Food delivery apps bring meals or groceries to your door. Behind each order sits a rider and a restaurant. European platforms often treat both more fairly. Wolt, from Finland, is known for good service across many cities. Just Eat is a large European name, and Picnic delivers groceries in the Netherlands and beyond. Your order, and your data, stay with a European company.
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Dutch online supermarket delivering groceries by electric van to customers in the Netherlands, Germany, and France. Founded in 2015, Picnic uses fixed delivery routes and a warehouse-to-door model to offer free delivery.
Replaces: Instacart
One of Europe's largest food delivery platforms, founded and headquartered in Amsterdam. After acquiring Grubhub for $7.3B in 2021 and selling it for $650M in January 2025, Just Eat has returned to its European roots. Now operates in 18 countries across Europe, publicly listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the London Stock Exchange.
Berlin-founded meal kit company operating in 18 countries. Delivers pre-portioned fresh ingredients with recipes directly to customers. Founded in 2011, listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange. €7.5B revenue. German alternative to US food delivery platforms.
Europe's homegrown ride-hailing app, founded in Tallinn. Rides, scooters, and food delivery in one app across 45+ countries – a direct alternative to Uber.
Replaces: Uber
Finnish food delivery platform founded in Helsinki in 2014. Operates in 27 countries across Europe, Middle East, and Japan. Acquired by US company DoorDash in 2022 for $8.1B but continues to operate independently from Helsinki. 35M+ customers.
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