Uber wants to do more than give you lift, now it wants to ferry your food. On Wednesday, the ridesharing company that has upended traditional taxi services is taking on food delivery. UberEats will bring your order, from about 80 restaurants, including Donatos, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams and 6-1-Pho, to your door. Columbus is the first city in Ohio to get the service.

Uber wants to do more than give you a lift. Now it wants to ferry your food.



Today, the ridesharing company that has upended traditional taxi service is taking on food delivery. UberEats will bring your order, from about 80 restaurants, including Donatos, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams and 6-1-Pho, to your door. Columbus is the first city in Ohio to get the service.



Columbus has several competitors in this space, including Cafe Courier, GrubHub and Skip the Dishes.



For a limited time, delivery from UberEats will be free and the prices from restaurants are not marked up, according to Uber. Users will have to download a different app from the ridesharing one, but the experience should be similar, with real-time tracking of the progress of the Uber driver.



Delivery will be available inside the Interstate 270 loop and in Powell.





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