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UK growth upgrades Just Eat Takeaway earnings forecast

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Just Eat Takeaway has upgraded its earnings forecast and expects to achieve cash flow break-even in the second half of 2023.

The London-listed takeaway platform upgraded adjusted earnings guidance to approximately €310m (£269m), up from a previous forecast of €275m (£238m).

Just Eats’ third-quarter results were boosted by a 5% rise in UK and Ireland gross transaction value (GTV) – a metric to measure order size.

However, GTV fell by more than 11% in North America, Just Eats’ largest market.

Globally, Just Eat Takeaway reported just under 218 million orders, down by 7% from the same period last year.

It comes after the London-listed food delivery company implemented cost-cutting measures, including axing almost 2,000 jobs from both head office and its fleet of couriers....