Uber to buy controlling stake in Turkey’s Trendyol GO food delivery business for $700 million.

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Uber to buy controlling stake in Turkey’s Trendyol GO food delivery business for $700 million.
Uber said it would buy a majority 85% stake in Turkish food and grocery delivery platform Trendyol Go for $700 million, as the ride-hailing giant looks to tap new growth markets amid signs of saturation in its mainstay North American business (Reuters).

DoorDash to acquire SevenRooms in $1.2bn deal.
US delivery firm DoorDash has followed its acquisition of Deliveroo with the purchase of hospitality booking platform SevenRooms in a $1.2bn all-cash deal (Restaurant Online).

iFood wants to be the all-rounder for Brazilians.
While Rappi wants to grow in restaurants, its main rival is looking at pharmacies, pet shops and convenience stores (Pipeline Valor).

Wonder raises $600M, will nearly double unit count in 2025.
The company, which bought Grubhub in 2024, has a reported valuation of $7 billion and plans to grow from 46 to 90 locations this year (Restaurant Dive).

Federation of hotels, restaurants and bars promotes boycott of iFood in SP.
Fhoresp asks companies to leave the app and migrate to the competition (Veja).

India’s Swiggy flags peak in quick commerce losses.
India’s Swiggy said on Friday that adjusted core losses had likely peaked in its rapidly expanding Instamart quick commerce business, where heavy investments to fend off deep-pocketed rivals have led to the company’s overall loss ballooning (Reuters).

Uber Just Made Scoring Hot Dinner Reservations Much Easier — Here’s How!
Priority tables and exclusive time slots? Yes, please.
Uber Eats is launching a new “Dine Out” feature that lets users book restaurant reservations through OpenTable and arrange discounted Uber rides within one app.
Uber One members get exclusive perks, like priority access to high-demand reservations and special time slots (Food&Wine).

Can Zomato and Swiggy overcome profitability challenges amidst strong competition?
ET Intelligence Group: Shares of food delivery service providers, Eternal (Zomato) and Swiggy,
have shown weakness after the quarterly results following pressure on profitability (The Economic Times).

Instacart launches Fizz, a group ordering app for party drinks and snacks
In partnership with Partiful, Instacart’s new app, Fizz, lets party guests collaboratively order booze and snacks for a flat $5 delivery fee (Fast Company).

Grocery Delivery

Gopuff launches on Amazon for ultra-fast delivery tie-up.

Amazon is expanding its UK grocery offering by partnering with rapid delivery firm Gopuff. Initially available to Amazon customers in Birmingham and Salford, Gopuff will offer thousands of grocery products including alcohol, fresh food, cleaning supplies, baby essentials and snacks, delivered in less than 60 minutes and as fast as 15 minutes, 24/7. All orders are prepared by Gopuff’s employees within its micro-fulfilment centres, then brought to customers’ doors directly by its delivery partners (Grocery Gazette).

Why dollar stores are embracing delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash.

Dollar stores like Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar continue to embrace third-party delivery services. On Tuesday, Uber announced a partnership with Family Dollar, emphasizing the ability to offer more affordable products (Modern Retail).