McDonald's launches home delivery in the UK after tie-up with UberIt is the moment fast food junkies have long been waiting for, and a development that could help soothe a million hangovers.McDonald’s has finally succumbed to demands to introduce home deliveries in Britain, launching a test of the service in London, Leeds and Nottingham. It comes amid growing appetite for on-demand takeaways, driven by smartphone apps and the internet.The restaurant chain is trialling deliveries at dozens of outlets after agreeing a partnership with UberEats, the food delivery app created by the American technology giant. Users of the app who live within a mile and a half of certain outlets will be able to order from the McDonald’s menu, after which a bicycle or moped-riding courier will drop it at customers’ doors.
It is the moment fast food junkies have long been waiting for, and a development that could help soothe a million hangovers.McDonald’s has finally succumbed to demands to introduce home deliveries in Britain, launching a test of the service in London, Leeds and Nottingham. It comes amid growing appetite for on-demand takeaways, driven by smartphone apps and the internet.The restaurant chain is trialling deliveries at dozens of outlets after agreeing a partnership with UberEats, the food delivery app created by the American technology giant. Users of the app who live within a mile and a half of certain outlets will be able to order from the McDonald’s menu, after which a bicycle or moped-riding courier will drop it at customers’ doors.
