SkipTheDishes and Just Eat cut 800 jobs in Canada amid restructuring – Winnipeg

“It’s unfortunate for some people to lose their jobs, but I think it’s something that was highly predictable, unfortunately.”

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Statistics Canada reports food services were a major contributor to inflation over the last year, with prices increasing 3.8 per cent from July 2023.

Prices at grocery stores, on the other hand, are only up about two per cent for the same time period.

While Charlebois says it’s likely more cuts can be expected for Skip and other companies like it, things may turn around eventually.

“At some point the economy will be back, people will start spending more on food service, and I suspect that Skip will be back — or other companies will be back — to provide the same kind of service,” he said.

In an emailed statement, Kelly Fournel, the CEO of Tech Manitoba, of which SkipTheDishes is a member, said the announcement has not impacted her organization but “was indeed a surprise.”

SkipTheDishes was founded in Winnipeg in 2012 and acquired in December 2016 by Just Eat, which merged with Takeaway.com in 2020.

— with files from Global’s Daisy Woelk

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