Delivery Hero SE is closing tech hubs in Taiwan and Turkey, and is to cut jobs at its Berlin headquarters, the German food delivery company said in a statement yesterday.
The job cuts mean the company has reduced its workforce by about 13 percent during the course of this year, including a round of layoffs next month, the company said.
The hub closures and cuts are part of the company’s strategy to increase the efficiency and quality of Delivery Hero’s main platform and Quick Commerce businesses, CEO Niklas Oestberg said in the statement.
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“While we believe that this is a necessary step as our business enters the next stage of its maturity, it does mean we will be letting go of employees who have made many valuable contributions in their time with us,” the statement said.
The company did not say in the statement how many employees would be affected.
According to the company’s half-year financial report, 47,208 employees were working at Delivery Hero as of June 30, down from 51,118 at the end of last year.
Delivery Hero’s Asian business, which is its largest market, has stagnated after COVID-19 pandemic-era lockdowns eased. Delivery Hero said in September that it was in talks to sell the Foodpanda brand in several Southeast Asian nations, including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.
Additional reporting by Reuters
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