In November, Uber announced that it had partnered with retailer Checkers to make a number of its convenience meals and household essentials available to order on the UberEATS app.<\/p>\n
The partnership initially extends only to Checkers Sea Point and Kloof Street in Cape Town, to those within a 3.5km delivery radius of those stores, with Uber stating that\u00a0additional stores are expected to be added in the future.<\/p>\n
“You can order anything from briquettes, firelighters, Steakhouse Classic rump, Championship Boerewors, Ready-to-Braai oepsies, garlic bread, pork belly sosaties, and even dessert delivered straight to your door,” said\u00a0Uber South Africa spokesperson, Samantha Allenberg.<\/p>\n
Checkers said it it has also made a selection of alcohol from its LiquorShop available on the app.<\/p>\n
Allenberg said that the partnership was another step towards changing the food delivery industry in South Africa under Uber.<\/p>\n
“UberEATS already offers products beyond meals, such as the partnership with Food Lovers which offers users the opportunity to order a meal kit – comprising fresh ingredients and an easy-to-follow recipe from the country\u2019s largest specialist fresh produce retailer – and have it delivered at Uber speed,” she said.<\/p>\n
“You can also order general grocery items from selected Checkers, Food Lovers and Woolworths stores.<\/p>\n
“Our aim has always been to innovate and evolve the food delivery industry and these type of partnership has enabled us to do just that.”<\/p>\n