Delivery Hero merges its foodora, Yemeksepeti, and foodpanda business teams | Delivery Hero

New organization to boost operational excellence and increase business leverage across Europe and Asia 

Berlin, 31 July 2024 – Delivery Hero SE (“Delivery Hero”, “the Company” or “the Group”), has today announced a merger to strengthen its market leading food delivery businesses – foodora and Yemeksepeti in Europe and foodpanda business in Asia. 

Together, all three businesses will form the second largest organization within Delivery Hero, and be led by Tareq Barto, currently Chief Operating Officer of talabat at Delivery Hero.  

The new organization will unlock synergies to enable the accelerated growth of the foodora, Yemeksepeti, and foodpanda businesses to support millions of customers across Europe and Asia. The three businesses are powered by Delivery Hero’s Pandora platform technology and the merger will have no impact on their brands’ customers, vendors, and partners. 

The merger is part of the company’s business strategy to maintain profitable growth and expand on its market leadership globally.

The changes will affect some employees. Delivery Hero is committed to meeting all its legal requirements and providing adequate support and care for all affected employees.  

No other Delivery Hero entity or services will be affected by the merger.  

Notes to editors 

Tareq Barto, has diverse global experience, having held leadership roles across the UK, Europe, and the MENA region. He is currently chief operating officer at talabat, one of the leading food delivery platforms in the Middle East. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President of International Markets at Delivery Hero, responsible for driving value creation across the company’s entities globally.  

About Delivery Hero

Delivery Hero is the world’s leading local delivery platform, operating its service in around 70 countries across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The Company started as a food delivery service in 2011 and today runs its own delivery platform on four continents. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. For more information, please visit www.deliveryhero.com.

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