The Tex-Mex food chain added revenues in the first half of 2022 were 60% higher at £26.9mln compared to 2019, with like-for-like sales up 19%. That included a small contribution from Chilango, acquired in May for £2.75mln, which added eight sites plus one delivery kitchen and takes the number of sites open throughout the UK to 84 (58).

Food manufacturer Heinz has entered the virtual restaurant market with a breakfast concept launched in partnership with The Lean Kitchen Network.

Liam Griffin, the chief executive of London minicab company Addison Lee, has made a six-figure investment in new food delivery app which is taking on the biggest names in the sector.

A fleet of grocery delivery robots is heading to neighbourhoods in Bedford thanks to an exciting pilot project between Bedford Borough Council and Starship Technologies in partnership with the Co-op. The collaboration will see 20,000 households in Bedford benefit from quick deliveries from three local Co-op stores in Goldington, Queens Drive and Kempston.

The project led by Jaime Martínez de Velasco around what began to be known as dark kitchens and that has evolved in the virtual kitchens of cuyna achieves the support of Big Sur Ventures, Clave Capital, Shilling and LIFT Asset Management to double its network in the next 12 months.

In an emailed statement obtained by Reuters, a JustEat spokesperson said the decision was taken to improve the company’s profitability and would affect around 350 couriers and 40 staff.