Just Eat

Food delivery group would give London market biggest IPO in several years

Camile Thai customers in Oranmore can have their food delivered via drone

Company also extending relief payment for workers affected by Covid-19

Chief executive says he wants to employ people who get benefits and have job security

Unresolved issues sink planned deal, with rival Just Eat swooping in with new offer

Both food companies report orders recovering after initial slip due to Covid-19

Regulators are keen to avoid mergers and acquisitions that may in future reduce competition and innovation

Just Eat shareholder Cat Rock criticises ‘patently absurd’ investigation by watchdog

Offer is about 5% ahead of all-share bid from favoured suitor Takeaway

Prosus and Takeaway.com have been battling over Just Eat since last month

Food delivery company has since agreed merger with Takeaway.com

Amazon’s investment in its rival puts the company at risk of FTSE 100 demotion

Delivery company took 500 millionth order in Britain last month

Stock has dropped 12% in past 12 months as chief executive problems continue

Shares in company fell as much as 5.8% in early trading Monday before turning positive

Shareholder Cat Rock asks food order and delivery firm for three-year financial plan

Performance helped by acquisition of Hungryhouse and increased orders over Easter

Company has added a number of new restaurants to its platform

Company’s market capitalisation of €6.3bn may qualify the stock

Chief executive Peter Plumb said company delivered ‘another period of strong growth’

Online takeaway service reports a 44% rise in first-half revenues with pretax profits also up

Assistant council chief says money will help to fund expansion of service around city

British watchdog concerned firm’s takeover of rival Hungryhouse will curb competition

PR firm’s accounts include Coca-Cola, Ryanair, LinkedIn and National Lottery

Data analytics and AI among technologies changing industry, says online platform

Takeaway app company is putting its name to drivetime slot on RTÉ station

Amsterdam-based company will float to help fund expansion into German market

Restaurant delivery service claims 25 per cent month-on-month growth here

Mobile trade accounts for 70% of orders placed with online takeaway service

The UK firm is also trialling new offsite kitchens in residential areas

Revenues up to £247m from £157m a year earlier as orders rise 57% in 2015

Just Eat ups revenue guidance by £10m to £240m as bad summer weather helps sales

First half revenues up 54% as number of active users rise

Online takeaway platform is marketing its offer with a promise to ‘liberate your lunchtime’

Online takeaway service received over two million orders in Ireland last year

Subsidiary has one part-time worker, assets of €22.7 billion and a branch in Dublin

Rapid growth comes as company jockeys for share of Europe’s $30bn takeaway market

Online takeaway service grew its profits sharply in H1 as wet weather boosted sales

The offer represents 38.3 per cent of the online company’s issued share capital

Investors can be lured by the promise of outsized profits from market debutantes, but history suggests they should steer clear