Uber Eats Aggressively Expands Across Europe 

Your Personal Navigator in the Ever-Evolving World of Food Delivery

Week 17/02/2026

The delivery world never stands still. This week, we’ve cut through the noise to bring you the insights that directly impact your operations.

At a Glance: Your 3-Second Summary

• Market Consolidation is Accelerating: Regional powerhouses are acquiring established players to dominate the GCC and European corridors.
• The “Super-App” Race Intensifies: Major e-commerce and ride-hailing giants are aggressively pivoting into food delivery to capture daily consumer habits.
• Profitability Over Presence: High-cost markets are seeing the exit of long-term players as platforms prioritize sustainable margins over geographic vanity.

What’s Happening & Why it Matters

Uber Eats Aggressively Expands Across Europe

• Uber is launching food delivery services in seven new European markets, including Ireland and the Czech Republic, to challenge local incumbents.
• Uber is leveraging its existing mobility network to achieve instant logistics density, forcing local players to defend their market share against a high-capital global giant.

Jahez Group Acquires Snoonu for Gulf Expansion

• Saudi-listed Jahez Group is acquiring Snoonu to spearhead its multi-vertical expansion into Kuwait and Bahrain.
• This move signals a shift toward regional consolidation, where established players use M&A to instantly acquire local infrastructure and multi-vertical tech.

Foodora Exits Finland After a Decade

• Delivery Hero subsidiary Foodora has announced it will cease operations in Finland, citing a strategic shift toward markets with higher growth potential.
• The departure of a 10-year veteran proves that long-term presence does not guarantee survival in an era where operational efficiency must outweigh brand legacy.

Flipkart to Pilot Food Delivery in India

• E-commerce giant Flipkart is set to pilot a food delivery service in Q2 2026, marking its latest move into high-frequency consumer categories.
• The lines between e-commerce and food delivery are blurring, as platforms seek to maximize “share of wallet” by becoming the single destination for every household need.

Inside the Lab: The Design Sprint

We transformed the Boolanga office into a high-pressure product design firm for a day. Our team stepped away from their daily roles to tackle a real-time engineering challenge: balancing tight timelines and client demands to build the ultimate modular gear solution.

The mission wasn’t just about building—it was about “end-user obsession,” ensuring every design could withstand enterprise-level durability without sacrificing rider comfort.

By putting our own team through these intensive R&D sprints, we ensure that every solution in your fleet has been battle-tested by the very people who designed it.

The Final Word

The delivery landscape is no longer about who can launch the fastest, but who can sustain the longest; whether it’s through massive acquisition or surgical market exits, the focus has shifted entirely to operational excellence.