Deliveroo and its restaurant partners and LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity Albert Kennedy Trust (akt) have joined forces to provide free meals to members of the LGBTQ+ community who find themselves in a homeless or vulnerable situation when it comes to affording food or shelter. The move for Deliveroo to fund the free meals follows new data from the akt charity, revealing referrals have increased by 58% within the last three years. Previously, data from 2021 by akt revealed that 24% of homeless people identify as LGBTQ+ with 77% believing coming…
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Deliveroo celebrates 50 years of Pride and Cabaret with ‘Liza The Deli & Friends’
With performance at the heart of Pride, Deliveroo has partnered with queer performance charity, Raze Collective, to celebrate 50 years of Pride, Cabaret and performance in the UK – by opening a Liza Minnelli-inspired deli shop – ‘Liza The Deli & Friends.’ From Saturday 25th to Sunday 26th of June, Deliveroo’s Soho pop-up, based in the heart of London, will provide visitors with an exuberant immersive ‘Liza’ performance by Drag Race UK vs The World winner Blu Hydrangea live from the pop-shop window, alongside several LGBTQ+ artists from Raze Collective…
Read MoreDeliveroo launch Christmas Crackers to help crack hunger for UK families
Deliveroo has teamed up with Britain’s Got Talent finalist Kojo Anim to launch a special range of charity Christmas crackers called ‘Crackers Cracking Hunger’, to help FareShare provide vital food supplies for families in need. “I love Christmas, so when Deliveroo asked me to get involved in supporting FareShare and The Felix Project, helping households in need this December, I couldn’t say no. I always say my gift is to tell jokes but my purpose is to help people.”Kojo Anim Instead of finding throwaway toys inside the crackers, customers will receive a…
Read MoreAlphabet soup is back with an LGBTQ+ twist as Deliveroo prompts inclusion to be a conversation around every dinner table this Pride Season – with all proceeds benefiting switchboard LGBT+
To celebrate the anniversary of the first ever Pride event, and the season beyond, food-delivery company Deliveroo has brought back alphabet soup – with a difference. The much-loved soup has been re-imagined to include only the letters LGBTQQIAAP to celebrate and raise awareness of the broad spectrum of identities. Deliveroo’s inclusive alphabet soup is available exclusively from Deliveroo Editions across the UK from 28th June – 12th September (or until sold out), costing £1 per can, with all proceeds being donated to Switchboard LGBT+ charity. The charity recently reported a 42% rise…
Read MoreDeliveroo Launches Its First Ever Christmas Advert Set To Raise £100,000 For Midwives
Delivery favourite, Deliveroo, launches its first ever Christmas advert and a #ForTheMidwives campaign to raise funds for heroic midwives The advert identifies midwives as the best delivery service in the country, with Deliveroo saying the company is proud to be the ‘second best delivery service’ in the UK Deliveroo announces the launch of its first ever Christmas advert #ForTheMidwives, which pays tribute to midwives who work tirelessly over the festive period, giving the best ever delivery service. Deliveroo created the advert to highlight the compassionate, incomparable work of the 20,000…
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