Deliveroo drives out of Germany amid competition

The Amazon-backed Deliveroo food-delivery service will cease operations in Germany this week to focus on other markets in Europe and amid competition from a rival.

The withdrawal of Deliveroo, which says it has 1,100 riders in five cities and just under 100 employees in Germany reduces competition for Dutch rival Takeaway.com, which last year agreed to buy larger competitor Delivery Hero’s business in the German food delivery market.