Darden (DRI) and Uber (UBER) continue on-demand delivery partnership

Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE: DRI) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) announced today that Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen is the next Darden brand to pilot on-demand delivery.

Cheddar's is currently conducting the pilot in 10 restaurants, enabling guests to order delivery directly through the Cheddar's website and app, while Uber Direct will handle deliveries through Uber's national delivery network. Following the completion of a successful pilot, Cheddar's plans to deploy it more broadly across their system.

"We have developed a strong partnership with the Uber Direct team," said Chris Chang, Chief Information Officer at Darden. "We learned a lot from the initial pilot at Olive Garden, and that, combined with the success of the full rollout, gave us confidence to quickly move to piloting delivery at Cheddar's."

"The needs of restaurants are evolving more quickly than ever, and we're focused on providing world-class solutions to meet those needs," said Sarfraz Maredia, Vice President of Delivery, Head of Americas at Uber Eats. "We've heard excellent feedback from Olive Garden operators on the benefits and ease of integrating Uber Direct into their operations, and are confident our teams can deliver the same benefits for Cheddar's operators, their team members, and guests."

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