SkipTheDishes’ CEO announced on social media that it along with parent company Just Eat Takeaway.com have laid off approximately 800 employees from its workforce.

Paul Burns, who took SkipTheDishes’ CEO role in late 2023, announced on Tuesday that following a comprehensive review, the company was restructuring its business and reducing its workforce. The restructuring will see approximately 100 corporate employees laid off at SkipTheDishes in Canada, along with 700 operations employees based out of Canada that service Just Eat Takeaway.com.

The layoffs were completed to drive sustainable growth in the future for the company, Burns said via LinkedIn. SkipTheDishes did not confirm on Tuesday how much specific teams on its staff, including its marketers, were impacted by the layoffs.

“A more focused approach will also ensure we continue to provide an enhanced offering to customers and exceptional service to all our stakeholders,” Burns said.

The Winnipeg-based online food delivery company launched in 2012, before it was bought by UK-based company Just Eat in 2016. Just Eat itself was then bought by the Dutch company Takeaway.com in 2020.

Prior to joining Skip, Burns worked as managing director of X (formerly Twitter) for nearly five years, overseeing the creation of the company’s first engineering hub in Canada. Burns was part of global layoffs that hit in 2022 after Elon Musk took over the company. He was also previously managing director of Toronto agency Huge.