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Accommodation / Food 56 - Food and beverage service activities 56.1 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities 56.12 - Mobile food service activities
450 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
24 September 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Just Eat Takeaway, the Dutch online food delivery company, has announced plans to cut around 450 jobs worldwide.
In the Netherlands, the company will cut 175 jobs at its Enschede office Just Eat Takeaway 2025-NL. The restructuring will be also implemented in Germany and Belgium.
The layoffs will mainly affect employees in customer service and sales administration, where AI will now handle many routine tasks previously performed manually.The cuts are part of a wider restructuring driven by automation and the use of artificial intelligence. The company stated that the reorganisation is aimed at increasing efficiency and ensuring sustainable growth.
The decision follows Just Eat Takeaway’s €4.1 billion acquisition by investment firm Prosus, which plans to invest in technology, logistics, and customer relations.
Founded in 1999, Just Eat Takeaway has grown into Europe’s largest online food delivery platform, employing more than 10,000 people across 17 countries.
Eurofound (2025), Just Eat Takeway, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 203463, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203463.