Delivery app iFood to invest $4.7 billion in Brazil through March 2027

By Reuters News

By Igor Sodre

SAO PAULO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Brazilian delivery app iFood, owned by Dutch investment group Prosus PRX.AS, said on Wednesday it will invest 24 billion reais ($4.66 billion) in the South American country in the fiscal year through March 2027, a 41% increase from its previous investment cycle.

The company will direct spending across four areas: strengthening restaurant operations, expanding new delivery categories such as pharmacies and pet shops, developing proprietary technology, and growing its fintech unit iFood Pago.

  • Tech and innovation investment to exceed 2 billion reais, including AI agents and a generative AI model developed jointly with Prosus, iFood said.

  • Non-restaurant delivery businesses expected to account for about 40% of revenues and results by end of this year, CEO Diego Barreto told Reuters.

  • Previous investment cycle resulted in growth of 60% in grocery, 70% in pharmacy, and over 100% in pet shops, he added.

  • Barreto said competition from Didi-owned 92Sy.D 99Food and Meituan-controlled 3690.HK Keetha does not concern the company, citing iFood's capacity to innovate.

($1 = 5.1527 reais)

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