Uber to Buy ezCater for $2.3 Billion in Catering Expansion
The acquisition adds over 140,000 restaurants to its network, targeting corporate clients with enterprise delivery services.
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First reported by Bloomberg Technology, 1h 04m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The odds
Each tick is a source publishing on this story
Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 3% |
| 7 Oct, 10:36 UTC | 3% |
| 5 Oct, 20:37 UTC | 4% |
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Step through each article in the order it published and watch Uber respond.
The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 6 Oct 2026. Bloomberg Technology published first, on 6 October at 12:19 UTC; theinformation.com followed 1h 04m later. The most recent article, from Inc., appeared on 7 October at 13:40 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), TechCrunch (major outlet), theinformation.com, Quartz, All Content from Business Insider, Inc..
2 prediction markets price this story:
- Uber — the market puts it at 3%, closing 1 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if a company announces an agreement to acquire Uber before January 1, 2027. The outcome is No if no such acquisition agreement occurs by that date. Readers often mistake the linked story about Uber buying ezCater as relevant, but only an acquisition of Uber counts.
- Above 115 — the market puts it at 48%, with $100 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 8 Nov 2026. The market resolves to Yes if the Carbon Arc Uber Eats App Downloads for October 2026 exceed 115. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the linked news headline about an acquisition for the actual data source required for resolution.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Uber at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- Bloomberg TechnologyUber to Buy EzCater for $2.3 Billion in Enterprise Delivery Push4%
- theinformation.comUber to Buy Catering Firm for $2.3 Billion4%
- TechCrunchUber is spending $2.3B to get into catering4%
- QuartzUber is acquiring ezCater for $2.3 billion to expand into workplace catering4%
- All Content from Business InsiderUber is expanding into orders that pay delivery workers more4%
- theinformation.comUber's M&A Blitz4%
- Inc.Uber Is Buying ezCater for $2.3 Billion. Now Smaller Catering Platforms Face a ‘Sharper Squeeze’3%▼1 points since the previous source
- Current odds3%
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering TechCrunch ·
- Uber to Buy EzCater for $2.3 Billion in Enterprise Delivery Push Bloomberg Technology ·
- Uber Is Buying ezCater for $2.3 Billion. Now Smaller Catering Platforms Face a ‘Sharper Squeeze’ Inc.
- Uber's M&A Blitz theinformation.com
- Uber is expanding into orders that pay delivery workers more All Content from Business Insider
- Uber is acquiring ezCater for $2.3 billion to expand into workplace catering Quartz
- Uber to Buy Catering Firm for $2.3 Billion theinformation.com
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- Kalshi Above 115 48% −8
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