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Posted by: Andrew OSullivan
Date/Time: 10/05/25 09:07:00

You need to speak to people in the hospitality industry before reaching a firm conclusion that this is a win win. Better still talk to someone who used to work in that sector but saw their business fail.

The way that a company like Deliveroo works is that it analyses the data it collects to work out its market share in particular food types. If it is not doing well let's say in Chinese food in the W4 area it will approach local providers and encourage them to sign up. The terms are not particularly attractive for the restaurant but it is made plain that if they don't join, the app will push competitors in the area. 

The competitors are not actually proper restaurants but so called dark kitchens in industrial estates where people on the minimum wage put together lists of ingredients. Because of the high turnover in the restaurant business people assume a restaurant which they are told is in their area is real but it isn't.

This process is just beginning because, as others have highlighted on this forum, a mega dark kitchen facility is being built in North Acton, about a 10 minute delivery time away from Chiswick which will contain over 240 restaurants. These will become direct competition for the independent restaurants in our area and allow companies like Deliveroo to extract even more onerous terms from those that survive.

I understand that people have busy lives and, particularly if you live on your own, it is valuable to be able to order up a cuisine of your choice for delivery. However, it doesn't take much extra effort to get the takeaway menu of the places you order regularly from and place your order by phone.



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Trade War on Chiswick High Road03/02/25 10:46:00 Anita Blake
   Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road03/02/25 11:07:00 N V Brooks
      Re:Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road03/02/25 11:24:00 Guy Lambert
         Re:Re:Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road03/02/25 12:05:00 N V Brooks
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road03/02/25 13:00:00 Francis Rowe
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road03/02/25 13:15:00 Peter Evans
                  Reply04/02/25 11:20:00 Andrew OSullivan
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road31/03/25 20:54:00 Carl Johns
   Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road03/02/25 15:29:00 Jim Lawes
      Trade War on Chiswick High Road04/02/25 12:03:00 Matthew Swain
         Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road04/02/25 16:26:00 Steve Taylor
            Re:Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road04/02/25 16:32:00 Francis Rowe
               Re:Re:Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road14/02/25 00:16:00 John Bird
                  Reply15/02/25 10:30:00 Andrew OSullivan
                     Where are things made15/02/25 11:38:00 Chris Lucy
                        Re:Where are things made15/02/25 12:35:00 Guy Lambert
                           Re:Re:Where are things made15/02/25 13:30:00 peter king
                              Re:Re:Re:Where are things made15/02/25 13:45:00 Janice Evans
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Where are things made15/02/25 21:43:00 Stewart Jones
                        Re:Where are things made04/03/25 09:41:00 Anne England
                           Re:Re:Where are things made04/03/25 12:30:00 Francis Rowe
                        Re:Where are things made04/03/25 12:42:00 Richard Greenhough
   Reply04/03/25 09:10:00 Andrew OSullivan
      Re:Reply05/03/25 09:31:00 Anita Blake
         Reply08/03/25 10:09:00 Andrew OSullivan
            Re:Reply08/03/25 10:44:00 Guy Lambert
               Re:Re:Reply10/03/25 14:58:00 Mark Evans
                  Re:Re:Re:Reply18/03/25 09:26:00 Anita Blake
                     Re:Muskrat love18/03/25 10:31:00 Richard Greenhough
   Reply28/03/25 10:21:00 Andrew OSullivan
      Re:Reply28/03/25 11:23:00 Guy Lambert
         Re:Re:Reply28/03/25 12:17:00 N V Brooks
         Re:Re:Cars28/03/25 12:44:00 Richard Greenhough
            W H Smiths28/03/25 14:39:00 Anna Kirkpatrick
               Re:W H Smiths > T G Jones28/03/25 15:08:00 Richard Greenhough
                  Re:Re:W H Smiths > T G Jones28/03/25 18:12:00 Peter Evans
                     Re:Re:Re:W H Smiths > T G Jones28/03/25 21:45:00 Philippa Bond
               Re:W H Smiths28/03/25 20:32:00 Jim Lawes
                  Re:Re:W H Smiths28/03/25 21:36:00 Mark Frost
                  Re:Re:W H Smiths29/03/25 07:12:00 Guy Lambert
                     Re:Re:Re:W H Smiths29/03/25 07:41:00 Peter Evans
                        Re:Re:Re:Lovell’s29/03/25 08:03:00 Peter Evans
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:W H Smiths29/03/25 08:09:00 Bernard Allen
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:W H Smiths29/03/25 15:07:00 Gail Busza
                     Re:Re:Re:W H Smiths29/03/25 08:09:00 Gail Busza
                        Re:Lovell’s29/03/25 13:19:00 Peter Evans
                           Re:Re:Lovell’s29/03/25 22:01:00 Denis I. Fox
                              Re:Re:Re:Lovell’s30/03/25 13:25:00 Chris Lucy
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Lovell’s30/03/25 13:43:00 Guy Lambert
   Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road03/05/25 13:07:00 Francis Rowe
      Re:Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road03/05/25 13:22:00 Steve Taylor
         Re:Re:Re:Trade War on Chiswick High Road03/05/25 13:30:00 Steve Taylor
            Reply10/05/25 09:07:00 Andrew OSullivan
               Re:Reply10/05/25 17:16:00 Steve Taylor
                  Re:Re:Reply11/05/25 11:52:00 Francis Rowe
                     Re:Re:Re:Reply11/05/25 13:25:00 Andrew Jones
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply12/05/25 08:16:00 Mark Evans
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply13/05/25 10:43:00 Steve Taylor
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply13/05/25 11:26:00 Peter Evans
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply13/05/25 17:02:00 Steve Taylor
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/05/25 00:40:00 Peter Evans
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/05/25 08:26:00 Francis Rowe
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/05/25 16:14:00 Steve Taylor
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/05/25 17:20:00 Julian Pavey
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/05/25 20:41:00 Steve Taylor
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/05/25 21:22:00 Francis Rowe
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/05/25 21:29:00 Mark Frost
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/05/25 06:44:00 Anita Blake
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/05/25 09:15:00 Mark Evans
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/05/25 10:23:00 Julian Pavey
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply18/05/25 14:49:00 Steve Taylor
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply18/05/25 15:17:00 Francis Rowe
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply18/05/25 16:23:00 Steve Taylor
                                                                        Reply18/05/25 20:08:00 Andrew OSullivan
                                                                           Re:Reply18/05/25 21:04:00 Steve Taylor
                                                   Re:Lack of trade15/05/25 09:34:00 Richard Greenhough

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