JANNIE APPELT
THE SUPPLY CHAIN INTERVIEW
Consumer habits are evolving rapidly; whether it’ s dinner, cold medicine or a last-minute present, people now expect packages to appear on their doorsteps from the moment they check out. Speed, precision and convenience are no longer unique selling points for logistics firms, but standard expectations embedded in modern commerce.
At the heart of exceeding these new expectations is Jannie Appelt, Vice President of Global Logistics at Just Eat Takeaway. com. She and her team ensure the takeaway giant’ s logistics network keeps pace with how people live, shop and eat in 2025.
Jannie’ s professional journey began in consulting at McKinsey & Company, where she quickly found her passion lay in operations. This took her to Wayfair, where she managed European supplier and freight operations, before joining Just Eat Takeaway. com around five and a half years ago.
After scaling the UK logistics network, she took on a global role two and a half years ago. Now as Vice President of Global Logistics, she leads a diverse international team across six markets. Together, they manage on-demand deliveries for almost 200 million orders a year.
Under Jannie’ s guidance, Just Eat’ s logistics platform has undergone significant diversification. What was once a business known primarily for food delivery now offers services across grocery, healthcare and retail. With deliveries in 30 minutes, its goal is to offer wide-ranging, fast and convenient services that meet consumer demand.
“ We’ ve seen incredible growth,” Jannie says.“ We’ ve moved beyond takeaway to handle last mile delivery, or even the entire customer journey for our partners.”
This shift enables Just Eat Takeaway. com’ s partners to focus on their own business priorities while entrusting the complexities of delivery to Just Eat.
Expansion and adaptation“ We started out 25 years ago as a marketplace linking restaurants with customers,” Jannie explains.“ But we’ ve evolved into a platform that can deliver virtually anything – takeaway meals, groceries, retail products and electronics – often in under 30 minutes.”
JANNIE APPELT
TITLE: VP OF GLOBAL LOGISTICS
COMPANY: JUST EAT TAKEAWAY. COM
INDUSTRY: ECOMMERCE
LOCATION: AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Jannie harnesses her expertise in logistics from previous roles at McKinsey and Wayfair to lead a global team at Just Eat Takeaway. com that delivers 200 million orders per year
42 August 2025