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After almost 4 years in which Uber Eats operated in Colombia, this Thursday morning, the mobility platform announced that They have made the decision to discontinue the home food delivery service in the country for the next 30 days. It will be available until November 22.
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“Although it is a difficult decision, our priority now is to do what we can to minimize the impact on our team, the restaurants and delivery partners who have supported us,” Uber says in a statement.
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Despite the fact that this service will cease to operate in the country, Uber affirmed that its other services will continue to be available without any interruption, thus “offering multiple accessible and reliable mobility and delivery alternatives. In that sense, both Uber services to mobilize and Uber Flash to send shipments, continue despite Uber Eats’ decision.
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Uber Eats is present in ten cities in Colombia, representing thousands of people who use the application as a source of additional earnings, according to the company. For this reason, announced that those delivery partners who wish to, will be able to continue making deliveries through Uber Flash.
Likewise, the platform specified that the partners who have active on the Uber Eats app from September 1 to October 20 will be eligible for one-time financial assistance.
At the moment they report from Uber this is a final decision and there are no plans to return. In addition, in the region, the Uber Eats service will also cease to be available in Argentina from November 22.
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Regarding the decision, Uber told EL TIEMPO that “this will allow us to redirect and invest resources in other markets. Latin America continues to be a key source of growth and opportunity for Uber Eats globally“.
We want to take this opportunity to thank the entire Uber Eats community for their support. We reinforce our commitment to Colombia and reiterate that we continue here
“We want to take this opportunity to thank the entire Uber Eats community for their support. We reinforce our commitment to Colombia and reiterate that we continue here“, the platform ends in the statement.
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