20 Facts About Just Eat

Just Eat is an online food order and delivery brand of Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway.

Just Eat was founded as a separate company in 2001 in Kolding, Denmark, and headquartered in London, United Kingdom from 2006 until its merger in 2020.

Just Eat Just Eat plc acquired SkipTheDishes in Canada and Menulog in Australia and New Zealand.

In May 2015, Just Eat announced that it would buy Menulog, an Australian food ordering company for $855 million Australian dollars, and would fund the deal by issuing new shares.

In December 2016, Just Eat announced that it was acquiring Hungryhouse from Delivery Hero for £200m and Canada's SkipTheDishes for CAD 110M.

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Just Eat continues on the company's board as a non executive director, and has since taken up a role with Newport, Wales based rugby side Dragons as their CEO.

Just Eat's departure was noted by industry commentators as a "significant loss" for the business, with Buttress having been "one of the UK's stand out entrepreneurs of the last decade".

Just Eat plc was renamed to Just Eat Limited while the investigation took place.

Just Eat partnered with McDonald's in January 2020 to deliver food in the United Kingdom, ending the monopoly which Uber Eats had previously exercised in the country.

On 2 March 2022, in a response to its announcement of losses, Just Eat Takeaway revealed plans to exit from Portugal, Brazil and Norway from 1 April 2022.

On 5 May 2022, Just Eat Takeaway announced that Just Eat in the United Kingdom would be partnering with Domino's Pizza.

Just Eat entered into the North American market in July 2009, bolstering its Canadian operations with the acquisition of YummyWeb in April 2011, GrubCanada in October 2011 and OrderIt.

In December 2016, Just Eat acquired SkipTheDishes for an initial, C$110 million.

Just Eat's existing Canadian operations were subsequently folded into the SkipTheDishes brand.

Just Eat India was founded on 26 July 2006, as HungryBangalore, by Ritesh Dwivedy.

Just Eat disposed of its shares in its India business in January 2015.

In 2016, Just Eat UK rebranded by tweaking their branding completely, with a vision to "create the world's greatest food community".

In late 2009, Just Eat UK began their first television marketing campaign.

Just Eat sponsored the fourteenth and fifteenth series of The X Factor, replacing TalkTalk.

In December 2021, Just Eat has partnered with Asda to join the grocery delivery industry, marking the company's first partnership with a supermarket in the UK.