2024-11-14 Wonder to Acquire Grub Hub
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Wonder Group to Acquire Grubhub in $650 Million Deal

Wonder Group, a delivery-focused food hall operator, has agreed to acquire Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway.com for $650 million. The deal, comprising $150 million in cash and $500 million in senior notes, is expected to close in Q1/2025. Wonder plans to integrate Grubhub’s platform, which connects 375,000 merchants across 4,000 U.S. cities, to enhance its super app for meal ordering. This acquisition comes as Wonder raises $250 million to support its growth and follows its 2023 purchase of Blue Apron. Grubhub continues to face market challenges, with declining share and ongoing profitability concerns. [more]

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Uber Acquires Postmates for $2.7B and Launches new On-Demand Grocery Services in Canada & Latin America

This week, Uber announced a US$2.65 billion acquisition of Postmates, an on-demand food and grocery delivery company with operations in 4,200 U.S. cities. A day later, Uber announced the launch of its on-demand grocery delivery service in partnership with Cornershop, a Chile-based online grocery delivery company that Uber has held a majority stake in since last year. [more]