“For us, it’s a godsend”: these food businesses that are banking on Deliveroo or Uber Eats

On delivery platforms, you can now order your baguette or fresh fish. Faced with the sharp increase in online orders, traditional artisans are feeling compelled to innovate.

By Matthieu Haut

Paris (16th arrondissement), July 22. Cassandre Spicq, manager of the Gosselin greengrocer on Rue de Passy, doesn't regret having taken the gamble on delivery platforms two and a half years ago. LP/Matthieu Haut

Delivery bikes have taken to parking in front of the Gosselin greengrocer. At this store on Rue de Passy (Paris 16th arrondissement), Deliveroo orders are booming. From June 2024 to June 2025, the number of deliveries nearly doubled, from 368 to 700. The average basket size increased from approximately €47 to €62.

Uber Eats and Deliveroo have been observing this trend for some time. Both platforms launched grocery delivery in 2020 and each work with more than 5,000 grocery stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores. "A number up 40% compared to last year," assures the French branch of Uber Eats, which, in the figures it communicates, does not separate food stores and supermarkets.

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