Deliveroo removes shark fin dishes from their platform
The food delivery company also assured that they will not accept special requests to serve such dishes.
Deliveroo has announced that they have removed all shark fin dishes from its platform globally as they join the conservation organisation World Wide Fund’s (WWF) No Shark Fin campaign.
Around 600 shark fin menu items from 180 restaurant have been disabled and also assured that such dishes will be in Deliveroo in the future as they will not “serve it at special request on a case to case basis”.
“This is an important step. Deliveroo wants all the restaurants we work with to promote sustainable food production, and that must include protecting endangered species. We are pleased to sign up to the WWF’s No Shark Fin pledge and take this action. We will work with WWF to see what more we can do in this area,” Emma Simmonds, director of policy at Deliveroo, said.
WWF launched the initiative sharks are said to be removed faster than they can reproduce, 25% of sharks, rays and their close relatives are threatened with extinction around the world every year.
“This commitment by Deliveroo is crucial to saving sharks and the ecosystems that depend on them. As sustainable options are barely available for sharks, crashing consumer demand is essential. Deliveroo’s new commitment covers some of the largest global shark fin markets, and we encourage other F&B establishments to follow suit,” Dr. Andy Cornish, leader of the Sharks Restoring the Balance initiative at WWF, added.
