{"data":{"id":2475,"lang":"en","title":"Uber to Buy Catering Marketplace ezCater for $2.3 Billion in Cash","summary":"Uber is acquiring ezCater for $2.3 billion in cash to push Uber Eats into large-group catering.","category":"business","category_label":"Business","published_at":"2026-10-06T14:00:53Z","updated_at":"2026-10-06T14:00:53Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2475-uber-to-buy-catering-marketplace-ezcater-for-2-3-billion-in-cash","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2475?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2475.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GettyImages-1232204732.jpg?w=1024","word_count":91,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/","domain":"techcrunch.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":2549,"title":"Uber koupí catteringový marketplace ezCater za 2,3 miliardy dolarů v hotovosti","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/2549-uber-koupi-catteringovy-marketplace-ezcater-za-2-3-miliardy-dolaru-v-hotovosti","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2549?lang=cs"},"content":"Uber is acquiring ezCater, a catering and workplace meals marketplace founded in 2007, in an all-cash deal worth $2.3 billion. The purchase expands Uber Eats beyond individual orders into large-group catering.\n\nezCater generated more than $2.5 billion in gross bookings over the last 12 months. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said catering \"is a big business, and can be a huge revenue stream for restaurants.\"\n\nThe deal comes as Uber broadens its food delivery push, including a pending $15 billion acquisition of Delivery Hero and partnerships with drone delivery firms Zipline and Flytrex."}}