In a time where we’re relying on food delivery apps more than ever before, it’s disappointing to hear that one, that’s beloved by so many, is leaving us. It’s just been announced that food delivery app, Foodora will be leaving the Canadian marketplace, and it’s happening soon.

After 5 years in Canada, The delivery app will cease all Canadian operations by end of day on May 11.

In a release, the company stated that it “has been unable to reach a level of profitability in Canada that’s sustainable enough to continue operations.”

“I’m very proud of what foodora has accomplished over the last few years. I’ve been able to witness food delivery grow from its infancy into what it is today, and helping to build a brand I’m proud of. However, there’s been some challenges along the way. We’re faced with strong competition in the Canadian market, and operate a business that requires a high volume of transactions to turn a profit. We’ve been unable to get to a position which would allow us to continue to operate without having to continually absorb losses,” said David Albert, Managing Director of foodora Canada.

All employees and riders have been notified and, according to this release, “will continue to be paid as stipulated in their contractual agreements.”

Foodora currently has a roster of 3,000 restaurants in 10 cities across Canada.

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After a long week of work, our idea of a perfect Friday night entails sweatpants, Netflix, and delicious food brought right to our door. Forget the typical pizza delivery because delivery apps have now made it possible to order food from our favourite gourmet restos. No longer do we have to get dolled up and go out on the town for our favourite eats, because they’re all right at our fingertips. Don’t get us wrong —  going out to eat is fun now and then, but sometimes there’s nothing better than eating from the couch.

If you’re a fan of eating in, here are 7 of the best food delivery apps that you need to know about.

Foodora 

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Previously named “Hurrier”, Foodora is a great option to use to get foods from your fave restaurants delivered straight to your doorstep. Just enter your address in the app and it will bring up the closest restaurants to you that you can order from. Think: Tabule, The Burger’s Priest, and Pizza Libretto, to name a few. You can even schedule your delivery up to 2 days ahead, so you can lock it in whenever you get a craving.

DoorDash

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DoorDash connects you with popular restaurants around the city and puts your favourite dishes right at your fingertips. The “Dashers” deliver your food as quickly as they can, and the app allows you to customize every detail of your order. There’s a flat rate of $4.99 for delivery, and the app gives you a rundown of all your food options from Iruka Sushi and Wanda’s Pie in the Sky, to Mean Bao and Smoke’s Poutinerie.

UberEATS

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Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week is UberEATS you can place your order whenever you feel your stomach grumbling. Promising their customers an order time of 10 minutes or less, UberEATS is an ideal way to get your food right when you want it. Choose from some of Toronto’s favourite restaurants including Pai, Gusto 101 and La Cubana for a delivery fee that varies on how far the restaurant is from you. Just beware the surge charges on top of the delivery fee if you live in a busy area. 

Skip the Dishes

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Skip the Dishes is a Winnipeg-based business that absorbed Just Eat and it’s become a go-to food delivery app for Torontonians. Partnered with fast food spots including Wendy’s and Popeyes, as well as restaurants like Pi Co. and Bier Markt, you can feed your cravings with the touch of a button. Some places offer free delivery if your order is large enough!

Cmeow

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We all get major Chinese food cravings here and there. Don’t let your location stop you from indulging and just get on board the Cmeow train. This Richmond Hill specializes in Chinese food and after one look, you’ll notice that a lot of the restaurants listed are not represented by the other major delivery apps that are out there.

Platterz

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Looking to have an office occasion or important meeting catered? There’s no longer the dreaded task of carrying trays of food through the busy Toronto streets because now Platterz is here for you. This super easy to use service is meant for corporate catering and each team member can order a custom packaged meal within your budget.

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The best things in life are free… And the second best things in life are cheap.

If you’re looking for some cheap meal deals to keep you fed for the next couple of weeks, look no further then this handy roundup. From fried chicken sammies to buy one, get one drinks, we’ve got you and your wallet covered.

Foodora — Now to July 7

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Oh, Canada! Foodora has partnered with over 50 restaurants across Canada to serve up the most Canadian dish of all for 40% off. Pick up your phone and use your Foodora app to get your poutine fix at restaurants such as Calabash Bistro, Dunn’s Famous, Frites, Smoke’s Poutinerie, and The Arbor. All you have to do is place your order for delivery or pick-up — it’s as simple as that!

Bovine Rice Bowls — June 26-28

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To celebrate its one year anniversary, Financial District eatery Bovine Rice Bowls is giving away free roast beef sandwiches! Made with slow-roasted Canadian ribeye, a fried free-range egg, caramelized onion jam, horseradish kewpie, fresh cucumber, pickled watermelon radish, and sunflower sprouts on a Japanese-style milk bread, this sandwich is sure to satisfy your hunger. The only catch is that there are only 30 free sandwiches being given away on June 26. Doors open at 11 a.m., so get there early to be first in line. And if you miss the cut, don’t fret — anyone else who drops by will get to try the sandwich for just $6 from June 26-28, which is half the original price. Visit Bovine Rice Bowls at #118-1050 W. Pender St. and get full details about the deal on Instagram.

Starbucks — June 27

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We love a good BOGO deal and on June 27, Starbucks is hosting a happy hour with buy one, get one free handcrafted drinks. To score the deal, all you have to do is head into your nearest Starbucks after 3 p.m. and buy any grande and up handcrafted beverage to get the second for free. Handcrafted beverages include iced coffees, iced teas, and refreshers. Download the Starbucks app to redeem the offer.

Daddy’s Kitchen — June 27-28

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For a special customer appreciation event, hungry Vancouverites can enjoy poke bowls for just $5. Diners have the choice between two Chef’s bowls: ahi tuna or salmon, that come served with a choice of toppings like masago, wakame salad, sweet corn, crab salad, edamame, and unlimited sauces and crunchy bits. Visitors can also score $1 poke tacos throughout the day on the same dates, and if you’re super lucky, you might even get one of the 50 free poke bowls that are being given at random. Visit the eatery at 2586 Commercial Dr. and get full details about the deal on Instagram.

Juke Fried Chicken — July 6

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National Fried Chicken Day is coming up and in honour of the “holiday,” Juke Fried Chicken is serving up its chicken sandwiches for super cheap! Head to either of the eatery’s locations in Chinatown or West End to score a crispy, juicy sandwich for just $3.25, which is half of the original price. Just be wary of the 10 sandwich per person limit — if you’re picking up for friends, you might want to bring an extra hand! Visit Juke Fried Chicken at 182 Keefer St. and Little Juke at 1074 Davie St. Get full details about the deal on Instagram.

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We’ve all been there. You’re sitting at home, too busy (or lazy) to head out to pick up your favourite bevy.

But the future is here, and one food delivery service is toying with the idea of delivering alcohol straight to your door.

foodora and the LCBO have partnered to bring Canadians same-day alcohol delivery.

The initiative is part of a new pilot program that was created for thirsty Canadians and starts in Ottawa today. The goal is to eventually roll out the program in other popular cities across Canada.

Very soon the iconic American chain of convenience stores 7-Eleven will be even more accessible thanks to foodora.

The on-demand food delivery service has just announced that it will be partnering with 7-Eleven to offer Torontonians special bundles from select stores that will be delivered right to their doorsteps.

Torontonians will now be able to order a variety of items, including a delicious array of snacks like taquitos, chicken wings, chocolate bars, chips, and, of course, the signature 7-Eleven Slurpee?. Foodora users will also have the option to order everyday essentials such as milk, bread, Advil and facial tissues.

To celebrate, foodora and 7-Eleven have put together an assortment of specially tailored occasion kits for life’s little moments. The kits, such as the Feel Good (nutritious and delicious) and the Achy-Breaky Heart (items to help mend a broken heart), will be available for foodora delivery and pick-up in 48 stores across Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, and will come with a limited edition foodora x 7-Eleven tote bag.

What do you think of this partnership? Let us know in the comment section.

Free food alert! Don’t miss your chance to get a free giant taco from Colibrí.

Today, beginning 2 pm foodora will be giving away free tacos to celebrate their exciting partnership with Assembly Chef’s Hall. In case you didn’t know, Assembly Chef’s Hall brings together Toronto’s best restaurants into one space and now 17 of Toronto’s best restaurants are available for foodora delivery and pick-up.

To get a free giant taco, all you need to do is place a pick-up order through foodora for the taco of your choice on the special Colibrí – Free Taco page. Once you have placed your order, you will show the confirmation to the foodora brand ambassadors at Assembly Chef’s Hall to redeem your tasty taco.

The exclusive delivery partnership includes some Toronto’s favourite eats including:

• Tokyo Smoke
• Resto Boemo
• Mira Mira
• Bluenose Lobster
• Little Khao
• Short & Sweet

Featured image: Instagram/ @loscolibris.ca

Beginning today, one of the top on-demand food delivery services in Canada, foodora, will be delivering meals directly to the doors of Mississauga, Burnaby and Laval foodies.

If you haven’t heard of foodora yet, the service uses bike couriers to pick up your meal from your chosen restaurant and deliver it to your doorstep. Just enter your address in the app and it will bring up the closest restaurants to you that you can order from. 

If you live in Mississauga, Burnaby or Laval, you can now order fresh restaurant food of your choice from more than 150 places. And the best part is that delivery on all foodora orders will be free for the first month in each city!

“Providing convenient and fresh delivery to Canadians has always been our top priority, and we are excited to continue expanding foodora’s services to Burnaby, Laval, and Mississauga,” said David Albert, Managing Director, foodora Canada. “With more restaurants being added to the platform, we look forward to the coming weeks where users in these communities can experience easy access to popular food spots and delivery that the larger neighbouring cities already have.”

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To celebrate the company’s expansion, foodora partnered up with one restaurant in each city to offer a special dish made to represent the city:

In Mississauga, users can order the “Special Jerk Chicken Fried Rice” from Charlie’s Caribbean Cuisine. This dish includes Caribbean fusion fried rice, mixed with vegetables and bits of jerk chicken throughout and three pieces of jerk chicken leg and thigh on top. To celebrate the launch, Charlie’s Caribbean Cuisine is offering this popular dish for $7.99.

Burnaby can satisfy their cravings with the “Hail, Caesar-acha” from Big Star Sandwich Co.. The sandwich features roast beef, capocollo, lettuce, tomato, onion, caesar dressing, sriracha mayo and parmesan, priced at $9.89 for small and $12.49 for large.

In Laval, users can order the Calzone Spilinga from Enoteca Monza Pizzeria Moderna. Priced at $18, this dish features a wood-burning-oven baked folded pizza stuffed with San Marzano tomato sauce, crumbled Italian sausage, Nduja, fior di latte, and fresh basil.

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Looking to spoil your other half with an unusual gift this Valentine’s Day? Foodora has got you covered! For a limited time only, the on-demand food delivery service teams up with local restaurants to deliver exclusive edible bouquets accompanied by a unique Valentine’s Day card with a message. 

According to the company, the way to your lover’s heart is through their stomachs and we cannot agree more. “This year, we wanted to give foodies a new way to show their love and we thought what better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than by sending someone special a delicious and unique treat!” said David Albert, foodora Canada’s managing director.

In partnership with Bacon Nation and Fancy Frank’s, foodora created two different bouquets to satisfy both sweet and savoury tastes. The sweet option is called “I Adough You” and is made with vanilla glazed mini doughnuts, topped with cinnamon heart candies. The sweet bouquet will be available for $15 at Fancy Frank’s College, Queen, and Bloor West locations.  

The company is sure that the second bouquet – Bacon Nation’s “BAE-con”- will hog the spotlight this Valentine’s Day. Six tasty bacon roses will cost you $25 and will definitely add a little sizzle to your relationship.  

You can pre-order foodora’s food bouquets starting February 12 on the foodora app and website. Bouquets can also be ordered for delivery or pick-up for February 14, while quantities last.

What do you think about foodora’s food bouquets for Valentine’s Day? Let us know in the comments!

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Food delivery pulls on our heart strings because it combines two of our favourite things: eating and not having to leave the house.

There’s so much comfort in knowing that apps like Foodora are able to satisfy the most complex of our cravings at almost any hour of the day. Longing for dumplings? You’ve got it. Starting a juice cleanse? The app is brimming with options. What about some brisket? Yep, it’s available, juicy and slow cooked. And with Foodora’s delivery areas expanding to North York and Etobicoke, and new restaurant partners like Eat BKK Thai, Muncheez, The Burger’s Priest Queensway, Gohyang, TICH Modern Indian Cuisine, The Captain’s Boil , Woody’s Burgers and Pusateri’s, the options really are endless!

The Burger’s Priest (Image: Instagram/@hamontfoodie)

But with so many restaurant choices, sometimes making a decision is tough. And when you can’t decide, the city’s favourites can never fail! We asked the good people at Foodora to let us in on a little secret: the most ordered menu items and most popular plates on the menu.

Not so surprisingly, Torontonians have a penchant for Thai, with the particular cuisine raking a nice chunk of their orders and Salad King being the most popular restaurant on the whole app. Also in the top ten most popular Foodora restaurants are Fresh, The Burger’s Priest, Me Va Me, Banh Mi Boys, and Rolltation, with some restaurants having multiple locations in round-up.

Are you surprised by who topped the list of the most popular restaurants in Toronto?

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