Deliveroo - Our COVID-19 advice for you

News from the UK government

Additional financial support for hospitality businesses:

The Government has announced new grants for the hospitality sector. These grants do not need to be repaid and are worth up to £9,000 depending on the rateable value of your property used when calculating your business rates. They are being handed out by local authorities so you should contact them directly for more information on how to receive the grant. You can use this tool to find out which local authority you are in.
If you are not eligible for the one-off grant based on business rates, you may be able to get financial support via the new discretionary fund. This is also being distributed by local authorities and you should contact them to see if you can benefit from it.
This new financial support is in addition to the business rates relief and also the furlough scheme which has already been extended until the end of April. There’s more information here.

Make the most of your opening hours

The latest measures mean you could be losing out on some of your normal dine-in opening hours.

If you’re usually open later for dine-ins, why not try extending your Delivery opening hours?

Find out how to update your opening hours

An extra layer of protection

By now, you’ve likely got your Test and Trace solution figured out.

As well as making sure you’re using the NHS QR code, we’re committed to supporting your efforts - with contact tracing available on request for both Table Service and Pickup products.

More about Pickup

20K restaurants around the world use Pickup to generate more sales, in addition to deliveries. From the beginning of UK lockdown, customer order collections have more than doubled. Pickup gives you a chance to meet your Deliveroo customers and grow your in-store orders, with a lower standard commission.

Use all of your existing devices
Create a relationship with customers

Find out more

Socially-distanced high fives AKA customer tipping

We’ve made some changes to our app, allowing customers to give you (and the rider) a tip as part of their payment.

Learn more here

Running a delivery-only kitchen

It’s our business to make sure you and your staff, as well as riders and customers, are being looked after. As part of this, we’ve moved to weekly payments.

For some of our partners, it’s become more viable to open for deliveries than for dine-in, read our guide.

Deliveroo’s work with the UK government

Ahead of the Chancellor's Winter Economic Plan Deliveroo and some of our leading restaurant partners wrote to the Government to outline the key priorities for the sector, including extending the VAT reduction on restaurant food, and supporting staff facing reduced hours.

The Chancellor has since backed both these ideas. You can read the letter here. You can also read our policy paper and letter to the PM on evictions.

Great deals on PPE and hygiene products

We've heavily reduced our Deliveroo packaging costs and our food procurement team is actively supporting restaurants experiencing supply chain issues, get in touch with the team. You can also order PPE bundles directly from our webshop.

Our food procurement isn't designed to make a direct profit - we help source your supplies, leveraging our scale and contacts on your behalf.