GDYNIA/NEW YORK/AMSTERDAM—The lockdown of millions of people at home across the globe due to COVID-19 should have been the perfect recipe for success for the burgeoning online meal-delivery market.
But some of the world’s largest players, including Uber Eats and Just Eat, which is being bought by Takeaway.com, have been hit by a double whammy: restaurant suppliers have been ordered to shut and, with more time at home to cook for themselves, some people appear to have lost their appetite for takeout.
