Rebuffed by Grubhub, Uber Eats Seeks a Deal With Postmates

Last November, Uber (NYSE: UBER) CEO Dara Khosrowshahi outlined the company's strategy for its food delivery business, Uber Eats. What was left unspoken in that message was that Uber would also pull out of markets where it didn't believe it could be one of the top two players, as it seeks to bring the historically unprofitable food delivery business out of the red. Since last October, Uber Eats has exited South Korea, India, Czech Republic, Egypt, Honduras, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, and Ukraine, as it's eyed a pre-pandemic goal of reaching profitability on an adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) basis by the end of this year, which it since pushed back to 2021.