Roofoods Ltd
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Roofoods, t/a "Deliveroo", is a British online food delivery company founded in 2013 by Americans Will Shu and Greg Orlowski.[4] Based in London, it operates in ~200 cities[5] in the UK, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Australia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, and Hong Kong. Orders are placed through its app or website, with self-employed[6] couriers transporting orders from restaurants to customers. (WP)
Structure
- CH
- RooFoods Ltd is the ultimate parent entity of the RoofFoods Group, p.20
- Subsidiaries: see 2017 report, page 52. Acq'd Omakase Inc in Aug.2017. p.4
Articles
- Dec.22.2018: Deliveroo sacks dozens of couriers for ‘fraud’ days before Christmas. Deliveroo has sacked dozens of couriers days before Christmas after accusing them of stealing the food that they were supposed to deliver. Marc Horne, The Times.
- Nov.14.2018: Deliveroo riders denied rights to collective bargaining, court told. Union stages high court challenge over employment status of delivery drivers. Press Association, The Guardian.
- Oct.07.2018: Striking Deliveroo and Uber Eats couriers get a flat as apps find way to deliver. This week’s “fast food shutdown” was meant to be a day of co-ordinated action to demand a minimum payment of £5 per delivery and £1 a mile, after Deliveroo binned its minimum payment of £3.75 per delivery and Uber Eats slashed it from £5.20 to £2.80 in London, Manchester and Birmingham last month. A group of couriers in Lewisham say they were offered a £2 bonus payment per delivery on Thursday by Deliveroo after they went on strike from 11.30am to 2pm. Deliveroo, which employs 17,000 UK riders, also used a 2-for-1 offer on some meals to lure customers who had been asked to boycott the app, and partner restaurant Jack Burrito offered a 10% “strike discount”. Neither Deliveroo nor Uber Eats officially recognises unions as it says its couriers are self-employed, so the International Workers of the World and the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain used rider groups on WhatsApp to organise a protest to coincide with action at chains including McDonald's, which only delivers through Uber Eats. Uber Eats insists that its changes to pay include higher bonuses at peak times and are led by couriers’ preference for flexible work. Kenza Bryan, The Times.