Just Eat Takeaway (Just Eat) has entered the competitive business of delivering groceries with a new partnership with Asda.

Just Eat has been offering hot pizza delivery from Asda since 2019, but the new roll-out is its first significant move into U.K. grocery delivery.

Consumers will be able to order from a selection of up to 1,000 items including fresh groceries The deal will initially involve deliveries couriered by electric bikes from five Asda stores across the UK from January.