Domino’s Inks Deal to Appear on Uber Eats

<p>Domino&&num;8217&semi;s Pizza&comma; the world&&num;8217&semi;s largest pizza chain&comma; has entered into a new global agreement with Uber to appear on its food delivery platform&period; The agreement allows U&period;S&period; customers to order Domino&&num;8217&semi;s pizza and wings through the Uber Eats and Postmates apps with delivery by Domino&&num;8217&semi;s own drivers and its franchisees&period; The initial U&period;S&period; rollout of the agreement will begin this fall in four pilot markets&comma; with ordering on the Uber Eats and Postmates apps anticipated to be enabled across the country by the end of 2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The deal is similar to one with Jimmy John&&num;8217&semi;s sandwich chain&comma; which uses the company&&num;8217&semi;s own drivers and not Uber eats delivery drivers&period; Uber will likely receive a commission for every order that is made through its apps&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Domino&&num;8217&semi;s has a history of successfully entering new marketplaces&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Domino&&num;8217&semi;s CEO Russell Weiner&period; &&num;8220&semi;We are the leader in the delivery and carryout pizza marketplaces in the U&period;S&period; In addition&comma; Domino&&num;8217&semi;s sells more food on its digital platform than any pizza company in America&period; Now that aggregators are at scale&comma; the next logical marketplace for us to enter is order aggregation&period; Our research in the U&period;S&period; and learnings from 13 of our international markets has shown us that taking orders using the Uber Eats Marketplace provides access for Domino&&num;8217&semi;s and its franchisees to a new segment of customers and what we believe will be a meaningful amount of incremental delivery orders once it&&num;8217&semi;s widely available&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Deal Could Bring Uber Eats Orders to Two-Thirds of Domino&&num;8217&semi;s Stores Around the World <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This unprecedented agreement will also create the opportunity to unify Domino&&num;8217&semi;s international markets under a single master agreement that leverages the global scale of both brands&period; Domino&&num;8217&semi;s and Uber Eats currently have 27 international markets in common&period; This agreement has the potential for incremental orders from Uber Eats to 70&percnt; of Domino&&num;8217&semi;s stores around the world&comma; including the U&period;S&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;As the No&period; 1 pizza company in the world&comma; it is not surprising that Domino&&num;8217&semi;s is a brand people have been asking for on Uber Eats&&num;8217&semi; global platform&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Weiner said&period; &&num;8220&semi;Given certain customers only order their delivery from the Uber Eats app&comma; this deal could make Domino&&num;8217&semi;s available to millions of new customers around the world&period; Domino&&num;8217&semi;s will still be the face our customers see at the door&comma; while Uber will be providing us with adequate data to understand delivery efficiency and incrementality&period; Meanwhile&comma; Domino&&num;8217&semi;s own e-commerce platform will continue to be the place our customers can go to access our best deals and industry-leading loyalty program&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Partnership Benefits&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>Customers in the U&period;S&period; using the Uber Eats platform will be able to order delivery from their local Domino&&num;8217&semi;s store menu&period; Uber Eats will be the exclusive third-party platform for Domino&&num;8217&semi;s in the U&period;S&period; until at least 2024&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Customers will be able to track their order using Domino&&num;8217&semi;s Tracker<sup>®<&sol;sup> or through the Uber Eats app&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Orders placed on the Uber Eats platform will be delivered by uniformed Domino&&num;8217&semi;s drivers&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Uber One and Postmates Unlimited members will receive delivery with no charge on their Domino&&num;8217&semi;s orders within the Uber Eats and Postmates platforms&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Domino&&num;8217&semi;s and Uber both have a sustained track record of leadership in technology and innovation&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Uber&&num;8217&semi;s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi&period; &&num;8220&semi;We&&num;8217&semi;re excited to announce this unique partnership with Domino&&num;8217&semi;s globally—both starting as their exclusive third-party marketplace partner in the U&period;S&period; and making their menu available to our consumer base around the world—and we look forward to bringing customers the convenience&comma; technology&comma; and experience that are foundational to both of our brands&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Domino&&num;8217&semi;s international markets that currently do not partner with Uber Eats will begin the assessment process for transitioning this year&period; Domino&&num;8217&semi;s Master Franchisees currently partnering with Uber outside of the new global contract will be able to transition to the new global agreement before the end of 2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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