Delivery service launches in 11 restaurants in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Jan. 15, 2018 /CNW/ – McDelivery with Uber Eats has arrived in Vancouver and now people in select locations can order McDonald’s menu items right to them when they want it, where they want it from the Uber Eats app, thanks to a partnership between McDonald’s and Uber Eats.
McDelivery with Uber Eats is currently available in more than 340 restaurants across Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Hamilton and the Greater Toronto Area.
By downloading the Uber Eats app, Vancouverites can enjoy iconic McDonald’s favourites like the Big Mac® sandwich, Chicken McNuggets® and World Famous Fries™ with the simple tap of a button – enabling even more convenience and choice. The initiative is the latest innovation for McDonald’s, which, along with its franchisees, has been focusing on evolving the guest experience in restaurants in Canada and around the world.
McDonald’s Canada and Uber Eats share a commitment and passion for guest experience with a continued investment in new technology and guest convenience. To find out which McDonald’s Canadian restaurants are offering delivery on Uber Eats, please download the Uber Eats app and enter your location.
Quotes
“McDelivery is another exciting and important step in our guest experience evolution, enabling greater convenience and choice to our guests in enjoying their McDonald’s favourites,” said Andy Bates, local McDonald’s franchisee. “The service is easy to use and fast, and the early feedback shows our guests love this new experience!”
“With UberEATS, you can get the food you want, where you want it, delivered at Uber speed. We’re thrilled to partner with McDonald’s to give fans in Vancouver easy access to their McDonald’s favourites at the tap of a button,” said Dan Park, General Manager of Uber Eats Canada. “McDonald’s is one of the most searched restaurants in the UberEATS app, so we’re excited to expand our reach and deliver what they’ve been craving.”
Facts
- The full menu at participating McDonald’s restaurants will be available for delivery with the exception of soft serve cones
- Guests will pay the same price for menu items as they would at their local restaurants, with an Uber Eats delivery fee applicable to each order
- Coupons, mobile offers and promotional offers are excluded from delivery
About McDonald’s® Canada
In 1967, Canadians welcomed the first McDonald’s restaurant to Richmond, British Columbia. Today, McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited has become part of the Canadian fabric, serving close to three million guests every day. Together with our franchisees, we proudly employ nearly 90,000 people from coast-to-coast and approximately 85 per cent of McDonald’s 1,400 Canadian restaurants are locally owned and operated by independent entrepreneurs. Of the almost $1 billion we spend on food, more than 85 per cent is purchased from over 100 suppliers in Canada. For more information on McDonald’s Canada visit McDonalds.ca.
About Uber Eats
Uber Eats is Uber’s stand-alone meal delivery app that makes getting food as easy as requesting a ride, whether you’re at home, the office, or the park. Uber is leveraging its technology and expanding its delivery partner network to deliver food to hungry customers who can track their order, customize their drop off, and use the same account they use to take rides. The Uber Eats app, which launched globally in Toronto in 2015, is available in more than 100 cities around the world including Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton.
SOURCE McDonald’s Canada