Uber is planning to branch out into food delivery in the UK by launching a food delivery service.
The UberEats app, already available in cities in the US, Canada and Australia, offers a food delivery service from local restaurants to a selected destination.
The app will join a crowded marketplace, with Deliveroo and Just Eat offering a similar service.
An Uber spokesman said: “UberEats has been hugely popular in every city around the world we have launched it in, so the fact we are exploring the UK market shouldn’t come as a surprise.
“We’re always looking at what other services we can bring to the market here.”
The company is already advertising for a restaurant partnerships manager based in London ‘to help grow one of Uber’s newest services’.
They are also recruiting an army of bicycle and scooter riders, offering a £100 signing bonus for anyone joining before the official launch.
The taxi hailing app has faced fierce opposition from London black cab drivers.
In February, 8,000 taxi drivers brought Central London to a standstill to protest about the rise of Uber.
Uber have not set a date for when they will launch UberEats in the UK.
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