rapid delivery

Gorillas to focus on ‘key markets’, including UK, after firing 300 staff

Rapid grocery delivery startup Gorillas is pulling out of several regions in Europe to focus on its ...

Oscar Hornstein

Mobility / Tue 24 May 2022

Ocado approves £100m CEO bonus despite rebel shareholder votes

Around two-fifths of shareholders at British online grocery delivery company Ocado have voted agains...

Oscar Hornstein

Foodtech / Thu 5 May 2022

Deliveroo bosses face prison sentences for abusing rider freelance status

A French court has given two former Deliveroo managers suspended one-year prison sentences for abusi...

Oscar Hornstein

Mobility / Wed 20 Apr 2022

Getir gobbles up £585m funding to become a rapid delivery decacorn

Turkish urban delivery startup Getir has hit a valuation of $11.8bn (£9bn) following a $768m (£585...

Oscar Hornstein

Funding / Fri 18 Mar 2022

Deliveroo trials 10-minute grocery delivery with Waitrose

Deliveroo is trialling rapid grocery deliveries with British supermarket Waitrose in the latest sign...

Robert Scammell

Foodtech / Fri 11 Feb 2022

Zapp orders $200m funding in battle for rapid delivery dominance

Rapid delivery startup Zapp has raised $200m (£149m) in a Series B funding round to “focus on ach...

Robert Scammell

Mobility / Mon 31 Jan 2022