Analysis

July 16, 2021

Food delivery giants fight back with on-demand grocery delivery

Glovo, Delivery Hero, Deliveroo, Wolt, Bolt and Uber Eats have on-demand grocery plans of their own.


Amy Lewin

6 min read

Delivery Hero riders © Max Threlfall

All eyes might be on the on-demand grocery startups right now.

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Milena Lazarevska, VP of quick commerce at Delivery Hero
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