BP joins hands with Uber Eats

BP forecourt stores in the UK are to join forces with Uber as part of a new global convenience delivery partnership agreed between the two companies.

The partnership extends current local arrangements in Australia, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa and the west coast of the USA, adding the UK and eastern USA in 2022 and with plans to launch in other European markets from 2023.

Sites in the UK will be added to the Uber Eats app for the first time this year.

Emma Delaney, executive vice president for customers and products at BP, said, “We have seen how the pandemic has accelerated customer demand for delivered convenience and this partnership will allow us to scale up quickly on the Uber platform.

“And, for the first time, we will be able to offer delivery options to existing customers on our own BPme app by the end of 2023.”

With 20,500 bp retail sites across the world and 550 million customers living within 20 minutes of a bp retail site, the partners see enormous opportunities for growth. bp sites offer a range of products tailored to local markets which may include hot and cold drinks, food-for-now options as well as staple groceries, fresh produce and ready meals, plus wine, beer and flowers.

In the UK, customers will be able to access a range of Wild Bean Café and other branded food and drink products via Uber Eats – with the first 120 sites due live on the platform by the end of June, BP said. 

bp and Uber already work together in mobility with bp providing electric vehicle charging for Uber’s ride-hail drivers