This Week in Food Delivery & Quick Commerce (23/12/23)
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Highlights:
Delivery Hero shuts down tech hubs in Türkiye and Taiwan
Belgian court rules Deliveroo couriers should be classed as employees
French resistance blocks EU deal to protect gig economy workers
Kitchens@ raises $65M
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💬 Quote of the Week
“Silicon Valley-based Zipline is to deliver medical supplies by drone for the UK’s NHS in a pioneering move that is meant to cut costs and improve services to hundreds of thousands of patients.
The world’s largest drone logistics service expects to deliver medical and surgical supplies to more than 30 NHS hospitals and clinics in the north of England in the second half of next year. Its fixed-wing drones can travel up to 130 miles and parachute packages on to landing zones.
Zipline has allied with the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which is responsible for providing care to more than 500,000 people across Northumberland and North Tyneside, and UK logistics company Apian to build on a drone trial held earlier this year.
Drones can be in the air within two minutes of receiving a request, Zipline said, cutting delivery times by hours and allowing for more effective use of inventory, particularly in an area such as the one served by the Northumbria trust, geographically one of the largest in England’s NHS.”
Source: FT
📊 Infographic/Stats of the Week
Source: Inc42
🚚 Deliveries
Belgian court rules Deliveroo couriers should be classed as employees
French resistance blocks EU deal to protect gig economy workers // EU’s provisional deal on gig worker rights fails to get enough backing from Member States
DoorDash, GrubHub Sued for Patented Delivery Location Technology
Swiggy introduces Pockethero for budget-conscious users: Know what it is and how it works
Zomato Makes Takeover Offer for Indian E-Commerce Shipping Startup Shiprocket // Food delivery major Zomato denies it is acquiring logistics firm Shiprocket
Jumia quit food delivery because of deep-pocketed ‘aggressive’ rivals, CEO says
ByteDance denies reports it plans to acquire Alibaba's food delivery business
Meituan sets its sight on the Middle East with international expansion on the cards
Nigerian delivery startup, DropX, shuts down after 2 years of operation
🚀 Q-Commerce
🍳 Dark Kitchens / Micro Kitchens / Virtual Brands
💰 Financing / Exits / Acquisitions
Swiggy-backed cloud kitchen operator Kitchens@ raises $65 million from Finnest
HomeCooks Raises $3.2M In Seed Funding For Its Marketplace For Chefs
Curefoods Backs Six-Month-Old Food Discovery Startup Hogr In Seed Round
💻 Other
McDonald's Transforms Its Paper Bags Into Hand-Cut Art to Encourage Delivery
NJ ShopRite operator implements locker-based delivery for food desert
📜 Deeper reads
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