LONDON - Uber Technologies Inc has announced that it is shutting down Uber Eats operations in eight countries due to lack of a clear route to becoming the number one or number two food delivery service provider.
“We have made the decision to discontinue Uber Eats in Czech Republic, Egypt, Honduras, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and Uruguay, and to wind down the Eats app and transition operations to Careem in UAE,” a Uber spokesman told Reuters on Monday (4/5).
“This continues our strategy of focusing our energy and resources on our top Eats markets around the world.”
Operations in the said countries will cease by June 4, 2020, except for UAE where Uber Eats’ service will be transitioned to Careem, Uber’s wholly-owned subsidiary which operates primarily in the Middle East. The tech company’s core ride-hailing business is unaffected, said Uber. (MS)