Food delivery services see Covid-related surge

'Delivery is clearly one of the major beneficiaries of Covid-19'

Deliveroo has begun trialling grocery deliveries. Picture: Sam Boal

Food delivery company Deliveroo said it signed up more than 600 new restaurants since January this year as more outlets supplied delivery services due to the Covid-19 lockdown.

The company said that 64% of the new sign-ups were in Dublin, 11% in Cork; while Galway and Limerick saw a 6% and 4% increase respectively, as well as growth in Northern Ireland with 15% in Belfast.