Just Eat and Nisbets Announce Exclusive Partnership to Deliver Major Cost Savings for Independent Restaurants across the UK
- The partnership is part of Just Eat’s and Nisbets’ efforts to help small independent businesses across the UK to thrive
- Just Eat restaurant partners to benefit from up to 20% off with Nisbets, representing an average saving of £1,000 per year per site
- Partnership launches as two-thirds of restaurants tell Just Eat ‘food and product’ costs is the most impactful issue impacting their business
Today (Thursday 5th March), Just Eat and Nisbets, the UK's leading provider of professional catering equipment, are announcing an exclusive partnership that will deliver significant savings to independent businesses across the UK.This new initiative will provide Just Eat restaurant partners with market-leading discounts on vital Nisbets catering goods and comes as 67% of them cited increased ‘food and product’ costs as the most impactful macroeconomic issue affecting their businesses.
Just Eat restaurant partners* will benefit from a 20% Nisbets discount on light catering goods (such as crockery, cutlery and glassware) and 10% off major catering equipment including ovens and fridges. This represents an estimated saving** of £1,000 annually for an existing venue and £5,000 for a new outlet - helping brands looking to expand.
Every day, innovative and ambitious small businesses use the Just Eat platform to reach new customers, grow their brand and bring more diversity to local communities. This partnership reinforces Just Eat's commitment to being the delivery partner of choice for these ambitious businesses. Already working with 100,000 partners, Just Eat is focused on long-term partnerships that drive sustainable growth and profitability for UK restaurants up and down the UK. These restaurants in turn support their local communities to thrive.
Leigh Phillipson, Commercial Director for Independent Restaurants at Just Eat said, “We talk to our independent restaurant partners every single day and as a platform we’re uniquely placed to understand their challenges and support them in meaningful ways. This exclusive agreement with Nisbets will deliver market-leading discounts - not only supporting day-to-day costs but helping those who want to expand and grow their business.”
Mark Conron, Group Head of Customer Marketing & Communications at Nisbets added, “We are delighted to partner with Just Eat and to be able to offer their restaurant partners discounted access to over 43,000 products available at both our retail stores and online through our website. At Nisbets we are constantly looking at ways in which to support the hospitality industry, and this is a perfect example of how two leading brands coming together can provide significant savings to independent operators.”
- An exclusive rebate scheme with leading wholesaler Booker (including Makro). Last year partners claimed back over £12million.
- 50% off card machines with takepayments, who provide next day payment.
- Up to 5p off per litre on fuel and 5p per kWh off EV charging at Shell.
- Access to comparison services for commercial energy, insurance, and connectivity with Bionic.
- Access to a library of legal and tax resources created by specialists at Markel UK.
*These discounts are available to all Just Eat partners who do not currently have a bespoke arrangement with Nisbets. The new discounts will be automatically applied to the accounts of approximately 10,000 existing Nisbets customers from 1 March 2026.
**Figures are based on the industry averages for a standard independent UK restaurant (turning over between £100,000 - £250,000 per year),
More information about Just Eat’s contribution to the UK economy, including through working with small local businesses can be found here.
Just Eat puts the high street in your hand. We're the UK's leading on demand restaurant and retail delivery service where customers can order from tens of thousands of local shops and restaurants from Bristol to Barry. From poke bowls to sausage rolls, pet food to pregnancy tests - our customers purchase 500 items every minute of every day. We're proud to offer choice across household names and local independent high street heroes.
Nisbets is the UK’s largest supplier of catering equipment with over 43,000 products available from popular brands including Buffalo, Polar, Vogue, Waring and Cambro. Established in 1983 with the aim to provide high quality catering equipment at affordable prices the company prides itself on understanding the pressures of a commercial kitchen with the aim to make an operator’s life easier. Customers can purchase via the website ( www.nisbets.co.uk ), the sales order line (0117 316 5000) or via one of the 22 retail outlets nationwide.