Food delivery’s M&A frenzy is just getting started

Food delivery companies are hungry for more. DoorDash announced yesterday (Nov. 10) it is buying Wolt, a Helsinki-based food delivery startup, in an all-stock transaction valued at $8 billion, marking the latest consolidation in the food delivery market. The deal will help DoorDash, which is the market leader of the US food delivery market, expand its international presence. Wolt, …

DoorDash to buy Wolt in $8 billion+ deal

DoorDash Inc said on Tuesday it would buy Finland-based rival Wolt Enterprises OY in an all-stock deal valued at about 7 billion euros ($8.09 billion), as the biggest US food delivery expands into Europe. A pandemic-driven boom in demand for services offered by DoorDash and rivals is expected to ease in the coming months, but …