Delivery Hero Becomes One of the World's Leading Online Food Ordering Platforms 18 Month After Launch: Acquires Market Leaders in Sweden, Finland, Austria and Poland.
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Stockholm/Berlin, 02.04.2012 - Delivery Hero, the global network for online food
ordering continues its rapid growth by purchasing OnlinePizza Norden Group.
Within only 18 months, Berlin-based Delivery Hero built a global category
leader, underlining the role of Berlin as a new global technology hub.
Over the last 5 years OnlinePizza Norden built the market-leading platforms in
Sweden, Finland, Austria and Poland. The acquisition, a double-digit million
all-cash deal, was financed by an additional round of funding, bringing the
total investment into Delivery Hero Group to EUR 40MM, making Delivery Hero one
of the best-funded companies in the online food ordering space.
The businesses acquired consist of OnlinePizza (www.onlinepizza.se), Mat24
(www.mat24.se) in Sweden, PizzaOnline (www.pizzaonline.fi) in Finland,
PizzaPortal (www.pizzaportal.pl) in Poland, as well as Mjam (www.mjam.net) and
WillEssen (www.willessen.at) in Austria.
'OnlinePizza Norden Group is perfectly complementing our strategy to make
Delivery Hero the clear market leader in Europe. The team behind OnlinePizza
built a very profitable business that we plan on growing further over the coming
years,' commented Fabian Siegel, Delivery Hero's co-CEO.
The new Delivery Hero Group employs more than 350 delivery heroes worldwide with
headquarters in Berlin, Germany. The company is currently operating in Germany,
UK, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Australia, and
Mexico, partnering with more than 19,000 restaurants worldwide. Delivery Hero is
expecting 2012 market place revenue to exceed EUR 250MM while serving more than
4 million customers, making Delivery Hero one of the fastest growing Internet
companies worldwide.
'The Delivery Hero team has demonstrated rapid execution over the last 18
months. We are happy to have found such a dynamic partner that will continue
investing and building the business we have built with a lot of passion and
against all odds over the past years. Everybody at OnlinePizza Norden Group is
excited to see OnlinePizza become part of the Delivery Hero family' says Erik
Mellström Byrenius, CEO OnlinePizza Norden.
Food ordering globally is estimated to be a EUR 75B industry, with most orders
still placed by telephone. However more and more consumers discover the
convenience of ordering food online every day. Instead of searching through
paper menus, consumers enter their location and get a personalized directory of
restaurants and takeaway services that deliver to them. Consumers simply select
their food online and choose to pay online or with cash on delivery. Industry
experts claim that in the mid-term, most orders will be placed online, as has
happened in other industries such as flight and hotel bookings.
About Delivery Hero
Delivery Hero - Building the global leader in online food ordering. Delivery
Hero is a network of online food ordering sites around the world started by Team
Europe in 2010. The service shows consumers local restaurants and delivery
services that deliver food (Pizza, Pasta, Sushi, Chinese and much more) and
allows for easy and convenient order placement online or via various mobile Apps
(iPhone, Android). The service is free to consumers. Participating restaurants
and delivery services pay a commission fee for every order submitted via
Delivery Hero.
Niklas Östberg and Team Europe founded Delivery Hero in 2011. Investors in the
company include runet, e-Tengelmann, Kite Ventures, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Point
Nine Capital and Team Europe. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany
and employs more than 350 delivery heroes globally. Company is serving more than
19,000 restaurants worldwide in markets including Germany, UK, Sweden, Finland,
Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Mexico and Australia.
About Online Pizza Norden
OnlinePizza Norden built over the last 5 years the clear market leading
platforms in Sweden, Finland, Austria and Poland. Online Pizza Norden was
founded by Erik Melström Byrenius, Dan Castillo and Per Anders Bjelkstål in
2007 and currently employs more than 70 employees.
PRESS CONTACT Dr. Andreas Seifert | Delivery Hero Holding GmbH |
andreas(at)deliveryhero.com | Mohrenstr. 60, D-10117 Berlin |
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