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Mr D is South Africa’s leading online food delivery service. It is a subsidiary of South Africa’s leading e-commerce retailer, takealot.com, part of the global internet group, Naspers.
We’re a tech-centred, people-focused online food delivery company, delivering food from your favourite restaurants to wherever you are, fast & hot, at the tap of an app.
Mr D Food is a truly South African brand, started and run by South Africans. Its origins trace back to the days of Mr. Delivery in 1992 when ordering was done over the phone from printed menus on your fridge at home. Since being acquired by takealot.com in 2014, Mr D Food has become South Africa’s leading online food delivery business and grown exponentially in recent years.
Mr D Food takes millions of orders through its mobile apps, boasts partnerships with over 8 000 restaurants, including South Africa’s largest restaurant brands, and delivers to more than 2500 suburbs in all 9 provinces across SA.
We're on a mission to deliver delight and change the way people eat in South Africa. This is extraordinary, this is who we are. We are always looking to add new extraordinary minds to our growing team so that our extraordinary dreams can become a reality.
Mr D Food.
The joy of food, delivered.
We’re a tech-centred, people-focused online food delivery company, delivering food from your favourite restaurants to wherever you are, fast & hot, at the tap of an app.
Mr D Food is a truly South African brand, started and run by South Africans. Its origins trace back to the days of Mr. Delivery in 1992 when ordering was done over the phone from printed menus on your fridge at home. Since being acquired by takealot.com in 2014, Mr D Food has become South Africa’s leading online food delivery business and grown exponentially in recent years.
Mr D Food takes millions of orders through its mobile apps, boasts partnerships with over 8 000 restaurants, including South Africa’s largest restaurant brands, and delivers to more than 2500 suburbs in all 9 provinces across SA.
We're on a mission to deliver delight and change the way people eat in South Africa. This is extraordinary, this is who we are. We are always looking to add new extraordinary minds to our growing team so that our extraordinary dreams can become a reality.
Mr D Food.
The joy of food, delivered.
Overview
Location
South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town
Employees
201-500
Mentions in press and media 29
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| Jun 29, 2026 | Profits arrive at Takealot, but Naspers stays cautious | Takealot has reported its first full-year adjusted operating profit, capping a turnaround for South Africa’s largest online retailer in the first full financial year it has faced Amazon. Yet its owner, Naspers, has declined to reverse the R... |
| May 25, 2026 | Pick n Pay’s online growth slows as Sixty60 lead widens | Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers Pick n Pay’s online business has held onto the profitability it first reported a year ago, but turnover growth has slowed materially as the retailer chases the scale of market-leading rival Checkers Sixty60. In P... |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Duplo and Ozow Announce Strategic Partnership to Transform Local Payments and Expense Management for Businesses in South Africa | Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)... |
| Dec 4, 2025 | ‘Get it now’: Takealot in new instant deliveries pilot | Esa Alexander/Reuters South Africa’s largest e-commerce platform, Takealot.com, has partnered with sister company Mr D Food to offer customers the delivery of products in the same time it might take them to order and receive fast food. User... |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Takealot bets on festive boom to deliver first full-year profit | Tessa Ackerman South Africa’s largest e-commerce group, Takealot, expects to be profitable at the end of its financial year in March 2026. This is according to Takealot Group chief financial officer Tessa Ackermann who, speaking at a media ... |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Takealot sees off competitive threats to deliver revenue surge | The growth of South Africa’s largest e-commerce group, Naspers-owned Takealot, supports recent forecasts that e-commerce is rapidly expanding in South Africa and will soon surpass 10% of total retail sales. In its interim results to end-Sep... |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Pick n Pay still bringing the fight to Checkers Sixty60 | Pick n Pay’s e-commerce operations, which include sales from its website, asap! mobile app and Takealot Group-owned Mr D app, grew by 34% year on year in the 26 weeks to 31 August. According to Pick n Pay’s interim results on Monday, turnov... |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Sixty60 growth still outpacing Pick n Pay’s asap! | Growth at Checkers Sixty60 continues to outpace rival Pick n Pay’s asap! in the online grocery delivery space. According to a trading statement by Checkers parent Shoprite Holdings on Tuesday, online sales through Sixty60 rose 48% year on y... |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Takealot taps Mr D to deliver toys, pet food and future growth | Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman Takealot Group is ramping up on-demand delivery by repurposing its Mr D takeaway food platform to handle pet supplies, toys and other frequently purchased items in a bid to fend off growing competition. ... |
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FAQ about Mr D Food
What has the press written about Mr D Food?
Parsers VC has collected 29 articles mentioning Mr D Food, among them “Profits arrive at Takealot, but Naspers stays cautious” (Jun 29, 2026) and “Pick n Pay’s online growth slows as Sixty60 lead widens” (May 25, 2026).
Is Mr D Food still active?
Yes, Mr D Food is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 30, 2026.