#249Listening: Fill in the BlanksAcademic,CoreMedium

European Market

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European market is a tough terrain for food [blank] firms. Delivery Hero has had a good [blank] in the past couple of years. In August 2020 it ascended to the Dax, the stock market index of Germany's most [blank] listed firms. It is present in 50 countries on four continents. Revenue for the third quarter was 1.8bn euros ($2bn), a jump of 89% [blank] with the same period in 2020. "We grew 100% before Corona, 100% during Corona and we will grow 100% after Corona," says Niklas Ostberg, the Berlin-based firm's Swedish chief [blank] . By number of orders, Delivery Hero is more than twice as big as DoorDash, its large American rival.

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European market is a tough terrain for food delivery firms. Delivery Hero has had a good run in the past couple of years. In August 2020 it ascended to the Dax, the stock market index of Germany's most valuable listed firms. It is present in 50 countries on four continents. Revenue for the third quarter was 1.8bn euros ($2bn), a jump of 89% compared with the same period in 2020. "We grew 100% before Corona, 100% during Corona and we will grow 100% after Corona," says Niklas Ostberg, the Berlin-based firm's Swedish chief executive . By number of orders, Delivery Hero is more than twice as big as DoorDash, its large American rival.
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