A Just Eat delivery man stands in front of a closed restaurant on sale in Nice amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway.com said its orders jumped by 79% in the first quarter, nearly double its forecast growth rate, as a boom in eating at home during the coronavirus pandemic continued in Britain and other markets.
The Amsterdam-based company, which made a loss last year and says it is prioritising investment over profitability, also said on Tuesday that it expects orders to grow for the rest of 2021 even when coronavirus restrictions ease.
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