Providoor collapses: Food delivery service goes under

Gourmet food delivery service Providoor has collapsed and will stop accepting orders immediately. 

Company founder, celebrity chef Shane Delia, wrote on his company’s website on Friday: ‘It is with a heavy heart that I announce the closure of Providoor, a business borne out of the very worst days the hospitality industry has ever seen.’ 

‘Later today, Providoor will be formally placed into liquidation.’

The company’s collapse follows turmoil among Australia’s delivery start-ups this year, with Deliveroo pulling out of Australia and Voly and MilkRun going under. 

Delia said the economic headwinds facing the hospitality industry at the moment were behind the collapse.

‘I created Providoor during lockdown, when the hospitality world was in disarray and we needed to find a way to survive,’ he said.

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‘Providoor meant we could secure and create jobs as well as give people a little bit of restaurant joy during a pretty dismal time.

‘When people kept using Providoor after social restrictions were lifted, it showed us that it was a really good idea.

‘I just wish it had been given the opportunity to work through the challenging economic conditions, the same facing so many in the restaurant and hospitality sector right now.’

The gourmet delivery service  launched in 2020 in Melbourne and Sydney, offering fine dining options from a range of top restaurants.

They then expanded into Brisbane in early 2022 and served Australians through Covid lockdowns.

‘While today is a very sad day, I am proud of Providoor and what it has achieved,’ Delia said.

‘We served more than one million meals and built something that made a difference during some very dark days.’

More to come.