After ups and downs, food delivery startup Epicery closes shop

After ups and downs, food delivery startup Epicery closes shop

French food delivery startup Epicery will cease operations Tuesday, after one last holiday season hurrah for its clients and the local food businesses

Epicery Ends Operations After Failing to Overcome Inflation, Market Pressures

French food delivery startup Epicery has shut down after nearly a decade of establishment and it marks another casualty in the competitive world of niche startups. The story of Epicery is one of highs and lows as it soared during the COVID-19 lockdowns when food delivery became essential. It simultaneously attracted a majority investment from Geopost in 2021. It struggled when the pandemic faded out and customers started returning to in-person s…

French Food Delivery Startup Epicery Shuts Down

Epicery, a 9-year-old French food delivery startup, will not ring in 2025. A message posted to the company’s website informs visitors that Tuesday (Dec. 31) was its last day of operations, having made its final deliveries in France earlier this month. “The food delivery platform sector has gone through particularly difficult times in recent years, and we have not been spared,” the company said. “Despite our determination and many efforts to over…