Deliveroo delivers growth despite reopening of restaurants in Britain and Ireland

Deliveroo, which competes with Uber Eats and Just Eat Takeaway, said it expected orders to continue to grow but average order values to revert towards pre-pandemic levels.

Food delivery company Deliveroo said the value of orders on its platform more than doubled in the first half, with no material impact from the wider reopening of restaurants in its biggest market, Britain, in the second quarter.

Chief executive Will Shu said growth had remained strong for both restaurant and grocery orders even as pandemic-related curbs eased.