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I am a bit confused by the legal structure of this business: Article states that just eat is dutch, but it is not based in the Netherlands. It is a UK company that used to be based in Denmark. According to Wikipedia it recently merged with Takeaway but is still operating as a subsidary with its own brand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Eat

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Just Eat was a UK based company which was public on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). It was then bought out by Takeaway.com (Thuisbezorgd.nl) based in the Netherlands and the company is now on the LSE (in the FTSE 100) and Euronext Amsterdam.

Just Eat was originally founded in Denmark but moved to the UK

Just Eat was founded in 2000 in Denmark, then moved to the UK in 2005. It floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2014 and acquired by Takeaway.com (Thuisbezorgd.nl). It's now Just Eat Takeaway.com and trades on the LSE and Euronext. The head office is in Amsterdam now as well, but the whole UK engineering team is still in London and Bristol in the UK.

So the parent company is Just Eat Takeaway.com but then it's Just Eat in the UK (and much of Europe), Takeaway.com in the NL (well, Thuisbezorgd.nl), and a few other names around the globe like Menulog (AU/NZ), and Skip the Dishes (CA).

Ahh, the name of the company flew over my head completely.

I read it as "Just Eat, takeaway" not as a concatenated company name which apparently is "JET" on the LSE

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/JET/just-eat-takea...

In general, confusion around this subject stems from the fact that some jurisdictions focus on place of incorporation, whereas others look to the location of the principle place of business.

So you can have a company that is incorporated in the Netherlands, but which has its principal place of business in London. Depending on who you’re talking to, this is either a Dutch business or a British business.

A maneuver like this would often be done for tax purposes.

Just eat was acquired by Takeaway which is a Dutch company. From your link "It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Takeaway.com in February 2020."

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