The company has today announced that it expects to expand its service into around 100 new towns and cities across the UK in 2021.
Deliveroo’s logistics expertise has proven vital in helping people access hot food from thousands of restaurants who have signed up to the platform, as well as accessing essential groceries and household items during the pandemic, which has been particularly important for the vulnerable or those self-isolating.
The delivery company will also be expanding its reach in around 150 of the areas it currently operates in, such as Glasgow and the home counties, which, together with the around 100 new towns and cities it expects to enter, will bring the total number of people that could order from Deliveroo to almost two thirds of the entire population of the UK.
This follows the platform’s growth in 2020, which saw thousands of restaurants move into delivery for the first time and the company’s grocery offering grow with major partners such as Aldi, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose joining. In the past year, 20,000 new restaurant partners have joined Deliveroo and the company has launched 36 new grocery partnerships, covering around 1,600 UK sites on the platform.
Carlo Mocci, Chief Business Officer UKI, Deliveroo said: “We are pleased to announce that we expect to launch in around 100 new towns and cities across the UK and expand our reach in existing areas throughout 2021 with the aim of reaching almost two thirds of the population. With further lockdown measures now in place across the UK, we want to do everything possible to help households get the food they need and want and play our role to make sure families across the country have a wide selection of amazing food, drink and household products to order in as little as 30 minutes.”
