Menulog is closing its Australian operations, marking the latest casualty in the competitive delivery service app sector that will affect thousands of delivery riders, as well as about 120 direct employees.

The owner, Dutch multinational Just Eat Takeaway.com, said in a statement on Wednesday the Australian-founded service will no longer take orders from 26 November.

“While Menulog has a proud 20 year history, it has been navigating challenging circumstances,” the company said.

The Transport Workers’ Union national secretary, Michael Kaine, said the closure would come as a “shock to the thousands of food delivery riders who rely on Menulog for income”.

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“We will be working to ensure those workers receive pay for their work and fair exit payments over the

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