raise security concerns, plus a trial of helmet cameras to allow Deliveroo to gather evidence and to pass on information to the police. The company also hired 50 new staff across the country who have a focus on rider safety.[54][55]

In December 2017, Deliveroo announced that its riders would have access to the first insurance scheme for food delivery riders in the UK on-demand economy.[56] As well as sickness and accident insurance cover, cyclists will also have access to the first-of-its-kind public liability insurance.[57]

Market departures edit

Germany edit

On 12 August 2019, Deliveroo sent an email to German customers stating its decision to leave the German market and indicating that all services would stop from 16 August.[58] The email cited its inability to provide a sufficient quality of service, and that it would focus on other markets. The announcement came days after acquiring Scottish startup Cultivate, and three months after raising £450 million in a funding round led by Amazon.[59]

Taiwan edit

Deliveroo entered the Taiwan market in October 2018.[60][61] In Taiwan, Deliveroo relied on contractors, according to an investigation by the Ministry of Labor.[62] As Deliveroo workers in Taiwan were not considered employees, it was unclear if the company was required to provide labor insurance to workers.[63] Despite not having the status of employees, Deliveroo and several courier services in Taiwan were cautioned by the labor ministry in 2019 that the Occupational Safety and Health Act [zh] applied to contractors. Therefore, Deliveroo agreed to suspend work for riders when the government suspends work for those with employee status due to natural disasters.[64][65]

In October 2019, Sharing Economy Association Taiwan proposed safety regulations that were agreed to by several courier services active in Taiwan, including Deliveroo.[66][67] That same month, Taiwan's Directorate General of Highways (DGH) fined Deliveroo for violations of the Highway Act, as it had not applied for a business license to establish an automobile transportation enterprise. Additionally, the DGH ordered Deliveroo to cease operations.[68] Deliveroo announced its exit from Taiwan in April 2020.[69][70]

Spain edit

In August 2021, Deliveroo announced it would be pulling out of Spain. This followed the Spanish government’s decision in March to introduce a law giving gig economy workers employee rights, rather than those of a self-employed contractor. Deliveroo said the law was not the determining factor in its withdrawal from Spain, but had hastened it.[71]

Netherlands edit

In October 2022, Deliveroo announced it would be exiting the Netherlands after it became clear that couriers were protected by Dutch law for the plan Deliveroo had to make their employees self-employed instead of employees.[72]

Australia edit

In November 2022, Deliveroo announced it would be exiting Australia after entering voluntary administration.[73] The decision came after the company faced financial loss from strong competition, and criticism from some government ministers.[74] The shutdown was with immediate effect, giving riders and restaurants no notice, resulting in immediate unemployment and lost revenue.[75]

Praise edit

In a 2016 study of the sharing economy, PwC described Deliveroo as "one of the sharing economy's quickest-growing stars".[76]

TechCrunch awarded Deliveroo 'Best Startup Founders' in the Europas Awards 2016, and praised founders Will Shu and Greg Orlowski.[16]

In November 2016, Management Today said that Deliveroo had become 'one of the best' in the food delivery sector due to providing a network of dedicated couriers and an ordering platform which enabled restaurants to offer delivery[77]

Deliveroo was the overall winner of the 2017 UK Deloitte Technology Fast 500 awards. David Cobb, lead partner for the awards programme, described Deliveroo as the fastest-growing technology company in the history of the competition, with a record four-year revenue growth of 107,117% making them a UK "unicorn".[78]

Criticisms edit

Rider working conditions edit

In March 2016, Australian-based employment lawyer Josh Bornstein, principal at Maurice Blackburn, examined work contracts from Deliveroo and its competitor Foodora and described the contracts as "sham", designed to pay workers "below the award rates" and to "deny their basic benefits".[79] Maurice Blackburn announced that test cases against Deliveroo, as well as against Foodora, were being prepared wherein they were "accused of under-paying their delivery riders and failing to meet minimum employment conditions". Such allegations were confirmed by the Young Workers Centre in Australia, which claimed that the contracting arrangements by those companies left workers without access to minimum pay rates, WorkCover insurance, leave and superannuation.[80] The centre's "Rights for Riders" campaign aims "to improve safety, pay, conditions and job security for food delivery riders".[81]

 
Advertisement for the Deliveroo & Uber Eats strike, London, February 2024.

In August 2016, a group of Deliveroo's London drivers held a day-long strike to protest about a new pay plan which they claimed would result in riders earning substantially below the minimum wage,[82][83] and the continuing lack of sick and accident pay.[84][83] The company later abandoned these plans.[85]

During these strikes, as a means of protest, London Deliveroo drivers held up signs containing the neologism "Slaveroo". The term and its corresponding social media hashtag were adopted by several news outlets, including non-English international media.[86][87][88][89] In the aftermath of these protests, Mags Dewhurst, chair of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) Couriers and Logistics Branch, which represents some couriers and delivery drivers in London, published an article in The Guardian backing the protesters, saying that Deliveroo's claims of offering freedom and flexibility, vis-à-vis its couriers, were a sham, calling them "bywords for exploitation and exhaustion".[90]

On 8 November 2016, news headlines covered the demand by a small group of UK Deliveroo drivers for union recognition by the company. The IWGB represented the drivers in the Camden area of north London.[91][92][93][94] In November 2017, the Central Arbitration Committee dismissed the challenge by the IWGB and ruled that Deliveroo riders are self-employed. Deliveroo welcomed the decision as a 'victory for riders [who] value the flexibility that self-employment provides'.[95]

In 2017 and 2018, Dutch online consumer affairs journalist Tim Hofman investigated Deliveroo undercover, asserting that the company forced its delivery staff to declare themselves self-employed rather than being employees of the company, which would give them rights to benefits such as sick pay. The investigation and presentation of the evidence to Deliveroo management was released as episodes of the #BOOS online programme.[96]

In May 2017, Deliveroo workers protested about working conditions in Berlin, Germany.[97] In January 2018, Deliveroo riders went on strike in Belgium and the Netherlands.[98]

In March 2021, local press reported on complaints that Deliveroo riders in Manchester were spotted "allegedly using bushes as ‘public toilets’ while waiting to collect orders."[99]

In April 2021, on the company's trading debut on the London Stock Exchange, a group of Deliveroo's riders in London held a strike protesting about pay and work conditions.[100]

In June 2021, Deliveroo won a court case against the IWGB, which concerned the company's classification of its couriers. While the IWGB argued that Deliveroo couriers should be considered employees and have the right to unionise, Deliveroo classified them as self-employed. The court upheld Deliveroo's definition.[101]

In April 2022, Deliveroo was fined a maximum penalty of 375,000 euros for abusing the freelance status of its riders in France. The company was obliged to publish the court decision on its French home page for a month.[102]

Noise edit

In its two largest markets, the United Kingdom and France, operations in and around a number of Deliveroo's Editions sites have attracted complaints from neighbouring residents.

In the London Borough of Islington, the local Deliveroo Editions site was the subject of complaints from neighbours, as a result of noise from air conditioning fans at the site as well as from the stream of delivery mopeds circling the site. In response to the complaints, in 2021 the local council issued an enforcement notice to shut down the operation. Deliveroo appealed against the notice.[103] and won its appeal in March 2022.[104]

In 2020, a Deliveroo editions site in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Ouen was the subject of similar complaints. The site, one of the first in France, was located directly opposite an apartment block, and the noise from delivery scooters arriving and departing from the site resulted in multiple complaints from the residents.

Following on from a meeting with the local elected representative and those of the company, Deliveroo agreed to restrict entry to the site to delivery riders on electric scooters and bicycles, with parking spots allocated for riders on petrol scooters further down the road. Following this controversy, Deliveroo installed recharge terminals at all of their French Editions sites.[105]

Safety edit

The company has been criticised for its failure to provide cycle training and safety equipment (such as lights and helmets) to its sometimes inexperienced riders. It has been argued that the need to race against the clock is another reason for couriers' potentially risky cycling behaviour, and that bikes should be checked for safety.[106]

In March 2024 35-year old delivery rider Jenniffer Rocha, attacked customer Stephen Jenkinson in December 2022, near his home in Aldershot, Hampshire, when she bit off his thumb, following a brief argument over a pizza order. When delivering pizza, Rocha arrived at the wrong location, down the street from Mr Jenkinson's house. When he went to get his food, he forgot his phone and a brief argument ensued about the delivery code number he needed to provide. Rocha pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm, but Jenkinson was unable to claim any compensation, as Rocha had been working as a "substitute" rider using someone else's account.[107]

Partnerships and charity edit

In July 2020, Deliveroo partnered with the NSPCC to train couriers to spot and report signs of child abuse. More than 7,000 riders completed the training.[108][109]

In May 2021, Deliveroo announced a partnership with some grocery partners to distribute one million meals to those in need in the UK.[110] The campaign was fronted by television and radio presenter Maya Jama.[111]

In June 2021, Deliveroo announced a partnership with Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom) giving couriers the option to train to help spot the signs of crimes ranging from sexual harassment to domestic abuse and drug dealing.[112]

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External links edit

  • Deliveroo Holdings plc

deliveroo, british, online, food, delivery, company, founded, will, greg, orlowski, 2013, london, england, operates, united, kingdom, france, belgium, ireland, italy, singapore, hong, kong, united, arab, emirates, kuwait, qatar, formerly, operated, germany, ta. Deliveroo is a British online food delivery company founded by Will Shu and Greg Orlowski in 2013 in London England It operates in the United Kingdom France Belgium Ireland Italy Singapore Hong Kong the United Arab Emirates Kuwait and Qatar It formerly operated in Germany Taiwan Spain the Netherlands and Australia Its subsidiary operation Deliveroo Editions operates ghost kitchens kitchens not on restaurant sites for the preparation of delivery only meals 3 Deliveroo Holdings plcTrade nameDeliverooFormerlyRoofoods LtdCompany typePublic limited companyTraded asLSE ROOIndustryOnline food orderingFood deliveryFounded2013 11 years ago 2013 FounderWill ShuGreg OrlowskiHeadquartersLondon England UKArea servedUnited KingdomFranceBelgiumIrelandItalySingaporeHong KongKuwaitQatarUnited Arab EmiratesKey peopleWill Shu CEO Eric French COO Carlo Mocci CBO Revenue 6 8 billion GTV 2022 1 Number of employeesAround 3 980 2022 Around 135 000 self employed couriers as of November 2023 update 2 Websitecorporate wbr deliveroo wbr co wbr ukDeliveroo HOP operates from delivery only grocery stores run by Deliveroo working in partnership with existing grocers Deliveroo also provides delivery and technology for on demand grocery to major UK retailers The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange on 31 March 2021 as Deliveroo Holdings plc 4 5 6 It is seen by some as being among the worst IPOs in the history of the London exchange 7 In 2022 in its first annual report since listing Deliveroo showed growth in Gross Transaction Value of 70 year on year in constant currency 1 Contents 1 Business 1 1 History and basic operations 1 2 Economic impacts in the UK 1 3 Competition 1 4 Number of employees 1 5 Layoffs or redundancies 1 6 Technical malfunctions 1 7 Funding 1 8 IPO 1 9 Taylor Review 1 10 Rider safety 1 11 Market departures 1 11 1 Germany 1 11 2 Taiwan 1 11 3 Spain 1 11 4 Netherlands 1 11 5 Australia 2 Praise 3 Criticisms 3 1 Rider working conditions 3 2 Noise 3 3 Safety 4 Partnerships and charity 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksBusiness editHistory and basic operations edit Deliveroo headquartered in London was founded in 2013 by Will Shu and Greg Orlowski 8 The company makes revenue by charging restaurants a commission fee as well as by charging customers a per order fee for delivery 9 It operates in the UK France Belgium Ireland Italy Singapore United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong In 2022 Deliveroo launched an advertising platform enabling businesses to promote products across its app 10 Customers place orders through its app or website then self employed 11 bicycle or motorcycle couriers transport orders from restaurants to them In November 2017 Deliveroo introduced Deliveroo Plus a subscription service which gives customers in the UK and Ireland unlimited free delivery 12 Amazon has also partnered with the company to offer free delivery linked to Amazon Prime accounts Deliveroo works with some of the biggest chain restaurants across the UK along with thousands of independent restaurants 13 14 On 16 November 2016 it became known that the brewing company Heineken International had closed a deal for Deliveroo to deliver the latter s beers and ciders initially across 15 sites in London Bath and Cardiff This delivery deal whose activities started that same week was considered the biggest one of its kind that is with regards to the brewing industry 15 In mid June 2016 the founders of Deliveroo Will Shu and Greg Orlowski received an award for the Best Startup Founders as part of The Europas Startup Conference and Awards mainly given to technology companies The company also received Fastest Rising Startup of the Year and the Europas Grand Prix award 16 In January 2017 Deliveroo announced plans to create 300 tech jobs in the UK when it opened its new head office in London later in 2017 That month the company had more than 1 000 full time employees As of 2022 Deliveroo employs over 3 000 staff globally 17 In April 2017 Deliveroo s Editions kitchens launched These delivery only kitchens allow restaurants to access customers in locations without needing High Street premises thereby reducing set up costs compared to a full service restaurant Deliveroo uses its data to identify areas where customer demand for certain cuisines is high and predicts which restaurants are likely to succeed there 18 19 In June 2018 Deliveroo launched Marketplace which enables restaurants with their own delivery fleets to operate on Deliveroo s platform These restaurants can also access Deliveroo s network of riders to extend their delivery services 20 In November 2019 Deliveroo launched Pick Up a click amp collect service allowing customers to order food for collection Restaurants who had signed up to offer the service at its launch included Byron Pizza Express and Pizza Hut In March 2020 Deliveroo launched its on demand grocery service and has since partnered with retail chains M amp S Aldi Waitrose Sainsbury s and others 21 In September 2021 Deliveroo launched rapid grocery delivery service HOP The service promises delivery to customers in as little as 10 minutes with the first Deliveroo Hop dark store launched in central London serving residents in Vauxhall and Battersea 22 nbsp Deliveroo cyclist in the UKSince 2021 Deliveroo has struck partnerships with major grocery partners including Morrisons Waitrose Co op Sainbury s SPA Asda and Wholefoods in the UK and in international markets with Esselunga in Italy Auchan in France and ParknShop in Hong Kong as part of its on demand grocery and HOP service In the second half of 2022 grocery accounted for 11 of the company s Gross Transaction Value 23 In October 2022 Deliveroo opened its first bricks and mortar high street store on New Oxford Street Customers are able to shop in store by ordering through digital kiosks ordering via the Deliveroo app for collection at the store and for delivery to local residents offices and other addresses via Deliveroo s network of riders The Deliveroo HOP on New Oxford Street offers grocery items from Morrisons Ready to Eat and The Best ranges to store cupboard staples snacks and dinner ingredients In October 2023 Deliveroo reported a 7 year on year YoY rise in revenue in the UK and Ireland alongside robust growth in gross transaction value GTV in its home region 24 The company has also scaled its operations with additional global sites in Kuwait and Qatar Economic impacts in the UK edit In December 2017 a study by macroeconomic consultancy Capital Economics stated that Deliveroo had helped create 7 200 jobs across the restaurant sector since it launched in 2013 It also boosted the industry s revenue by 460 million in the year to June 2017 The report also found that Deliveroo had helped add 372 million in value to the UK economy in the same 12 month period a figure which Capital Economics projected to rise to 1 5 billion in the year to June 2019 25 Competition edit Deliveroo s main competitors are Just Eat and Uber Eats 26 In 2021 Deliveroo expanded its UK population coverage to 77 compared to 53 at the end of 2020 27 However its market share remains behind that of Just Eat Deliveroo has made public its goal to build a leading market position 1 or strong 2 in every market in which it operates As a result of that goal it ended its operations in the Netherlands on 30 November 2022 citing that it would require a disproportionate level of investment with uncertain returns to reach and sustain a top tier market position 28 Number of employees edit According to its 2022 annual report Deliveroo employs 3 980 staff worldwide It also works with around 135 000 self employed riders 29 Layoffs or redundancies edit In April 2020 Deliveroo made 15 of the workforce redundant citing Covid 19 as the reason even though the number of orders was at an all time high 30 In Feb 2023 Deliveroo made 9 of the workforce redundant as it continued to outsource jobs to the India HQ in Hyderabad 31 Technical malfunctions edit On 7 September 2016 the Deliveroo website and application crashed in the British city of Chelmsford reportedly due to a high demand on the first night of launching its service there 32 On Tuesday 1 November 2016 at around 8 pm GMT technical problems caused the Deliveroo system in the UK to go offline for around an hour Reportedly thousands of customers who had already paid for their orders got upset due to a lack of clear communication being provided by the company during the incident with some customers having to wait hours to get their food delivered 33 34 35 36 During any periods when the system is down and therefore no deliveries are available for riders Deliveroo pays riders a flat rate per hour until the system is restored 37 Funding edit In June 2014 Deliveroo raised a 2 75 million series A investment round from Index Ventures and Hoxton Ventures as well as an assortment of angel investors 38 In January 2015 Roofoods Ltd doing business as Deliveroo received US 25 million in series B funding led by Accel with participation from Index Ventures Hummingbird Ventures and Hoxton Ventures at an estimated valuation of 100 million 39 At this time Deliveroo was providing deliveries for approximately 750 restaurants In July of that year it secured a further 70 million in series C investment from Index Ventures and Greenoaks Capital marking Deliveroo s third funding round in a year In November 2015 Deliveroo raised 100 million in Series D Funding 26 In August 2016 Deliveroo raised a Series E of 275 million from the hedge fund Bridgepoint 40 In September 2017 the company announced a 385 million Series F round In November of the same year an additional 98 million was announced bringing the total Series F round to 480 million 41 In May 2019 the company announced a 575 million Series G round led by Amazon bringing the total raised to date to 1 35 billion 42 In January 2021 the company announced a 180 million Series H round raised from existing investors bringing the total raised to date to 1 53 billion 43 IPO edit In March 2021 the company announced its intention to join the London Stock Exchange with an IPO 44 In anticipation of the listing then Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak stated that Deliveroo has created thousands of jobs and is a true British tech success story and added that it is great news that the next stage of their growth will be on the public markets in the U K 45 It was listed on 31 March but lost 31 percent of its value on the first day 46 One of the company s bankers reportedly described it as the worst IPO in London s history 47 The company opened its initial public offering to customers making 50 million worth of shares by registering interest through the Deliveroo app The company also provided 16 million to riders who have delivered the most orders with individual payments of up to 10 000 48 Taylor Review edit In October 2016 British Prime Minister Theresa May announced a review of employment practices in the modern economy 49 chaired by Chief Executive of the RSA Matthew Taylor The review was criticised accusing the probe of being biased as it was revealed by the Financial Times that one of its members was an early backer of Deliveroo a fact that was not disclosed to the public 50 In its submission 51 to the review Deliveroo called on the Government to update legislation to allow the company to offer its riders rights such as injury pay and sick pay without limiting the flexibility which comes with self employment The company was the first in the on demand economy to ask for changes in legislation to enable it to offer self employed riders more benefits 52 Deliveroo argued that current employment legislation meant that companies in the on demand economy were forced to choose between offering riders flexible work or benefits Deliveroo suggested that the Government either allow companies to offer entitlements to self employed people or create a new category of employment in which benefits are calculated on the services they deliver instead of how many hours they work 53 Rider safety edit In response to the attacks on moped drivers over the summer of 2017 Deliveroo announced a series of measures to help keep riders safe Among the measures introduced was a new app feature that allows riders to raise security concerns plus a trial of helmet cameras to allow Deliveroo to gather evidence and to pass on information to the police The company also hired 50 new staff across the country who have a focus on rider safety 54 55 In December 2017 Deliveroo announced that its riders would have access to the first insurance scheme for food delivery riders in the UK on demand economy 56 As well as sickness and accident insurance cover cyclists will also have access to the first of its kind public liability insurance 57 Market departures edit Germany edit On 12 August 2019 Deliveroo sent an email to German customers stating its decision to leave the German market and indicating that all services would stop from 16 August 58 The email cited its inability to provide a sufficient quality of service and that it would focus on other markets The announcement came days after acquiring Scottish startup Cultivate and three months after raising 450 million in a funding round led by Amazon 59 Taiwan edit Deliveroo entered the Taiwan market in October 2018 60 61 In Taiwan Deliveroo relied on contractors according to an investigation by the Ministry of Labor 62 As Deliveroo workers in Taiwan were not considered employees it was unclear if the company was required to provide labor insurance to workers 63 Despite not having the status of employees Deliveroo and several courier services in Taiwan were cautioned by the labor ministry in 2019 that the Occupational Safety and Health Act zh applied to contractors Therefore Deliveroo agreed to suspend work for riders when the government suspends work for those with employee status due to natural disasters 64 65 In October 2019 Sharing Economy Association Taiwan proposed safety regulations that were agreed to by several courier services active in Taiwan including Deliveroo 66 67 That same month Taiwan s Directorate General of Highways DGH fined Deliveroo for violations of the Highway Act as it had not applied for a business license to establish an automobile transportation enterprise Additionally the DGH ordered Deliveroo to cease operations 68 Deliveroo announced its exit from Taiwan in April 2020 69 70 Spain edit In August 2021 Deliveroo announced it would be pulling out of Spain This followed the Spanish government s decision in March to introduce a law giving gig economy workers employee rights rather than those of a self employed contractor Deliveroo said the law was not the determining factor in its withdrawal from Spain but had hastened it 71 Netherlands edit In October 2022 Deliveroo announced it would be exiting the Netherlands after it became clear that couriers were protected by Dutch law for the plan Deliveroo had to make their employees self employed instead of employees 72 Australia edit In November 2022 Deliveroo announced it would be exiting Australia after entering voluntary administration 73 The decision came after the company faced financial loss from strong competition and criticism from some government ministers 74 The shutdown was with immediate effect giving riders and restaurants no notice resulting in immediate unemployment and lost revenue 75 Praise editIn a 2016 study of the sharing economy PwC described Deliveroo as one of the sharing economy s quickest growing stars 76 TechCrunch awarded Deliveroo Best Startup Founders in the Europas Awards 2016 and praised founders Will Shu and Greg Orlowski 16 In November 2016 Management Today said that Deliveroo had become one of the best in the food delivery sector due to providing a network of dedicated couriers and an ordering platform which enabled restaurants to offer delivery 77 Deliveroo was the overall winner of the 2017 UK Deloitte Technology Fast 500 awards David Cobb lead partner for the awards programme described Deliveroo as the fastest growing technology company in the history of the competition with a record four year revenue growth of 107 117 making them a UK unicorn 78 Criticisms editRider working conditions edit In March 2016 Australian based employment lawyer Josh Bornstein principal at Maurice Blackburn examined work contracts from Deliveroo and its competitor Foodora and described the contracts as sham designed to pay workers below the award rates and to deny their basic benefits 79 Maurice Blackburn announced that test cases against Deliveroo as well as against Foodora were being prepared wherein they were accused of under paying their delivery riders and failing to meet minimum employment conditions Such allegations were confirmed by the Young Workers Centre in Australia which claimed that the contracting arrangements by those companies left workers without access to minimum pay rates WorkCover insurance leave and superannuation 80 The centre s Rights for Riders campaign aims to improve safety pay conditions and job security for food delivery riders 81 nbsp Advertisement for the Deliveroo amp Uber Eats strike London February 2024 In August 2016 a group of Deliveroo s London drivers held a day long strike to protest about a new pay plan which they claimed would result in riders earning substantially below the minimum wage 82 83 and the continuing lack of sick and accident pay 84 83 The company later abandoned these plans 85 During these strikes as a means of protest London Deliveroo drivers held up signs containing the neologism Slaveroo The term and its corresponding social media hashtag were adopted by several news outlets including non English international media 86 87 88 89 In the aftermath of these protests Mags Dewhurst chair of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain IWGB Couriers and Logistics Branch which represents some couriers and delivery drivers in London published an article in The Guardian backing the protesters saying that Deliveroo s claims of offering freedom and flexibility vis a vis its couriers were a sham calling them bywords for exploitation and exhaustion 90 On 8 November 2016 news headlines covered the demand by a small group of UK Deliveroo drivers for union recognition by the company The IWGB represented the drivers in the Camden area of north London 91 92 93 94 In November 2017 the Central Arbitration Committee dismissed the challenge by the IWGB and ruled that Deliveroo riders are self employed Deliveroo welcomed the decision as a victory for riders who value the flexibility that self employment provides 95 In 2017 and 2018 Dutch online consumer affairs journalist Tim Hofman investigated Deliveroo undercover asserting that the company forced its delivery staff to declare themselves self employed rather than being employees of the company which would give them rights to benefits such as sick pay The investigation and presentation of the evidence to Deliveroo management was released as episodes of the BOOS online programme 96 In May 2017 Deliveroo workers protested about working conditions in Berlin Germany 97 In January 2018 Deliveroo riders went on strike in Belgium and the Netherlands 98 In March 2021 local press reported on complaints that Deliveroo riders in Manchester were spotted allegedly using bushes as public toilets while waiting to collect orders 99 In April 2021 on the company s trading debut on the London Stock Exchange a group of Deliveroo s riders in London held a strike protesting about pay and work conditions 100 In June 2021 Deliveroo won a court case against the IWGB which concerned the company s classification of its couriers While the IWGB argued that Deliveroo couriers should be considered employees and have the right to unionise Deliveroo classified them as self employed The court upheld Deliveroo s definition 101 In April 2022 Deliveroo was fined a maximum penalty of 375 000 euros for abusing the freelance status of its riders in France The company was obliged to publish the court decision on its French home page for a month 102 Noise edit In its two largest markets the United Kingdom and France operations in and around a number of Deliveroo s Editions sites have attracted complaints from neighbouring residents In the London Borough of Islington the local Deliveroo Editions site was the subject of complaints from neighbours as a result of noise from air conditioning fans at the site as well as from the stream of delivery mopeds circling the site In response to the complaints in 2021 the local council issued an enforcement notice to shut down the operation Deliveroo appealed against the notice 103 and won its appeal in March 2022 104 In 2020 a Deliveroo editions site in the northern Paris suburb of Saint Ouen was the subject of similar complaints The site one of the first in France was located directly opposite an apartment block and the noise from delivery scooters arriving and departing from the site resulted in multiple complaints from the residents Following on from a meeting with the local elected representative and those of the company Deliveroo agreed to restrict entry to the site to delivery riders on electric scooters and bicycles with parking spots allocated for riders on petrol scooters further down the road Following this controversy Deliveroo installed recharge terminals at all of their French Editions sites 105 Safety edit The company has been criticised for its failure to provide cycle training and safety equipment such as lights and helmets to its sometimes inexperienced riders It has been argued that the need to race against the clock is another reason for couriers potentially risky cycling behaviour and that bikes should be checked for safety 106 In March 2024 35 year old delivery rider Jenniffer Rocha attacked customer Stephen Jenkinson in December 2022 near his home in Aldershot Hampshire when she bit off his thumb following a brief argument over a pizza order When delivering pizza Rocha arrived at the wrong location down the street from Mr Jenkinson s house When he went to get his food he forgot his phone and a brief argument ensued about the delivery code number he needed to provide Rocha pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm but Jenkinson was unable to claim any compensation as Rocha had been working as a substitute rider using someone else s account 107 Partnerships and charity editIn July 2020 Deliveroo partnered with the NSPCC to train couriers to spot and report signs of child abuse More than 7 000 riders completed the training 108 109 In May 2021 Deliveroo announced a partnership with some grocery partners to distribute one million meals to those in need in the UK 110 The campaign was fronted by television and radio presenter Maya Jama 111 In June 2021 Deliveroo announced a partnership with Neighbourhood Watch United Kingdom giving couriers the option to train to help spot the signs of crimes ranging from sexual harassment to domestic abuse and drug dealing 112 References edit a b 2022 Annual Report PDF Deliveroo plc 2022 Annual Report PDF Deliveroo plc Sawers Paul 5 April 2017 Food courier Deliveroo launches platform for restaurants to open delivery only kitchens VentureBeat com Retrieved 17 June 2019 DELIVEROO PLC ROO Stock London Stock Exchange www londonstockexchange com London Stock Exchange welcomes Deliveroo Holdings plc to the Main Market London Stock Exchange 31 March 2021 Archived from the original on 26 June 2021 Retrieved 26 June 2021 Deliveroo Sinks 31 in Setback to London Effort to Lure IPOs Bloomberg com 31 March 2021 Deliveroo s Dreadful First Year Ranks Among Worst IPOs in London Bloomberg com 31 March 2021 Deliveroo 4 February 2016 Introduction to Deliveroo PDF European Commission Retrieved 12 November 2016 Olson Parmy 17 February 2016 Here s How Deliveroo Built An Army Of 5 000 Drivers In Just 3 Years Forbes Retrieved 12 November 2016 Nott2022 06 29T08 39 00 01 00 George Deliveroo launches advertising platform pitched at fmcg brands The Grocer Retrieved 19 August 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Beeger Britta 26 July 2016 Die Chancen der Gig Economy Digitalisierter Arbeitsmarkt The Chances of the Gig Economy digitized labour market Frankfurter Allgemeine in German Retrieved 14 November 2016 Und auch der Essenslieferdienst Deliveroo der derzeit Fahrer mit grossen Thermo Rucksacken durch die Grossstadte schickt sucht seinen Stellenausschreibungen zufolge Fahrer die selbstandig oder auf Midijobbasis tatig sind English And the delivery service Deliveroo which currently sends drivers with large thermo backpacks through the cities looking for job advertisements according to drivers who operate independently or on a Midi job basis Shead Sam 8 November 2017 Deliveroo s 7 99 a month subscription service is now available across the UK 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December 2020 Grocery delivery is now Deliveroo s fastest growing business segment Verdict Retrieved 5 December 2020 Nott George 30 September 2021 Deliveroo launches rapid grocery delivery service Hop The Grocer Retrieved 1 October 2021 Deliveroo plc Half yearly financial report 2022 https dpd 12774 s3 s3 eu west 2 amazonaws com assets 5916 9164 6139 Deliveroo H12023 Interim Results RNS pdf McAllister James 19 October 2023 Consistent execution driving continued momentum for Deliveroo Restaurant Online Retrieved 13 January 2024 Gerrard Bradley 19 December 2017 Nation s appetite for takeaway could make Deliveroo worth 1 5bn to UK economy by 2019 Daily Telegraph Retrieved 16 January 2018 a b Davidson Lauren 23 November 2015 Deliveroo raises 100m Tech Crunch Retrieved 23 November 2015 TOP NEWS Deliveroo caps off 2021 with strong fourth quarter Morningstar 20 January 2022 Retrieved 23 January 2023 Deliveroo plc Half yearly financial report 2022 https dpd 12774 s3 s3 eu west 2 amazonaws com 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waiting for their food Mirror Online Guide to riding for Deliveroo and Uber Eats in the UK Your Consumer Guide 7 October 2017 Retrieved 16 May 2019 O Hear Steve 26 June 2014 Premium Restaurant Take Out Platform Deliveroo Raises 2 75M From Index ventures Hoxton ventures And Others TechCrunch Retrieved 10 May 2016 Chapman Lizette 29 January 2015 Food Delivery Startup Deliveroo Picks Up 25 Million in Series B Funding Daily Telegraph Retrieved 18 September 2015 Lunden Ingrid O Hear Steve 5 August 2016 Food startup Deliveroo raises 275M as Uber eats into its European market TechCrunch Retrieved 5 August 2016 Lunden Ingrid Food delivery upstart Deliveroo adds 98M to its Series F now totals 480M TechCrunch Retrieved 17 November 2017 Lunden Ingrid Amazon leads 575m investment round in Deliveroo Financial Times Retrieved 17 November 2017 Deliveroo secures 180m in funding as it prepares for IPO The Guardian 17 January 2021 Retrieved 1 September 2021 Dummett Ben 8 March 2021 Amazon Backed 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Retrieved 13 November 2016 Murgia Madhumita 8 November 2016 Deliveroo couriers demand union recognition and rights in UK Financial Times Gig Economy Retrieved 13 November 2016 Coleman Clive 8 November 2016 Deliveroo riders seek to unionise and gain workers rights BBC News Retrieved 13 November 2016 Titcomb James 14 November 2017 Deliveroo wins landmark legal victory against union claim Daily Telegraph Retrieved 16 January 2018 Bogosavac Nina 23 February 2018 Deliveroo nog meer onder druk na nieuwe undercover Boos aflevering Vance in Dutch OKGO BV Retrieved 5 December 2019 Foodora and Deliveroo couriers protest working conditions in Berlin 18 May 2017 Retrieved 1 March 2018 Crisp James 20 January 2018 Deliveroo riders go on strike in Belgium and Netherlands The Telegraph Retrieved 1 March 2018 Oldfield Paige 16 March 2021 Deliveroo riders defecating in public while waiting to collect food orders Manchester Evening News Retrieved 11 May 2021 Hansen James 29 March 2021 Deliveroo Riders 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