In the United Kingdom’s restaurant industry, food deliveries and takeaways are the bread and butter of many businesses. With the recent emergence of online ordering technology and companies dedicated to restaurant delivery, the market has entered a new era. This is evident with the total
being estimated at around 13.4 billion British pounds in 2022, and forecast to rise to 17 billion British pounds by 2026. The
in particular has seen sharp growth, going from around 37 thousand in 2013 to over 47 thousand in 2023. In terms of consumer spending, the
in 2022 was around four British pounds per household.
Who are the biggest players in the online food delivery market?
Some of the
most popular online takeaway providers in the UK are
Just Eat Takeaway.com, Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Domino’s Pizza. According to a global consumer survey conducted in the country in 2023, 67 percent of respondents used Just Eat within the past 12 months. Meanwhile, 58 percent of respondents used Deliveroo, and 48 percent used Uber Eats. Regarding the
most popular types of takeaway cuisines in Great Britain, pizza took the number one spot in 2023, with half of British consumers saying they counted it among their three favorite takeaway options. Global brand Domino’s Pizza, operating in the UK under the master franchise Domino’s Pizza Group, is a major player in the pizza delivery market, offering customers the ability to order online as well as by phone. Since 2017, the
system sales of Domino’s Pizza Group based in the UK and Ireland have increased year-over-year. In 2023, system sales reached over 1.5 billion British pounds. The
market size of the pizza delivery and takeaway sector in the UK was forecast to reach an all-time high of 3.9 billion pounds in 2024.
What is the future of restaurant delivery and takeaway?
Restaurants in the UK were heavily impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as a result of not being able to offer indoor dining. When looking at the
year-over-year daily change in seated UK restaurant diners during the start of the pandemic in March 2020, the amount of seated diners fell by 100 percent. This decrease in indoor dining allowed the
online food delivery industry to gain a stronger hold on the market. Duly, third-party apps and ordering by phone for delivery or collection ranked as the two
leading methods for ordering takeaway food in the UK in 2023. According to Statista’s
Digital Market Outlook, revenues from online takeaway platforms and restaurant delivery are expected to grow in the coming years. By 2028, the
revenue forecast for the online food delivery market in the UK is expected to exceed 10 billion British pounds for restaurant-to-consumer delivery.
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