Orange-clad delivery drivers from Just Eat will no longer deliver takeaway food in Denmark after its Dutch owner on Wednesday confirmed the closure of its Danish business.
Some 280 Just Eat employees in Denmark are set to lose their jobs as a result of the decision, Just Eat said in a short statement reported by news wire Ritzau.
The decision is due to “new strategic priorities and challenging market conditions” and the company will now prioritise its presence elsewhere, it said.
The company currently has 160 delivery drivers and 120 other staff in the Nordic country.
The exact date of the closure is yet to be specified but it is expected to happen soon.
Employees will be supported “as best as possible during this process,” Ann-Sophie Adamsen, Country Manager at Just Eat Denmark, said in the statement without giving further detail.
“I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved over the past three years, and especially of my colleagues, who have made an enormous effort and helped the business take some significant steps forward,” Adamsen said.
“It is a difficult strategic decision for the global leadership, which has had to make priorities,” she added.
The Danish country manager declined an interview request, Ritzau writes.
Just Eat was founded in Denmark in 2001 before moving to the UK in 2006 and later extending its global expansion. It most recently changed ownership in August 2025 when it was acquired by Dutch investment company Prosus.
The dominant position in Denmark's food delivery industry currently belongs to Finnish-founded Wolt, which has been owned by US company DoorDash since 2022.
Uber’s food delivery service Uber Eats last month announced its expansion to seven new European countries including Denmark.
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