Published on 26/07/2016 by Punchmedia

Uber Eats into Food Delivery Boom

From Menulog to Delivery Hero and Deliveroo and Foodora, there's no doubt food delivery an ever growing space and it was just a matter of time until another big player entered the arena. UberEATS, a spin off business from the same company's hugely successful ride hailing service UBER, is chasing its share of the market and is now taking on some of the country's top restaurants as clients. Hatted Sydney restaurants Sake' and Three Blue Ducks have jumped on board the UberEATS initiative and are likely to boost the brand's exposure and encourage other top quality eats to get involved. Three Blue Ducks is among more than 100 restaurants that are part of the food delivery app which was first made available in Melbourne in April. At present, food will only be delivered to inner Sydney suburbs "From Bondi to Surry Hills, Pyrmont to Newtown and everywhere in between", according to the company. Sydney users can try UberEATS for free, but eventually the $5 flat fee which is currently charged in Melbourne will be brought in. Sydney is the sixth city outside of the US to get UberEATS, following recent launches in London and Singapore. Meals in the NSW capital are expected to be delivered within half an hour and depending on how this latest launch goes, is expected to be expanded to incorporate all the city's suburbs. Founder of Marketing4Restaurants, James Eling said the entry of UberEATS was a "good thing" for the industry, as the commission was "moderate" compared with the logistics issues and costs eateries faced when attempting to deliver themselves. "I spoke to one of our customers last week and he said that the introduction of UberEATS for their restaurant created a massive increase in the number of orders that they are getting," he added. * With SMH

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