Analysis

January 9, 2020

What's next for on-demand food delivery?

Restaurants are fighting back, dark kitchens are heating up and some delivery operators are even giving grocery a go. Read our definitive report on Europe's on-demand food sector.


Amy Lewin

2 min read

Europe is home to some food delivery giants: Just Eat, Takeaway.com, Delivery Hero, Deliveroo, Glovo and Wolt have all slipped into the everyday lives of millions of customers across the continent — and are bringing in sizeable revenues as a result.

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Market map of European startups in the on-demand food delivery sector
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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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