16 Facts About Foodora

Foodora is an online food delivery brand owned by Delivery Hero.

Foodora was founded under the name Volo GmbH in Munich in February 2014.

In June 2015, Foodora acquired food delivery services Hurrier, Suppertime, and Heimschmecker, which now all operate under the Foodora brand.

Foodora was then merged with Delivery Hero's upscale food delivery brand, Urban Taste, under the name Foodora.

In March 2021, Foodora introduced the first autonomous delivery robot into its fleet in Stockholm.

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Foodora operates in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Foodora had expanded over the Australian market in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

In July 2015, Foodora entered the Canadian market by acquiring Toronto-based delivery company Hurrier.

Foodora claimed that deliverers were independent contractors and therefore were not entitled to form a bargaining unit.

Foodora rolled out a partnership with the LCBO in September 2019 in Toronto.

On 4 March 2020, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, in a landmark decision, ruled that Foodora deliverers were dependent, rather than independent, contractors, and therefore could unionize.

On 27 April 2020, Foodora announced that it was closing operations in Canada on 11 May 2020.

Foodora ended its operations in the Netherlands on 15 October 2018.

Foodora has been accused of "sham contracts" with its workers.

Foodora has responded punitively against workers who have spoken out, leading at least two workers to pursue legal action against the company.

On 16 November 2018, Foodora lost its unfair dismissal case, as the court ruled that its drivers were classed as employees rather than contractors, and was ordered to pay a former delivery driver almost $16,000 in compensation.