Online food ordering service, Just Eat has had a very healthy start to 2015 - in 12 months its number of active users has grown from under 7 million to over 11 million.

The company's market value has doubled in the last year, growing to €4.3bn - its orders, revenue, and post-tax profits all grew by more than 50 percent.

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Just Eat is the most popular takeaway app in Ireland - the UK-based company has also established itself as a market leader in a number of other European regions. The company expanded into Australia, Brazil and New Zealand during the quarter.

In the UK, its primary market like-for-like sales grew by 47 percent. 71 percent of the company's revenue comes from the UK market.

Chief executive, David Buttress commented on the results: “Just Eat has made a very strong start to 2015, increasing the numbers of active users, takeaway restaurants and orders.

"We have seen the success of our ongoing strategy to reinvest profits above target to drive additional growth. I am particularly pleased to see the results of our mobile strategy which has already created a much improved experience for our app and mobile users."

Just Eat has upgraded its revenue forecasts for the year to £230 million.