SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- OpenTable, the world's leading provider of
online restaurant reservations and part of Booking Holdings,
Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), today announced that it has partnered with
Caviar, Grubhub and Uber Eats to offer delivery and pick-up options
at thousands of restaurants on OpenTable's newly updated iOS
app.
OpenTable helps diners discover and book the best restaurant for
any occasion, whether they are looking for a special night out or a
restaurant quality meal at home. Diners can now select from
multiple delivery providers to order a meal in a few simple taps.
By adding delivery and pick-up as an option, OpenTable provides a
more comprehensive picture of dining choices in one place.
"Sometimes plans change or the weather doesn't cooperate.
Instead of canceling their reservation, diners can now enjoy the
meal they had planned from home," said Joseph Essas, CTO, OpenTable. "Our goal is to
make OpenTable the go-to app for all dining occasions.
Adding delivery is an important next step."
"While we know that our diners love to join us to get the full
restaurant experience, we understand they need options for when
they can't make it in," said Dan
Simons, Co-owner & Founder, Farmers Restaurant Group.
"Delivery through OpenTable gives us the flexibility to attract and
serve diners, no matter where they are and how they want their
meal."
When searching for a restaurant or visiting a restaurant profile
page on OpenTable's iOS app, diners will see a "Get it delivered"
button or carousel. Diners who choose delivery are then directed to
the restaurant's preferred partner(s) to complete the transaction.
For restaurants with multiple delivery partners, OpenTable shows
each choice. At launch, Caviar, Grubhub and Uber Eats will power
delivery for over 8,000 restaurants across 90 metros in the U.S. on
the OpenTable iOS app. Future features will include estimated
delivery time and cost.
"From the very start, Caviar has been focused on building a
network of the best local restaurants in every neighborhood," said
Laura Englander, Business
Development & Strategy Lead at Caviar. "We're proud to be
teaming up with OpenTable to help even more diners discover and
order from the most crave-worthy restaurants in their
communities."
"We want to make it incredibly easy for diners to discover new
Grubhub restaurants and order their favorite dishes on all the
digital channels they visit when they're hungry," said Goody Seif,
Senior Director of Business Development at Grubhub. "By partnering
with OpenTable, we're also helping our restaurant partners reach
more diners with delivery when a visit to the restaurant or a
reservation isn't available."
"At Eats, we're always thinking about how to improve our
customers' and partners' experiences," said Jeremy Downs, Director of Business Development
at Uber Eats. "That's why we're so excited to partner with
OpenTable to deliver meals to millions of diners from their
favorite restaurants."
Today, OpenTable also announced the launch of its redesigned iOS
and Android app, which provides more relevant, personalized options
to help expedite the decision-making process. The new homescreen
features dynamic, data-backed recommendations tailored to each
diner based on past bookings, favorites, and other insights to
provide a personalized in-app experience. Diners can also vote a
restaurant up or down to improve recommendations and make the app
smarter over time. OpenTable's app update is now available globally
for all iOS and Android users in the App
Store or Google Play.
To learn more about OpenTable's new food ordering options or to
read more about the updated app, please visit the OpenTable
blog.
About OpenTable
OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings,
Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world's leading provider of online
restaurant reservations, with more than 51,000 restaurants globally
using its software to seat over 125 million diners monthly.
OpenTable helps diners discover and book the perfect table and
helps restaurants deliver personalized hospitality to keep guests
coming back.
About Caviar
Caviar is an all-in-one food ordering
platform that connects diners with the most crave-worthy
restaurants, via convenient delivery, pickup, or catering. Caviar,
part of Square's suite of services for businesses, partners with
thousands of restaurants in hundreds of cities across the US, to
grow their sales and bring them new customers. Caviar also provides
economic empowerment and flexible earning opportunities for
couriers, including being the first company in the industry to
offer an occupational accident insurance policy that protects all
couriers when they're delivering on the Caviar platform at no cost
to them. Caviar was founded in 2012 and acquired by Square in 2014
– to learn more, visit trycaviar.com.
About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation's
leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace
with the largest and most comprehensive network of restaurant
partners, as well as the largest diner base. Dedicated to
connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local
restaurants, Grubhub strives to elevate food ordering through
innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an
improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with more
than 115,000 restaurant partners in over 2,200 U.S. cities and
London. The Grubhub portfolio of
brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, Tapingo, AllMenus and
MenuPages.
About Uber Eats
Uber Eats allows people to search for
and discover local restaurants, order a meal at the touch of a
button, and have it delivered reliably and quickly. Since launching
the Eats app three and a half years ago, the business has leveraged
Uber's technology and logistics expertise to serve 500+ cities
globally, all while keeping average delivery time under 30 minutes.
We believe that Uber Eats has grown to be the largest meal delivery
platform in the world outside of China based on gross bookings.
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