Just Eat orders drop in latest quarter amid online food slowdown

Just Eat said it continues to actively explore a partial or full sale of its US-based Grubhub unit.

Just Eat expects growth in 2023 to be skewed towards the end of the year. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

Just Eat food delivery service saw customers place fewer orders than expected in its latest quarter amid rising living costs and a slowdown in growth for the online food sector.

The total value of orders placed on Amsterdam-based Just Eat’s platform during the fourth quarter was €7.1bn, the company reported, compared to an average analyst estimate of €7.3bn.