{
  "title": "Uber to Acquire ezCater for $2.3 Billion: Catering Comes to Uber Eats",
  "publisher": "Acquiry Deal Intelligence",
  "author": "Joash Boyton",
  "url": "https://www.acquiry.com/deal-intelligence/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/",
  "published": "2026-10-07T09:00:00Z",
  "updated": "2026-10-07T09:00:00Z",
  "licence": "Free to reference with attribution to Acquiry Deal Intelligence and a link to the source URL.",
  "rows": [
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      "dataset": "key-figures",
      "id": "stat-value",
      "label": "Transaction value for ezCater",
      "value": "US$2.3B",
      "provenance": "disclosed",
      "note": "All-cash, announced by Uber on 6 October 2026.",
      "sources": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats | https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/ | https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
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    },
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      "dataset": "key-figures",
      "id": "stat-bookings",
      "label": "ezCater gross bookings, trailing twelve months",
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      "provenance": "disclosed",
      "note": "Stated by Uber on 6 October 2026, growing in the high teens year on year.",
      "sources": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats | https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/ | https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
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    },
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      "dataset": "key-figures",
      "id": "stat-multiple",
      "label": "Transaction value to gross bookings",
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      "note": "US$2.3 billion divided by US$2.5 billion. An upper bound, since bookings are stated as more than US$2.5 billion.",
      "sources": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats | https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/ | https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
      "permalink": "https://www.acquiry.com/deal-intelligence/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/#stat-multiple"
    },
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      "dataset": "key-figures",
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      "label": "Implied orders a year, at most",
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      "note": "US$2.5 billion of bookings divided by a US$400 average order. A ceiling, since the average is stated as above US$400.",
      "sources": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats | https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/ | https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
      "permalink": "https://www.acquiry.com/deal-intelligence/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/#stat-orders"
    },
    {
      "dataset": "key-figures",
      "id": "stat-restaurants",
      "label": "Restaurants on the ezCater platform",
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      "note": "Stated by Uber on 6 October 2026.",
      "sources": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats | https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/ | https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
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    },
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      "label": "Average ezCater order value",
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      "sources": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats | https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/ | https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
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    },
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      "dataset": "key-facts",
      "id": "fact-1",
      "label": "Status",
      "value": "Agreed, 6 October 2026",
      "provenance": "disclosed",
      "note": "Expected to close in the coming months, subject to regulatory approval.",
      "sources": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats | https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/ | https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
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      "dataset": "key-facts",
      "id": "fact-2",
      "label": "Value",
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    },
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      "dataset": "key-facts",
      "id": "fact-3",
      "label": "Gross bookings",
      "value": "US$2.5 billion+",
      "provenance": "disclosed",
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      "sources": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats | https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/ | https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
      "permalink": "https://www.acquiry.com/deal-intelligence/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/"
    },
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      "dataset": "key-facts",
      "id": "fact-4",
      "label": "Profitability",
      "value": "Non-GAAP profitable",
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      "sources": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats | https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/ | https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
      "permalink": "https://www.acquiry.com/deal-intelligence/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/"
    },
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      "dataset": "key-facts",
      "id": "fact-5",
      "label": "Network",
      "value": "140,000+ restaurants",
      "provenance": "disclosed",
      "note": "Recent additions include Five Guys, Denny’s, Mendocino Farms and Mission BBQ.",
      "sources": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats | https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/ | https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
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    },
    {
      "dataset": "key-facts",
      "id": "fact-6",
      "label": "Order size",
      "value": "Above US$400 on average",
      "provenance": "disclosed",
      "note": "Meetings, events and recurring workplace meals.",
      "sources": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats | https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/ | https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
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    {
      "id": "s1",
      "title": "Uber to Acquire ezCater as it Brings Catering to Uber Eats",
      "href": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006655239/en/Uber-to-Acquire-ezCater-as-it-Brings-Catering-to-Uber-Eats",
      "publisher": "Uber Technologies (Business Wire)",
      "date": "6 October 2026",
      "isoDate": "2026-10-06",
      "kind": "Press release"
    },
    {
      "id": "s2",
      "title": "Uber to Acquire ezCater for $2.3 Billion",
      "href": "https://www.fsrmagazine.com/feature/uber-to-acquire-ezcater-for-2-3-billion/",
      "publisher": "FSR Magazine",
      "date": "6 October 2026",
      "isoDate": "2026-10-06",
      "kind": "Trade press"
    },
    {
      "id": "s3",
      "title": "Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering",
      "href": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/",
      "publisher": "TechCrunch",
      "date": "6 October 2026",
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      "id": "s4",
      "title": "ezCater",
      "href": "https://www.ezcater.com/",
      "publisher": "ezCater",
      "date": "Retrieved 7 October 2026",
      "isoDate": "2026-10-07",
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    }
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}