Uber has introduced UberEats in Johannesburg, a first of its kind in Africa. Now South African foodies can get their food delivered on their doorsteps within a 35 minutes tie frame. According to TimesLive the app was launched following the success of Uber taxi service in city. The UberEats app is separate from the Uber taxi app. Users will have to download the UberEats app but keep the Uber taxi service username and password.
TimesLive further reports that UberEats was launched in Toranto in December 2015 and is already available in four continents and 22 cities. Dave Kittley, Uber Johannesburg Driver Operations and Logistics Manager shared that UberEats is looking into growing the business.
UberEats has partnered with over 85 restaurants locally and will add more‚ including fast food outlets in the future. There is a minimum fixed fee of delivery fee of R20. Users will be able to track their order using the UberEats app.
According to Mybroadband UberEats delivers from restaurants that are up to 3.5 km away and the average order could take up to 35 minutes and customers can place orders a week in advance.
With regards to creating more jobs for drivers Kittley said “Opportunities were advertised to existing driver partners to be part of UberEats and those that were able to apply will be part of this and others will be able to join. This will always help them expand their revenue.”
Uber taxi believes that UberEats will equip drivers with more skills and assist in expanding their revenues.
Staff Writer
