You can now order from Uber Eats and Grubhub using Alexa+, an experience Amazon says will be similar to chatting with a waiter at a restaurant or placing an order at a drive-thru.
Swish has more than doubled its valuation in a year as its full-stack, hyperlocal model positions ultra-fast food delivery as a high-frequency habit.
Grab will acquire Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business in Taiwan for $600 million, expanding beyond Southeast Asia and setting up a closer challenge to Uber Eats in a tightly contested market.
Uber Eats launched a new AI feature, “Cart Assistant,” that can automatically add items to your cart based on text or image prompts.
The deal will see Uber paying $335 million at the outset to purchase Getir’s food delivery business. Uber will also pay $100 million for a 15% stake in Getir’s grocery, retail and water delivery business.
In a bold move to close the gap with rivals, Grubhub is waiving delivery and service fees on restaurant orders over $50.
Deepinder Goyal will remain on Eternal’s board as its vice chairman.