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UK food delivery firms to crack down on irregular migrant workers

[LONDON] UK food delivery services Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat agreed on Monday to “strengthen” security checks, including through facial verification, to prevent irregular migrants working as d...

Deliveroo’s directors, including chief executive officer Will Shu, have agreed to offer their shares in the deal, and DoorDash said it has agreements from investors representing 15.4 per cent of the stock so far.

DoorDash agrees to buy Deliveroo in US$3.9 billion deal

DoorDash will expand its reach to more than 40 countries with the acquisition

Deliveroo has “nominated liquidators to manage closure of the Hong Kong business and the remainder of its assets in the most efficient way possible”.

UK's Deliveroo quits Hong Kong market

Deliveroo will close its operations by selling some assets to Singaporean firm foodpanda and by closing other assets

Deliveroo is not aiming to compete with e-commerce platforms, says Jason Parke, general manager, Deliveroo Singapore.

Deliveroo launches shopping service, but food delivery still the mainstay: Singapore GM

Food aside, Deliveroo customers will be able to buy beauty products, flowers or pet food and get it delivered within an hour

A Deliveroo rider uses a PMA during a simulation activity at the workshop.
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Deliveroo hosts workshop to promote inclusive road safety for persons with disabilities

It partners SPD to teach riders about personal mobility aids, which are used by PWDs

Deliveroo's cloud kitchen at CT Hub 2. The delivery platform has since shut all of its cloud kitchens in Singapore, joining the likes of peers Grab and foodpanda.

Cloudy with a chance of closure: A failed recipe for Deliveroo, Grab and foodpanda

Food delivery platforms have ended their cloud kitchen business in Singapore, though some dedicated operators remain upbeat

Deliveroo’s Editions site at Alice@Mediapolis in one-north – which spanned over 3,000 sq ft – opened in March 2019 to much fanfare.

Deliveroo shuts cloud kitchens in Singapore amid high operating costs

Restaurants are also pausing their expansion plans due to economic pressures, says a Deliveroo spokesperson

NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng (seventh from left), assistant secretary-general Yeo Wan Ling (fourth from left) and director of the Union of Freelancers and Self-Employed Persons Jean See (second from right) with platform work association representatives.

NTUC to form new platform work associations, if Bill implementing protections is passed

A membership rate of 60 to 70 per cent would indicate ‘good traction’, says the labour movement

The measures are aimed at improving the financial security of workers for on-demand platforms such as Grab and foodpanda.

Singapore’s platform worker protections kick in from Jan 2025; more cash support for CPF contributions

Platform workers must be allowed to join union-like bodies; government to fully foot rise in workers’ CPF payments in 2025, 75% in 2026 and taper off to cease in 2029

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation for the year is expected to be in the upper half of the company’s previous outlook for £110 million to £130 million, Deliveroo said.

Deliveroo orders grow as demand picks up across markets

DELIVEROO said the value of customer orders grew in the first half and that earnings for the year will be on the higher end of its forecast after demand rose at the UK food delivery platform.